Fan gear prices are out of control

[IamNotADancer]

$95 for a t-shirt

Men's New York Rangers Fanatics Black Made in Canada T-Shirt

Get ready for a brand new season for the New York Rangers by grabbing this T-Shirt from Fanatics. Made in Canada, this gear is constructed from ultra-soft material, ensuring you stay nice and comfortable all season long. Whether you're cheering from the stands or simply showing your support...

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$145 for a hoody

Men's Boston Bruins Fanatics Cream Made in Canada Pullover Hoodie

Get ready for a brand new season for the Boston Bruins by grabbing this Pullover Hoodie from Fanatics. Made in Canada, this gear is constructed from ultra-soft material, ensuring you stay nice and comfortable all season long. Whether you're cheering from the stands or simply showing your...

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And this is the fanatics house shit that super low quality crap.

Nevermind their Lululemon partnership

https://shop.nhl.com/o-26+br-1218?ab={wt-static_graphic}{dm-NHLUSA}{pt-league}{al-A_spot}{ct-LULULEMON}


Absolute insanity, something has to give.

Browsing the Fanatics NHL shop is like browsing at the Armani outlets.

Yet people are still buying this overpriced garbage.

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[GbgRanger]

Yeah, I am not really going to buy much merch.

The players are paid well enough.

 

[QuizGuy66]

Gotta admit a laughed loudly when I followed the link to see the price. Beyond insane lol.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Haven’t given the NHL a cent in years

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[tarheelhockey]

“I’m like yo, that’s 95 dollars for a t-shirt” just doesn’t have the same flow.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

That’s insane, but to be fair, most of the fanatics branded team t-shirts are closer to $30-40 and yet they are still overpriced garbage for most part.

I use alternate sites like eBay/sideline swap for most merch and avoid fanatics branded stuff.

And go with brands I trust, I like CCM’s NHL merch. New era for hats, etc. and wait for deals or sales

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

The player t-shirt prices here in Canada are beyond Pejorative Slured….

Here’s a few

Shit, I remember when the much much much better quality Reebok player name and number tshirts were like $25 Canadian….maximum.

f***ing lirl at all the idiots buying this toilet paper quality Fanatics horseshit.

 

[HockeyVirus]

I expect to see articles about merch sales disappointing in the spring time. Forget nickle and diming people, NHL are dollars and 20'ing people

 

[NVious]

These companies are truly disgusting trash squeezing fans like that.

Does it even cost them more than $5 to make that shirt?

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

These companies are truly disgusting trash squeezing fans like that.

Does it even cost them more than $5 to make that shirt?

Based on Fanatics’s quality control (or lack thereof) I’d say hell no…

 

[dirtydanglez]

better hurry!! that $145 hoodie deal ends in less than 8 hours.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

“I’m like yo, that’s 95 dollars for a t-shirt” just doesn’t have the same flow.

Limited edition, let me do some simple additions that's a mortgage to get decked out and I'm depressed now

 

[NyQuil]

It doesn’t help that Fanatics is synonymous with ass product.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Damn $95 US for a Ranger T shirt, bonkers.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

1% of the US population controls 31% of the wealth, and they use that power to take even more from the bottom 50%, who only hold 2.6% of US wealth.

Glad we’ve forced the rest of the world into our f***ed game.

 

[Jacob]

1% of the US population controls 31% of the wealth, and they use that power to take even more from the bottom 50%, who only hold 2.6% of US wealth.

Glad we’ve forced the rest of the world into our f***ed game.

Limiting your customer base to 1% of the population is a bold strategy. This might work for Balenciaga but probably not the National Hockey League.

I think team logo merch is pretty dumb even when it’s affordable, though. Your clothes don’t also need to be a billboard, especially not one you get no residuals for.

 

[Toby91ca]

I know nothing about the quality, but reading above, seems not good. However, what is posted is "made in Canada" so you are paying way more $$$ the factory workers vs. where a lot of other clothing is made. If I compare to a Nike tech hoodie for example though, price doesn't seem that crazy.

 

[93LEAFS]

It doesn’t help that Fanatics is synonymous with ass product.

Yeah, I am curious though to see their MIC products. I absolutely hated their previous lower end jerseys though. When the NHL switched to Adidas it became pretty much impossible to get your hands on MIC jersey's which have always been the highest quality but also the most expensive.

 

[gary559]

All this stuff ends up on clearance at TJ Maxx.

 

[Soundwave]

And people think NHL has not massively risen post-COVID, lol. The salary cap will be way higher in a few years, pricing of everything at games, merch, gambling revenues, sports TV deals, sponsorships is all out of control.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

It doesn’t help that Fanatics is synonymous with ass product.

I made a deal to acquire a signed Ovi jersey.

It was "authenticated" by Fanatics.

Turns out those lazy f***ers only did like a small quarter to authenticate their stuff online.

I told them off hard about how unprofessional they were and everything.

Like 2, or 3 weeks later they did a much better job ensuring things were legit.

My jersey just said "Alexander Ovechkin" and didn't say if it was signed, or unsigned.

They did that with a lot of products and I contacted various people on ebay for help before finally being assured it was legit.

 

[rynryn]

hahah just wait until the tariffs kick in. lol better buy now

 

[Three On Zero]

Teams aren’t getting huge spikes in valuation due to generosity.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Anyone who buys Fanatics overpriced garbage deserves ridicule out the wazoo….

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Limiting your customer base to 1% of the population is a bold strategy. This might work for Balenciaga but probably not the National Hockey League.

I think team logo merch is pretty dumb even when it’s affordable, though. Your clothes don’t also need to be a billboard, especially not one you get no residuals for.

Do you just wear plain tshirts then or what?
It’s called supporting something you like.

Those prices are ridiculous tho. Go to a show now even a tshirt that used to be $20 is now selling for like $50