I just don't understand why anyone in their right mind would buy a Gibbs plug to save a couple bucks over another custom that costs $20. With Gibbs you don't know what you have until you put it in the water. With Hab's, Tattoo, SS, Aftehours, R.M. Smith, Surf Asylum, Stetzko, Eel Punt (I could go on but you get the point) you know what you're getting and if in the small chance you have a problem you can call them and in no time you've got a new plug and a free one for your efforts. They also actually seem to care about the feedback you give them when you see them at the shows. I might give gibbs a chance if they tried to fix their quality first rather than just putting some eyes on their plugs and copying another builders design. I also don't buy that crap about about how Gibbs is under staffed etc. When I go to work and do s h i*t t y job my boss lets me know about it. I'm not giving them any slack because their struggling and I'm definately not going to give them any of my money. The original Gibbs designs are great but until I'm conviced that they've improved their quality I won't buy another one.
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