10-02-08, 11:04 AM | |
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Thanks for sharing all of this Lori. Maybe you could be the Pilates Stick making VFer like ErinF was long ago for the mini-step topper. She posted instructions for us and I ended up making 2 for myself and several that I sold on the Ya-Ya swap for others (since they didn't make them back then, but Cathe had workouts for them).
I've been looking at these more in my Pilates Style Magazine and I think I'd want the wall mount, which would make them even doubly too pricey for me too. My doors just aren't in a good spot for using them -- especially with a dvd. I'm curious about the slastic vs. springs too. There's another device (in this price range) that was featured in Pilates Style this month that gives the option of slastic or springs. It's called Tower on the Go. (Go down to the very bottom -- I can't seem to figure out how to get it to show up on a page by itself. The springs option costs $20 more. But it doesn't have a bar and doesn't seem like it would be as stable to me with just 2 bands on the door. It may be something you want to look at, though Lori, in designing yours. If you look at the wall tower at the top of that web page (for $1395), it has a few bars to keep it stable. I'm attaching the pic. This company also sells reformer springs, slastic bands, loops, poles, etc. I'm sure it would add up to making your own to buy that all from them, but it could give you (or me!) an idea of what quality they use in their products to look for at the hardware store. I think I'd buy a resistance band at Ross or Target with a loop and take it apart before I'd buy a loop for $65.
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10-02-08, 11:43 AM | ||
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Pilates Style is a great magazine. They have a website with some of their articles available (maybe 1/4 of them?) I think they do this to get you interested in the ones you can't see . I bought it last year with my son's school magazine sale. They didn't sell it this year though. I bought Yoga Journal a few years back and enjoyed it, but I think I like this one better.
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10-04-08, 10:25 AM | |
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I received an e-mail from the Pilates Stick people last night (since I entered the contest to win one through Pilates Style magazine).
No, I didn't win one (sniff, sniff), but they are offering a discount in this e-mail as a thank-you for all who entered. It says $50 off, but I think it's more like $20 off. It's $50 off the Pilates Stick and advanced dvd (which they must value at $30), but they say it shows up as $20 off (with the free dvd, which they're already offering for free on their website now anyway). Here's the code pstyle and here's the website www.pilatesstick.com
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10-04-08, 03:58 PM | |
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Hello everyone,
I also received the email offering the discount. I called the number that is on the site to find out if the offer is still available. I actually spoke to the creator, Charles A Blount, he said that the website is experiencing technical difficulties but his computer people were working it. So the offer is still good and the promo code should be up shortly. He was very apologetic and very nice! He said there is a message on the website advising people to call if they want the special price. He offered to take my order and of course, at this point I caved . Katrina |
10-04-08, 05:11 PM | |
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Katrina -- It will be fun to hear what you think of it.
Kelsey -- I haven't tried to order. I'd probably only order if I canceled my STS pre-order (still on the fence on that one). I think I"d want the wall mount too and that would add to it (I haven't even looked into that price, but I think someone said it just about doubles it -- perhaps that would be the easy part to make though). Taiga -- Maybe they're able to ask this now since they sell to studios too (and this is a good solid option for them that avoids the cost of bigger equipment). I also know from my husband being a designer/manufacturer that unless you have big orders or a big company name, it costs more to make them at first. Perhaps, like you said, if these do sell well, the price will drop over the next year. Lori -- I'm excited to hear how your version turns out!
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