Ok so, I actually went to Ollie’s and got 3 of these. I gave them all out to my friends when I got back from college over the summer. All I did was switch out the bushings, and they were awesome! You got at least 3 of my friends into skateboarding with this one. They even skate outside of when we hang like with their busy work lives and everything. I just want you to know that even though this was terrible for y’all, I got the most out of it. I’m actually using a deck I got from one right now, I’m gonna skate it and give it out in bangladesh, where I’m staying at rn😊

@pinkavyek

10 ай бұрын

W

@elzizas

10 ай бұрын

You are à legend 💪💪

@Sam_Younger

10 ай бұрын

Dude you rock!

@StevenSchoolAlchemy

10 ай бұрын

I'm tired

@Semperf11

10 ай бұрын

🔥

We purchased ours for 18.99 at Walmart. Thanks Braille, my son loves it and still skates it!

I'm glad a bunch of people got the boards for $9 but can you imagine what sales would have looked like if you guys had made a video dedicated to releasing this product, and then mentioned it in a bunch of other videos, and also had a bunch of other KZread channels reviewing the board when it released... That's what should have happened.

@paddymills2144

10 ай бұрын

It's a braillespiracy

@MrStyles784

10 ай бұрын

Also think of all the underpaid Wal-Mart employees that will be denied another raise in order to cover the loss

@zhdrums3872

10 ай бұрын

​​@@MrStyles784wtf? Wal mart selling something for cheaper doesn't affect the employees pay rate.... What grade are you in?

@YogiTheBearMan

10 ай бұрын

Walmart selling everything for cheaper could though

@zhdrums3872

10 ай бұрын

@@YogiTheBearMan and if pigs had wings then pigs could fly...

I'm truly surprised by how BLIND the marketing guys were for not recognizing this opportunity. You have a giant supermarket with a nationwide presence, a high-quality product at a ridiculously low price, and the backing of a big name beloved by the entire skate community, such as Braille. Yet, they didn't even inform them that the product was out so they could talk about it on KZread, create some hype and stuff. Just imagine how quickly the sales would have risen with a single video uploaded to promote the product. I'm not a salesperson, but even to me, this was a missed opportunity, like a whole study-case of a wasted opportunity.

@brailleskateboarding

7 ай бұрын

Corporate america

@jesusgutierrez1446

3 ай бұрын

Wait that’s riiiight….. didn’t this happen with blind skateboards? I vaguely remember them at Walmart

I really appreciate you taking efforts like this to try to keep entry-level skating accessible and cheap. I grew up in a dirt-poor family and was the type of kid who only could afford these Walmart boards. The bushings and wheels are hard as a rock, and the bearings feel like you're trying to push through glue. Your board's price point is probably something I could have gotten for a birthday or something. I was lucky enough to have a friend who got a new board and gave me his, without him I wouldn't have got into skating as a teen. I'm 30 now and barely skate anymore but I at least I can still bust a kickflip and heelflip!

@renbelmont

9 ай бұрын

you can still skate brother!! my 40 year old step dad pulled a double kickflip off the ground in front of me and my brother when we first moved in with him. Instant respect

A board like this would be a massive success in other countries where skateboarding is a very expensive sport. Amazing video like always guys 🤙

@tylerthompson8554

10 ай бұрын

Even in the US a $50 price point is unheard of for a complete that looks of this, the $41 pricedrop to move the inventory for shelf space was just luck of the draw from a company that values shelf space and product movement over quality, i honestly dont see anything like this happening again as far as quality to price ratio is concerned in the skate community, it was probably the steal of the century

@Smokinjoewhite

10 ай бұрын

@@tylerthompson8554 I think you are right on all points. In any country other than the US this would have been hugely successful, unfortunately the push for shelf space and moving volume is far greater in the US than the majority of the world. I hope you guys look past your center of the universe soon. It will be your downfall if you don't. This is by no means an attack on you, or anyone else for that matter. Simply an observation.

@tylerthompson8554

10 ай бұрын

@@Smokinjoewhite i mean what you say its something we all know, but the .001% make the decisions on the matter for us, theres really nothing regular people can legally do to change how it works

@Dee-nonamnamrson8718

10 ай бұрын

@@tylerthompson8554 You're 100% right. That's what happens when you have the unholy marriage of state and corporation that's currently in the U.S. State and corporation have not been this intertwined since that failed Austrian painter.

@hadleymanmusic

10 ай бұрын

Even a regular walmart boards in those places you talk about? When I win that lottery we ginna send some c containers full ti there.

I like the contrast between businessman Aaron and fun, goofball skater Aaron. There are multiple layers to him.

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

True

@Bleats_Sinodai

10 ай бұрын

The onion of skateboarding

@peves-

Ай бұрын

When you own a business, you need to be able to act the part.

I actually seen the Braille Walmart board at Ollie Bargain store. The board was 20 dollars and the wheels/bearings/trucks were smooth. I personally have my own board so I didn’t buy it, but would easily recommend it.

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, the manufacturer had to liquidate their stock because Walmart didn't buy all of the boards they ordered, a pretty brutal situation all around.

@jaywilliams6250

10 ай бұрын

@@brailleskateboardingpretty brutal but also a back handed promotion for Braille skateboarding. I’d bet a whole bunch of people that don’t know what Braille is (or didn’t before) have a Braille deck now even if money was lost I’d say your overall goal or spreading the sport was 100% successful!

@nicholasscholl7227

10 ай бұрын

Bought mine there as well.

@Surms41

9 ай бұрын

@@brailleskateboarding At least they got out. They will most likely make a huge impact on lower class, allowing some great skating at a low low cost. Hope they make the reviws great and bring it back!!!!!

i can't believe walmart failed to communicate with you and lost out on a great partnership

@joe-31

4 ай бұрын

The compensation surely would have been donated to the Church 😂

@ASMRJAMESY

2 ай бұрын

They're still selling them till this day lol

Before i even watch this, i already know Dan Corrigan gave this board an honest review, and he liked it. Its because of his review that i want one.

@SoapworthyProductions

10 ай бұрын

it's because of his review that I bought one in 2021! Literally the day after his review video came out. Got mine for only $17.85 on 12/21/21

@TheWillPike

10 ай бұрын

I literally just watched this video yesterday from seeing it on my homepage, I think Aaron or one of the guys only saw it recently too

@deeznuttts7271

10 ай бұрын

Are they still 10$

@Christian-cz9bu

10 ай бұрын

Yeah and Dan had two the $20 and $40 ones I think? Now they're $50?

i recently got in my first rly bad skating accident, scraped the skin off both my palms, broke one of my wrists, busted my thumb open, a deep puncture wound near my elbow, my hip is badly scraped, and one of my knees is messed up, seeing as i am doing this bad i obviously can’t skate anytime soon and it’s been very depressing but your videos have been helping so much, so thank you :)

@mr.mcmagpie6606

10 ай бұрын

Welcome to skating. Get up, try to brush it off and keep moving forward. There will be speed bumps along the way.

@jalapenobomber

10 ай бұрын

I wish u a speedy recovery

@MrLangDog

10 ай бұрын

I took a big hill in Oakland before I was ready and knew about speed wobbles. You sound just like I looked!! I healed and learned more technical stuff. I never did go back to big hills :)

I cant handle the thumbnail

@nathanielwilliams1318

10 ай бұрын

Hey Ricky would love to send a skate vid to check I did it was a first try and never done that trick before either today is my 28th bday

@digitalrudimentor

10 ай бұрын

😟 🛹

@edyfofashow

10 ай бұрын

Braille is a company, companies number one thing is making money for as little as possible

@sandhanitizer15

9 ай бұрын

He looks sickly in the thumbnail.

@gummywormjim

9 ай бұрын

It's like an exact mirror of Dan's thumbnail! Lol

I’m 22 years old now , haven’t skated seriously since I was 14 , watching this channel motivated me into skating again with my boys. Thank you so much for all you guys do

@BastosFC2

9 ай бұрын

Was it hard ? tempted to do the same but i'm 27

@themainhurricaneshane3430

9 ай бұрын

​@@BastosFC2I'm 31 and getting back into it. Definitely rougher on the body when you slam than I remember (Which was when I was 12-18). Definitely "Enjoi" it just as much as I remember though. I have that itch to skate Everyday just like back in the day. My son is Almost 5 and now that I'm skating again he is getting interested in watching me skate and watching skate videos. Guess it's Almost time to get him a skateboard. Find time to Enjoi the little things in life while we can. You won't regret it.

As someone who grew up just north of Rogers Arkansas, the town that Walmart was founded, I can tell you that the Waltons are awful. The destruction left in the wake of corporate greed is despicable.

@velo170

10 ай бұрын

Curious what this destruction you talk about is. All I have seen the Waltons do is pour their own money into the area for public use via the Walton Family Foundation. World class museum that is free to enter. World class MTB trails built and donated to the public.

@deathbydeviceable

8 ай бұрын

​@@velo170well you know, capitalism's and other ism's and the gosh darn partyarky

@KG-zf5ze

7 ай бұрын

@@velo170someone has to be the winner and someone has to be the loser always.

@g3attack

13 күн бұрын

So a Company that employs lots and lots of people, brings affordable goods to millions is bad??? If it wasn't for them lots of struggling Americans wouldn't be able to survive.

I have a braille wally world board it needed some softer bushings. I still ride it when I don't wanna ride my Toy Machine. I still say the braille board is one of the best starter boards on the market.

Braille boards look VREY legit and, in all likelihood, I'll get one. But that skating astronaut graphic on the Walmart board is FIRE!

I don’t even skate anymore but if I had known that board was available for $9 I would have bought it just in case I ever started again

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

Yes totally

@humanbean3

10 ай бұрын

same. at that price point id buy one and just get some wheels, and bushings or something and start skating again cause it's been a while

Thank you for doing this review!! My son just started skating and that's the exact Braille board he has. I was wondering how it would hold up. You guys answered so many of my questions. I may just end up throwing some thunder trucks on the deck for better turning and call it a year. Keep posting we watch every day

@giginewt

10 ай бұрын

I've heard replacing the bushings with better ones make a big change

@wirerat123

6 ай бұрын

Put some 94a Dime Bag bushings in it and you wont feel the need to do anything else.

I bought 8 of these when they were selling for around $30 and donated them all to my local boys and girls club.

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

I love that and am glad it helped someone!

As someone who grew up with Walmart boards, I would have loved to have your skateboard in the store. Even some of the supposedly better Walmart boards back in the day, the trucks would break around the Kingpin because they were some kind of cast metal

It doesn't matter what price the boards sold for, what matters is your boards are out there and people are using them. I just hope that the KZread channel, website etc was all printed on the packaging so people can get in contact. Ive never known a new product to make any money at launch, normally a company will just loose a lot of money but gain a lot of publicity.

Watching your vids helped me get back into skating all love thanks

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Ah man I wish I knew these were $9 in Walmart!

2:47 honestly so true. I started on a $40 board from Walmart. A guy at the skatepark let me use his uber board fully built out and i actually wasnt that bad but i struggled on my board

I love the break test at the end. I wasn't expecting either outcome.

I love the shots fired back at the other videos that i shall not name LOL love you guys

I bought a bunch of these and gave them away to families in need. It was awesome.

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

That is awesome! Is there a video somewhere we can see?

@SkateTastrophe

10 ай бұрын

Well done! Subscribed.

I was looking for this board for so long I was checking both the Walmarts in my town and in the surrounding cities and was never able to find it in stock and it wasn’t even available online.. I was very disappointed. Love you guys!

I just love how they really didnt try to just schmutz all over the walmart board, even though their board is much better

You guys rock! Hopefully someone great got a great starter board, and will grace us with their epicness in the future!

I love how specific they get with the decimals.

Love the new editing style, the addition of the slow-mo clips is amazing

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

hii guys!!!!!! love ur vids and love the way yall skate. You guys give me so much inspo :)

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@paddymills2144

10 ай бұрын

IS THIS A SCAM? 5:15 Dan Corrigan 110K subscribers

I snagged two at $15 a pop from their on-line store. I ride the board occasionally. As someone else mentioned, the bushings are squirrelly. They're either too tight or too loose.

@OatwayProductions

9 ай бұрын

bushings are to hard which cases this

ok tbf I was waiting for your announcement video on when this board would be on shelves so I could buy one for my kid cousin, but this explains what happened. Great vids as always, thank you for all you do!

My nephew showed some interest in skateboarding but only had a Walmart board that wasn’t much different than the cheapo one here. We found a Braille skateboard at Ollies and bought him one as a gift. He’s been into skateboarding ever since, I’ve taken him to the skatepark the past two days and he’s been so stoked. It’s brought him a ton of joy but honestly I get stoked too just having someone to skate with and watching him learn.

I saw the Braille boards at Walmart before I found the channel. I remember thinking oh wow Walmarts got some legit boards finally, it’s a shame they didn’t give them more time in the store. Maybe one day they will give it another go 🤞🏼

Bro Nigel 3x the rail and not even phasing that board has convinced me to buy one, thanks for the vid as always shred on!

My first board was in 2000, Mongoose complete from Walmart. Obviously that was a time when Skateboarding peaked but that board was amazing to start on for $25. Probably a comparable board to your Braille complete, so if I got stoked on skating with that board than I'm positive you contributed to growth in the sport with a $9 board in todays economy. Great job!

@justinbuice

9 ай бұрын

Same here! First board was a $25 Mongoose from Toys-R-Us around 2001. Rode that thing until the nose and tail were GONE!

I got this as a present for my nephew. It was his first board and he rides it still. Thanks for making this.

Yeah, that Walmart situation was wild. I wanted to get one of those boards, but never got a chance, and then they were just gone. If I had to guess, I'd say Walmart was never that committed to carrying them in the first place. They tend to not like things that take up a lot of shelf space. I remember similar things happening with musical instruments and video game peripherals in the past. Walmart just trend hops and bails like a poser. 😂

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

Haha

@Grease-Goblin

6 ай бұрын

Walmart trend-hoppin and failing miserably is so true. All my PC enthusiasts out there will recall their gaming PC and how much of a joke that turned out to be.

@sporemaster97

4 ай бұрын

@@Grease-Goblin Don't remind us 😂

If I would have known that I would have bought 10 or so and handed them out at my local park

Haven’t skated in a few years thought about doing it again this was the first place I came lol you guys made my childhood

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

Yes start skating lets go!

Is it possible to instead sell these on Amazon? Maybe add a couple new graphics

Crazy. Apparently they're still for sale and in stock online for $50 - $60 USD. I have a heap of spinifex decks on display but tempted to get one of these shipped to display just for the controversy 😆

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

Haha

hi. i wanted to try skateboarding, for sure someday. how do I pick the right board? do you really still need the skateboard safety wheel cover's for stationary practice and safety? how can I pick the right skateboard? baker, gravedigger, wood woodpecker, spiderman, sonic, tony hawk, or Meepo?... I really wanted the short-board, black one, or chocolate board, for close-range ticks and stuff. but I don't plan on getting hurt soon.. I can either read a couple more skateboard books or get my first board. I think it's the tony hawk board now. but not the cruiser board. not now; something like in-line skating or stationary practice. should you get a starter build-a-board? which wheel set do you choose? can I get the van's?... lol thanks, Eddie

Watching you skate the wal-mart board gives me hope cause it's like watching me skate on a $100+ board.

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

❤️

I was looking for the braille board pretty recently a few months ago but didn’t see them, eventually I settled for an element complete around the same price point, I didn’t know they were discontinued so fast

Absolute W for every kid who got a deck, y’all are out here doing the lords work. Every kid we get skating is a win.

@selfwilliam8708

9 ай бұрын

Lord

If you have the Walmart app. They can still be ordered and shipped to you or the store. Possibly even be able to go in store and have the store order them

Hi your viedos are great keep it up they are building a new skatepark next to me soon so thinking of getting a new board. ty for the inspiration to go skate again.

I love Aaron's idea about halfway through for Braille's next video. Let's see them in a bad-board contest: try to build the worst board that is still skateable.

Just looked it up, Walmart online still sells the boards but now around $50-$58

@MikeArpeggio345

10 ай бұрын

Its probably from the resellers he mentions at the end of the video.

@PajamaPantsStudios

10 ай бұрын

Weird. Resellers selling a product at the intended price. What a wild turn of events!

@MikeArpeggio345

10 ай бұрын

@@PajamaPantsStudios right its jarring to say the least.

What would you say if I told you my local Walmart sold a bunch of complete boards for $1 and $2.50 each on clearance? That was here in Lebanon Kentucky....

Hey Braille skateboarding team do u guys do or have a series of trying fans bords?

The madd gear board is for beginner children, and the Braille complete deck is for beginner /adults/experienced riders or serious riders?

Before I ever even heard of Braille saying anything about this board, I saw a review of the board by some random person. Watched it and was impressed at what you got. Unfortunate to learn the actual outcome of the launch, but I'm sure there are some future skaters out there with their first ever skateboard, and it's a Braille board. Congrats on that.

As a kid I used to aggressive inline but wanted to be a wood pusher not a fruit booter, went to walmart and bought the most expensive board they had and couldnt ride it for the life of me , the bearings were trash, the trucks were trash, and the wheels slid out all the time, plus board had zero pop.. it deff kept me from wanting to keep practicing so you are completely right

Are these in Walmart Canada? I looked for them in our local but I didn’t see any

Why do i have "where in the world is carmen Sandiego" stuck in my head, yet i've never even heard the song??? lol thanks Aaron!

My first real board was a braille complete board I got from a place called Ollie’s which is like a bargain store for 17 bucks that was two months ago and I’ve skated everyday since I have bought different boards since than cause I needed a wider one but I still have that braille board and it got me into skating and I love y’all’s videos

so are they worldwide or just in some walmarts because i have a board from real skateboards but i snapped the tail a few days ago and im still getting used to skateboarding

@brailleskateboarding

6 ай бұрын

Brailleskateboarding.com

Are all the boards gone? I figure so since you’re talking about last November. Might go look still.

that's a crazy story! such a shame you guys didn't get to promote it. hope it didn't hurt braille too much.

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

❤️

Loved the video! I got a brail board at $35 I think. Bring it back I was going to buy more! I love it!

Honestly id just try to do a target launch, yeah its the blue/red contrast you might even drop a red deck but id go for a target launch because they definitely would do a proper launch with your board at the correct price point.

Back in the day, I'd of loved to have a braille complete skateboard as my first deck! My first board was bought at meijers and my first pro board was a birdhouse. Got me skating though! I still skate to this day!

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

Nice

I have followed you guys for a couple years and when I saw your boards at an Ollie's for $15 I was shocked, but I trust you guys as a brand, so I bought it. I have been tempted to take the plunge for years. So this summer before I hit 31, I will learn to skateboard for the first time. I grew up in the middle of nowhere, where everything was flat and no way to learn at the time. Always wanted to try, and now I have the chance. Time to quit being a poser!

@brailleskateboarding

12 күн бұрын

You got this!

You just taught me something so valuable about purchasing from the walmart website. I had no idea ANYBODY could make an account and just re-sell items from Walmart at different prices.. That makes me not wanna get scammed by some random dude on the walmart site lol.

It doesn't matter how bad my mental health is, The energy and hype of braille always makes me feel better.

I was a retail employee for about 8 years, and this is very common for Wal-Mart and similar retailers. They put the boards out at 9 dollars because they'd still be able to recover more of their money than they would if they actually still had the product come tax season. These companies will get taxed for all inventory they have every year, so every year their goal is to get inventory as low as possible. They will definitely save more money than they lost on the boards when it comes to tax time, that's their whole game. If it helps, the board is DOPE for the price of 50, and absolutely insane for 9 bucks.

I saw a kid at the skatepark with one of them like right after you made the first video of them and I was pretty stoked to see it.

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

Sick

I saw another video from another channel that asked the same question about the braille board, but I didn't even watch it. It is a big trend on youtube to make is this a scam or mythbusting videos. I like that the video was about that you were glad at least some people got a decent board they might otherwise not been able to afford, rather than a video about how walmart screwed you over or made you look bad.

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

Ya its the purpose of Braille to get people into skating

I never found them in stores in the Chicagoland area at all. sucks.

Question that throughout the world Walmart was real deal Braille skateboards in pa area as well ??

Facts I started in 6th grade with a Amazon board for like 20 and I gave up because I couldn’t even pop it but I got a vx board in 8th grade and instantly made insane progress

big win for new skaters if they got this board! That’s insane hahah, love the mission you got too man who couldn’t fr

Those speed demons and sand dark star and a few other of those brands made decent Walmart boards. Got one for my nephew. Only had to swap the bearings and I got em better wheels but they weren't awful.

NGL I'm sad I missed 9 dollar board season, cause I could use some trucks for an additional deck I have, and for my old zooyork the bushings dry rotted, so I'd love to snag some new trucks for it too.

I love your videos😊

When i was 10, I bought a skateboard with plastic trucks. The first time I did an olley of the curb the trucks disintegrated. I haven't been on a board in over 30 years.

5 - below store has mini boards that break first pop-shuv.

Y'all should do it again

I bought my son one of these for like 40 or 50$ last year for Christmas. And it was definitely worth it. Ive seen and skated my fair share of cheap boards. This one is worth the pricetag for sure.

I gave away 2 this year on go skateday...bought 3 at ollies for $90... some have decenmt bearrings u have to check the pile

Not at all similar really but it reminds me of this snowboard that was popular for a while. There was a store in Sacramento called sierra snowboard and they had a snowboard produced and they must have made a lot of them. The store went out of business but you could still find that board for sale online years later really cheap.

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

Nice

Not everyone can afford a $150-$200 skateboard, and some parents aren't willing to spend that much on something their kid is just going to lose interest and quit in a week. The parents will however be OK with spending up to maybe $50. But as you said, if it's low quality equipment, they're going to have a bad experience or not having someone to help teach them, they're going to give up on it if they can't see any progression. I think having really decent equipment at a lower price point would help gain more interest, but also having those willing to take the time to help the beginners learn properly would help too.

loved Aarons lingo in this vid

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

Thanks

can you do a flatground benihana?

I started out on a spectacular spiderman toy skateboard and its the most mellow thing ive ever seen it has plastic trucks and everything but luckily it didnt make me discouraged

What was the video called when you gave them the unknown board?

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

Walmart something taste test or something. Dang I forgot

i was amzon tonight and i have a longbord and that same bord and I am new vevy new to sk8eing.

My three year old loves her board thank guys for everything you do

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

Wow thanks. This made my day

I was doing a couple Ollie’s on my WhiteFang board and then it chipped plus it had a razor tail so I think I can convince my dad to get a proper deck. Than later change the wheels.

How can i get one of these in mexico?

Braille is amazing and you guys are great the low price if anything was a gift to some lucky skaters

@brailleskateboarding

10 ай бұрын

Truth

first deck was one of those. no wonder i didnt get into skateboarding into i got a real one. tip change out the bearings if anything, then you could atleast start upgrading.

You should get some kind of advertising with the Braille boards! It’s a great idea, all about the marketing!

So can you still get these boards anywhere? They'd be perfect for my son's first board

@pirateninjacat85

2 ай бұрын

Ollie’s department stores are the place to get them here where I live

Those purple Fallens are FRESHHHH!!!!!!