Re: Overpriced and poor selection! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:48 am  

Women's Hoodies at Hull FC are £34 too, but the quality is superb on most of the merchandise

Re: Overpriced and poor selection! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:06 am  

Fully wrote: But Cas aren't holding a gun to your head and telling you that you must buy goods at this time of year? Pricing the stock as they are, they are expecting us to pay that amount. The thing is... I would love to show up on boxing day with the whole family wearing the clubs colours, looking fresh and wearing new merchandise. But the club simply arn't making that affordable. At one time it was affordable to do that. Fully wrote: Equally, all clubs charge prices like that. Look at Warrington with ISC: http://shop.warringtonwolves.org/123/20 ... Range.aspx A jacket on there is £60.00. With all due respect mate. 1. ISC is a far superior quality brand to Puma, and 2. Warrington fans in general may be tempted to dig a bit deeper.

Fully wrote: But Cas aren't holding a gun to your head and telling you that you must buy goods at this time of year? Pricing the stock as they are, they are expecting us to pay that amount. The thing is... I would love to show up on boxing day with the whole family wearing the clubs colours, looking fresh and wearing new merchandise. But the club simply arn't making that affordable. At one time it was affordable to do that. Fully wrote: Equally, all clubs charge prices like that. Look at Warrington with ISC: http://shop.warringtonwolves.org/123/20 ... Range.aspx A jacket on there is £60.00. With all due respect mate. 1. ISC is a far superior quality brand to Puma, and 2. Warrington fans in general may be tempted to dig a bit deeper.

Re: Overpriced and poor selection! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:21 am  

I have an ISC England shirt. Doesn't feel/seem any different to the Puma (Genesis) Cas shirts.

Re: Overpriced and poor selection! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:24 am  

You have to remember that Cas will get it at X cost from Puma and will then have to increase price for both margin and profit.

Re: Overpriced and poor selection! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:59 am  

Fully wrote:

I have an ISC England shirt. Doesn't feel/seem any different to the Puma (Genesis) Cas shirts.

We all have our opinions mate. And mine is that i don't particularly have any love for Puma. Thew first year we had them the shirt was primrose yellow rather than Amber. The second year Diggerland fell off the front in a matter of weeks. And last year the same happened with the Probiz logo. Added to that we are way down their love list because they have so many bigger sports clubs as their customers.

On a positive note, at least we do now get the home shirt in store for Christmas! Which i am pleased about.

Re: Overpriced and poor selection! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:18 pm  

Wilde 3 wrote:

Women's Hoodies at Hull FC are £34 too, but the quality is superb on most of the merchandise

Always thought the ISC leisurewear was better than Puma's.

The polyester polo shirts by Puma in the club shop have a naff feel to them, as much as i would like a cotton replica playing shirt i have to accept Puma will make them out of polyester but the polo shirts as well?

Re: Overpriced and poor selection! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:48 pm  

duke street 10 wrote:

i would like a cotton replica playing shirt i have to accept Puma will make them out of polyester but the polo shirts as well?

I'm with you on that - the fabric used for all modern replica shirts is bloody awful; makes you sweat like a fat lass in a nightclub.

I'd pay an extra tenner for a good quality cotton shirt, with a proper collar.

Re: Overpriced and poor selection! : Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:38 am  

bren2k wrote:

duke street 10 wrote:

i would like a cotton replica playing shirt i have to accept Puma will make them out of polyester but the polo shirts as well?

I'm with you on that - the fabric used for all modern replica shirts is bloody awful; makes you sweat like a fat lass in a nightclub.

I'd pay an extra tenner for a good quality cotton shirt, with a proper collar.

Well said Bren.
As far as the wakey stuff is concerned, the shirt IMO is awful, but the rest of the macron stuff, and indeed all of the macron stuff (inc the shirts) last year, is/was very good.
I will be buying a hoody instead of a shirt this year, and i think it will be more than £34.

Re: Overpriced and poor selection! : Fri Dec 16, 2011 3:26 pm  

I decided to get some of the Hull FC training wear for Christmas this year. paid £22 each for 2 t-shirts but the quality is second to none.

They also had all their range in stock well before Christmas and plenty of it too

Cas stuff has always been poor, not only in quality but design and price as well. In previous years I always bought both home and away shirts every year. The past few years I have only bought one (except last season when they reduced the price!) as price and quality gets worse.

Not sure whether I will get either this coming season, I will wait until the away design is released before making a decision, but if previous years is anything to go by the away shirt might be the only option by the time it comes out as we always seem to have limited stock and don't bother to get anymore throughout the season