Our 15 Year Anniversary is Coming Up
March 9th, 2024 will be the 15 year anniversary of the shop opening.
It's hard to believe, but we first opened the doors of Almond Surf Shop a decade-and-a-half ago.
I remember the day I got the keys to our humble little 400 square foot shop on Old Newport Blvd. I had never worked retail before and had a vague idea of the brand I wanted Almond to become.
Up to that point, we had been making some screen printed t-shirts and had shaped less than 40 surfboards. I had been posting on a blogspot account and was eager to soak up as much information about surfboards as I could gather.
Now, 15 years later we have built nearly 10,000 custom surfboards, several thousand more R-Series (our answer to the typical soft top), and met and interacted with tens of thousands of folks from all over the world.
Some of the early values that we hold:
- Prioritize long-lasting customer relationships
- Design with a timeless aesthetic
- Do the things we say we're going to do
- There are no dumb questions
- Build products that will out-last us
- Success comes when you paddle in the same direction over a long time horizon
We are very thankful to get to build products we believe in for people we like. Thank you for all of the ways you have made the last 15 years possible.
Celebrate With Us
On Saturday, March 9th we are going to be celebrating the 15 year anniversary with two events:
- First, a surf meet-up in the morning (somewhere local)
- Followed by Burgers on the front lawn of Almond provided by our dear amigo Scott Andrews of Burger Wednesday.
We hope to see you on the 9th!
What's Next?
- Join us for a special 15-year Early & Often Surf Meet-Up
- Visit Almond Surf Shop
- Shop Our New Spring '24 Collection
