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Donate a Coat, Take $25 Off Your Next Purchase

Since we held our first coat drive back in 2006, Alpine Shop customers have donated over 17,000 coats to help keep our communities warm. This year, we’re asking for your help, once again, in bringing in at least a thousand more as Alpine Shop kicks off its 15th annual One Warm Coat Drive on Monday, October 26, 2020 at all Alpine Shop locations in Missouri and at The Pathfinder in Manhattan, Kansas.

One Warm Coat logo

How It Works

From Monday, Oct. 26 through Thursday, November 12, we’ll accept clean, gently-used coats, jackets and sweaters at each and every Alpine Shop location.

• Just for bringing in a garment, we’ll give you a $25 off coupon for your next full-price purchase of $125 or more at any Alpine Shop store. (Some exclusions apply. See a sales associate for details.)

• Plus, we’re also giving away four $250 Alpine Shop Gift Cards – one for each of our stores. For each and every coat or sweater you donate, you get one entry into that drawing. Here’s the deal, though… we only draw the gift cards when we reach our goal of 1000 total coats donated across all of our stores. And each Alpine Shop location must collect at least 100 coats to be eligible to give away a gift card. So, help your local Alpine Shop out!

NOTE: Alpine Shop will only give away one coupon to each customer during the coat drive no matter how many different coats you donate. However, each item donated will still earn one entry into the gift card drawing.

How to Donate

Alpine Shop has made donating simple. Just bring your clean, gently used coats, jackets and sweaters to any Alpine Shop location. Bring your coats inside the store and check them in with one of the store’s outfitters to make sure you receive your coupon and get entered into the drawing. Then, Alpine Shop and One Warm Coat take care of the rest.

Donated coats will be split among organizations in the greater St. Louis are, including: Webster-Rock Hill Ministries and the St. Patrick Center. In Columbia, all coats will go to the Rainbow House. At The Pathfinder in Manhattan, Kan., coats will be donated to Common Table, The Manhattan Emergency Shelter and FIT Closet and Clothing Exchange.

In November of 2018, Alpine Shop customers brought in nearly 1300 coats in just over 10 days.

Last year, we managed to beat our goal once again. We hope you can help us do the same in 2020!

About One Warm Coat

One Warm Coat is a national non-profit organization that supports and encourages coat drives. It helps individuals, groups, companies and organizations across the country collect coats and deliver them to local agencies that distribute the coats free to people in need. More than one million coats have been provided to those in need at no cost since its inception in 1992.

About Alpine Shop

What began in 1973 as a small climbing shop in Webster Groves, Missouri, now serves almost every type of outdoor enthusiast from backpackers, hikers, campers, paddlers, and cyclists, to snowboarders, skiers and adventure racers. With four family-owned locations across Missouri and Kansas, Alpine Shop was named the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance National Retailer of the Year in 2019.

After more than 45 years in business, it is Alpine Shop’s vision to see Generations Transformed by Discovery Outdoors.

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Give a Little. Save Big. Glennon Card Discount Days are October 16-25, 2020

Back in 2011, Alpine Shop was one of the first retailers to sign on to assist SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital with their new “Glennon Card” promotion. Little did we know then just how big this would promotion grow!

When you purchase a Glennon Card – either at Alpine Shop, on on-line at www.glennoncard.org, 100% of your money benefits the kids cared for by SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. Plus, the Glennon Card also provides you with significant discounts at over 250 retailers, restaurants and salons on-line and in the area (including Alpine Shop!) through Sunday, October 25. With unlimited use for 10 days, it’s easy to recoup the cost of the card. Best of all, 100% of card sales benefit the kids.

Here’s how it works: You can purchase a Glennon Card either in any Alpine Shop location or on-line here for $60 and use it all participating merchants. With your card, you’ll receive a 20% discount on nearly everything in our stores* with the main exception being a 10% discount on full-priced bikes, boats or snowsport hardgoods.

Alpine Shop is proud to have been the top Local Merchant for Glennon Card sales in 2017 & 2018 and in the top five for  2019. We’d like to reclaim the top spot in 2020 with your help! Please come in and purchase your Card anytime between now and Sunday, Oct. 25, and be sure to select Alpine Shop as how you heard about the Glennon Card if you purchase a digital card through the  on-line checkout here.

2020 GLENNON CARD RULES AND EXCLUSIONS:
Card sharing is strictly prohibited. Since the Glennon Card is a fundraising event to help the sick and injured children cared for at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon, we encourage shoppers to buy their own Glennon Card! Participating retailers will not accept cards unless purchaser has been verified with a valid photo ID.

*20% off promotion applies to the full retail price on in-store apparel, footwear and camping gear only and is not eligible to be combined with other promotions or offers, except for clearance goods (marked with $_.97 pricing) which will be discounted from the lowest-marked price. Hardgoods such as bikes, boats and ski & snowsport hardgoods receive a 10% off discount.

If you would like to shop on-line with us, please access our site through this link here. You will need the passcode that is either on the second page of the paper Glennon Card or from the information you received through your digital card. 

Select brands and items are excluded. Please see an Alpine Shop outfitter for details.

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Shop Adventure. Get Rewarded with Kickback Cash

From Monday, August 24 through Labor Day, September 7, 2020 Alpine Shop and The Pathfinder want you to be rewarded for gearing up for your next adventure.

Whether you’re getting ready to head back to school, back to campus, back to the lake house, back to the backcountry… whatever adventure you choose, you can get rewarded for shopping at Alpine Shop!

The program is pretty simple: Between now and Labor Day, September 7, purchase $100 worth of full-price product in our store – pre-tax – and Alpine Shop will give you a reward certificate for $25 towards your next purchase to be made between September 9–30, 2020. There’s no limit to how many reward certificates you can receive!

Shop on-line at www.alpineshop.com as well! We’ll automatically include your Reward Certificate with your purchase.

Please Note:
•$25 Reward certificates are redeemable for regularly-priced retail merchandise at all Alpine Shop locations starting September 9, 2020 and ending September 30, 2020. Offer may not be combined with any other discounts or promotions. Not redeemable for cash, gift cards or any Alpine Shop program. Offer also not valid on special orders or prior purchases. Offer is limited to stock on hand. Return of goods purchased in order to receive reward certificate will result in forfeiture of certificate. No balance will be carried over after purchase of any amount. No change will be given for any remaining balance.
• Qualifying purchase amounts exclude gift cards, taxes, returns and previous purchases. Cannot be combined with any other special offer or incentive.

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The Faces Behind the Masks – Simon Hile

We know the shopping experience is a little different when you can’t see our faces (and smiles), so we are going to start showing you the faces behind the masks through our social media pages!

Today the man behind the mask is Simon!

Simon is a Camp and Paddle Outfitter at the Kirkwood store and if you’ve ever met him you probably already know about his affinity for pizza and hot sauce! When he’s not shopping for new hot sauces to try, Simon spends most of his free time paddling and traveling. With only two more to go, Simon is creeping up on his bucket list goal to step foot on all 7 continents!

Next time you see him be sure to ask about his most recent adventure to Antarctica!

#manbehindthemask #alpineshop #getoutsideyourself

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2020 Great American Backyard Campout

The National Wildlife Federation may have dropped the “Backyard” from the name of this annual event that was traditionally held on the last Saturday of June, but all of us at Alpine Shop and The Pathfinder have decided we’re leaving it in there – especially this year.

We’re big fans of camping out. That’s kind of obvious, I guess, being a camping store. But there are so many things to love about a good old-fashioned backyard campout. For families, you don’t have to worry about loading everyone into the car and discovering later that night that you forgot something. You can just walk back into the house and grab the missing gear. And if the weather takes a surprising turn for the worse and one of the little ones gets scared, again, you can just take them back into the house.

It brings all of the enjoyment of camping – being outside, making a campfire (where allowed in your neighborhood!), talking with one another, seeing the wildlife around your house – and makes it easy to handle any problems that might arise.

But don’t just take our word for it. Get out there and give it a shot this weekend. Join folks around the country getting outside this weekend for the Great American Backyard Campout!

Checklist of what to bring for a camping adventure
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Alpine Shop Wins Two 2020 A-List Awards

St. Louis Magazine announced their A-List Readers’ Choice Awards on Saturday, June 20 and St. Louis-based Alpine Shop has, again, won two awards.

Thank You, St. Louis for voting Alpine Shop Best Outdoor Store and Best Sporting Goods Store in St. Louis Magazine’s A-List Reader’s Choice Awards!

Alpine Shop won for both Best Outdoor Store as well as Best Sporting Goods, beating out brands like REI, Bass Pro Shops, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Big River Running.

This is the second consecutive year that Alpine Shop has earned two A-List Awards, and the second consecutive year winning Best Outdoor Store. In 2019, the store also won awards for Best Activewear and was a finalist for Best Bike Shop.

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Shop Teva. Win Some Swag!

Starting today, Saturday, June 13, shop for Teva products at alpineshop.com and win some swag!

Spend ANY amount on Teva to be eligible to win a spork and straw set (while supplies last), or be one of the first six (6) people to spend over $90 on Teva to win one of everything shown above!

**Items shown: Teva portable bluetooth speaker, Teva keychain, Teva reusable camp spork, United By Blue reusable straw set**

#giveaway#alpineshoponline#tevatime#getOUTSIDEyourself

Offer good only while supplies last!

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Curbside Pickup Now in Kirkwood!

IT’S FINALLY HERE!

CURBSIDE PICKUP WILL BE AVAILABLE STARTING MONDAY, MAY 18 AT OUR KIRKWOOD STORE!

Here’s how it works:

1. Browse our inventory on alpineshop.com

2. Place your order online and select “Kirkwood Curbside Pickup” during the checkout process, or call (314) 962-7715 to place an order over the phone.

3. An outfitter will call you to confirm when your order is ready for pickup.

4. Let us know when you arrive curbside (near front entrance).

5. An Outfitter will bring your items out to you for contact-less service.

Off you go with your awesome new gear!

***All employees will be wearing gloves and a mask during contact-less pickup. Please remain in your vehicle to maintain the safety of yourself and our employees.*** If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to call, we are here to help!

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Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day

Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day is this Friday, May 15, 2020! (Yes, it’s a real thing.)

Hosted by the National Safe Boating Council, this annual event is a fun, educational way to heighten life jacket awareness and highlight the various styles just prior to the official launch of the Safe Boating Campaign. Anyone can join in this fun event! Wear your life jacket to work, snap a picture while at work and share on social media.

Historically, most people haven’t been able to participate in the WYLJWD because: (a) they didn’t know about it, and (b) It’s not considered proper work attire. 

Now that a lot of us are working from home, we can wear whatever we want (some of us don’t even have to wear pants!).

We kayakers and canoeists were social distancing long before we were instructed to do so. Now, a lot of our friends are feeling isolated and bored, and they need our help. Many of our friends, who would ordinarily be going to baseball games and concerts this summer will be looking for other activities. This could be an opportunity for us to help introduce those people to activities that don’t involve crowds.

Those new boaters will have questions about places to go, about safety, and about gear, but they may not know who to ask.

Wearing your life jacket at work could be like a big sign saying “Ask me about kayaking!”

So, is this something you might be interested in helping with?

If so, please participate in WYLJWD and take a photo of you wearing your PFD at “work” this Friday, May 15.

Want to participate?

If you share your photo on Instagram or Twitter, use the hashtag: #PerrySaysWearYourPFD
If you share on Facebook, make sure you tag @alpineshop in the post.

Need a PFD to participate? (I think we may know a place you can get one!)

The Naiad features women’s specific floating foam panels to help keep you comfortable and moving freely.
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Alpine Shop Demo Boats for Sale

For a limited time, Alpine Shop is offering up most of our demo and blem fleet for public purchase. These boats have been used in our classes in the past, or arrived at our store with blemishes that made them un-sellable at normal retail prices.

If you are interested in taking advantage of some good deals, please click here to see the complete list of boats available. Once you see a boat that interests you, call the Kirkwood Alpine Shop at (314) 962-7715 and tell them you would like to purchase one of our demo boats. An experienced outfitter will work with you to make sure the boat meets your needs and confirm that we still have the boat on hand.

These boats are first come-first served and we do not make any guarantees of availability. We will update the list as often as we can, but we will not be making those updates in real time.

Act now if you want to grab one of these boats!

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