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I work at Go outdoors and a while ago the roof leaked and soaked the carpet the bouldering mats were on. They were probably standing in it for at least a few days. You can see on them a water stain about a quarter of the way up where the water soaked up to.
I've read online that getting bouldering mats wet could result in mould on them which would degrade the mat...would you say that the mats were unsuitable for sale?
Thanks for any help!

In reply to TheBigFactHunt:
My mat gets wet/damp all the time. I don't worry about it. So long as it's dried afterwards the mould should not grow. Open one up and see?
Sounds more like the mats are "shop soiled" and buyers would expect some sort of discount for this.
Knowingly selling them in this condition without pointing it out to customers would be a little unscrupulous in my opinion.

Let me know when they drop the price!

Andy

In reply to TheBigFactHunt:


Very unlikely. If they're visibly stained they'll likely need a little discount to shift them ahead of their pristine counterparts.
jk

In reply to TheBigFactHunt:
Im going to be honest and say they're all going to have to be disposed of, as a damp bouldering pad can be very dangerous.
My mate Big Dave said he'll come and take them off your hands for you and get rid of them through his asbestos removal firm. £20 and four cans of Kestrel Super.
No receipt.

In reply to deacondeacon:

He wouldn't want to pass on risks like mycosis, legionella, leptospirosis or other pathogens... I'd even pay for 6 cans of Kestrel and his gloves to be incinerated.

In reply to Andrew Wilson:

Had a look inside it and it was in perfect condition, just the outside that was marked
Oh they dropped the price btw!...so I bought it :P

In reply to deacondeacon:

I was stuck as to what to do cheers

In reply to JIMBO:

Sounds pretty serious...do you reckon the mats next to it would have been contaminated too?

In reply to TheBigFactHunt:



Don't you get a staff discount anyway?

In reply to Tomtom:

yeah

In reply to TheBigFactHunt:


Not as much as the discount on the damaged mat then I assume!

In reply to TheBigFactHunt:

No disrespect intended to the original poster, but is this for real?

We have a national specialist chain here and one of their staff comes on here to ask the Internet for professional advice on safety equipment? Hats off to the op for arguably showing a bit of initiative but this should not be happening.

Go outdoors should have their own systems and procedures in place for issues such as this-at the very least they should be contacting the manufacturer/distributor if there is any concern, especially for safety kit. They should not be relying on members of staff canvassing the Internet, no matter how well intentioned.

I'm not a fan of go outdoors. It strikes me as a shed filled with cheap kit and staffed by a management who don't really understand what they do or what they sell. I'm afraid this post hasn't done anything to change my mind.

In reply to Tomtom:

Yeah, it was climb x so already pretty cheap!

In reply to Otis:

The managers initial response to the kit being wet was to take it off the shop floor and send it to the manufacturer...there are systems in place but in this case a quick google and a post here showed that sending it off would be a waste of time and effort.
And as for "a shed filled with cheap kit"... I'm fairly certain brands such as Rab,Montane,Scarpa,Marmot,mountain equipment and Haglofs don't fall under that description.