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real hassle for replica shirts
Once again, your hero discovers a philosophical difference with a leading retailer over what constitutes a fair price for merchandise. You will recall that I decided to purchase a new England shirt ahead of the forthcoming World Cup tournament. So far, so good. There really is nowhere immediately adjacent to my workplace to buy one, although there is a couple of places around here that might be expected to maintain modest stocks.
Marks and Spencer seem to have struck up a deal with the FA that entails them making their own official merchandise, which is nice, but none of the various shirts, tees, jackets, jerseys and polos are actually replicas. There is something that looks reasonably close to the 1966 shirt, but not the current design. At least their prices are reasonable.
Army & Navy on the other hand (who now seem to have been rebadged as plain old House of Fraser) have an entirely different approach. They are selling replica shirts from just about every era except the current one, and have decided that they will charge between £50 and £55 for the privilege. Good luck to you, guys. I expect to see much the same stock back on sale in two years time when the European Championships are in full swing – provided we qualify, of course. It’s not as if there is an obvious leap in quality, either. Nope, just plain rip off, guys. More so when you consider that charging £35 - £45 is generally seen as overdoing it.
Ah well, back to Plan A. It’s games night and I shall be disappearing off at four, that will give me time to get to Oxford Street and investigate the mysteries of JJB Sports, where I hope, they are selling the Real McCoy at sensible prices. Failing that, I suppose that I shall have to go to the awkwardly located (from here, at least) Lilywhites as previously advertised.
In the face of all this hassle, my enthusiasm has yet to wane. I must be coming down with something.
Marks and Spencer seem to have struck up a deal with the FA that entails them making their own official merchandise, which is nice, but none of the various shirts, tees, jackets, jerseys and polos are actually replicas. There is something that looks reasonably close to the 1966 shirt, but not the current design. At least their prices are reasonable.
Army & Navy on the other hand (who now seem to have been rebadged as plain old House of Fraser) have an entirely different approach. They are selling replica shirts from just about every era except the current one, and have decided that they will charge between £50 and £55 for the privilege. Good luck to you, guys. I expect to see much the same stock back on sale in two years time when the European Championships are in full swing – provided we qualify, of course. It’s not as if there is an obvious leap in quality, either. Nope, just plain rip off, guys. More so when you consider that charging £35 - £45 is generally seen as overdoing it.
Ah well, back to Plan A. It’s games night and I shall be disappearing off at four, that will give me time to get to Oxford Street and investigate the mysteries of JJB Sports, where I hope, they are selling the Real McCoy at sensible prices. Failing that, I suppose that I shall have to go to the awkwardly located (from here, at least) Lilywhites as previously advertised.
In the face of all this hassle, my enthusiasm has yet to wane. I must be coming down with something.
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I do have last year's kit, tho.
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