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Price Matching
While we at ACK believe that having the best possible price is important it is unrealistic to think that someone out there will not have a lower price. We strive to maintain a grasp on what is going on in the Internet world and check our prices as often as we can and adjust quite [...]
ACK- Austin, Houston, & San Antonio Boat Shows
When you think of a boat show you probably expect to see thirty eight foot yachts with powerful motors, ski boats with loud stereo systems, the best bass fishing boats, or maybe even some custom sail boats. What you might not expect to see is Austin Canoe & Kayak. It is common to think that [...]
Suggested Search
We always make decisions based on what would make shopping better or easier for our customers. The latest change is in our Suggested Search. Anyone that has used Google recently is familiar with Suggested Search. It is powerful when you have a good idea of what you are searching for and stops you from scrolling [...]
Boy Scout Troop ACK San Marcos visit 12.23.09
Here at ACK San Marcos, TX we had Boy Scout Troop 1836 hold their weekly meeting right here in our store. The purpose of the meeting was to educate the scouts on the different boats, paddles and products needed for a successful kayak trip. The scouts are planning a whitewater outing next year, so having [...]
Holiday Party!!!
This is Doug from the San Marcos store and I wanted to get in on the blog action. Last Friday night December 4th 2009 I attended a Great Christmas party held by The Alamo City Rivermen a canoe and kayak club in San Antonio. It was a pot luck style party, so I brought some [...]
Meetup Paddle On the Guad!
I’m always ready to try a new type of kayaking experience so when our local paddler meetup group posted up a trip for shooting a few miles of rapids on a local river I signed right up. Our trip was planned for 8 miles on the Guadalupe River above the Guadalupe River State Park north [...]
ACK Recognized by City of Austin WasteSMART
Here at ACK we are quite proud of our service, our speed, our selection, but one thing that truly separates us from others is how we achieve all this while using a recycling program that is a win for everyone, it helps us keep our costs down all while keeping tons and tons of waste [...]
Order Fullfillment Speed
At ACK almost nothing is as important as getting you the right product in the fastest possible time. We continue to hold stock levels that are unparalleled in the Kayak Retail Industry but stock is only one factor in the equation. While product availability is great we have gone one step further in differentiating ourselves [...]
The Dam 5K & Collegiate Race
I headed out to the check-in for the American Swimming Association’s 3rd Annual Dam 5K race that started at 7:45am on Saturday. I convinced my boyfriend to come along with me, so I loaded a Hobie Revolution and Hobie Sport into my truck, grabbed a couple of breakfast tacos and we were on our way [...]
Stimulus Savings
So, back in February of this year we launched a coupon code in this blog, it was a 10% off all accessories and was set to expire when the economy started started growing again. I am sad, but yet happy, to say that today the economy showed a 3.5% growth, while that is good news [...]
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