We all like to find a great deal and getting a coupon or discount can be like striking gold. Here’s an example of real value though. This Dorfman Pacific Twill Safari hat is perfect for hiking, fishing or just sitting on your deck enjoying time with your family. It has an ample three inch brim, a leather chin cord and a mesh crown for great ventilation. The best thing about this hat is you don’t need a coupon to get a great deal on it. It’s a real value day in and day out at only $24.
So what are you waiting for? Click it and have it on your head in a week…or sooner.
This just in…the Kenny. This has been a long time customer favorite and it’s back for 2008. This is a great summer cowboy hat made of Guatemalan palm leaf. It was made famous by the award winning country superstar Kenny Chesney. In fact, even after all this time he’s still wearing it and is shown on his web sites home page. Even though there has been no formal endorsement of the hat by Kenny it has become known as the Kenny Chesney hat.
Here’s your chance to save 50% on select Kangol wool hats. I know it’s not the season for wool but that’s why you’re seeing such savings on these overstock styles. You still have a good selection of colors and sizes but don’t wait too long because this sale is limited to in-store stock.
There has been much anticipation for the Stetson Nostalgia and customers have been pre-ordering them quite quickly. I received some of those this week and found I have an extra 7 3/8 in the Caribou color. The Stetson Nostalgia comes as an open crown fedora but it can be shaped like this:
I’ll sell this hat to the first customer who calls or places their order online for the pre-order price of $125. That’s a $15 savings and you would have it in less than a week.
Get a nostalgic hat on,
Aaron
PS: If you’re not going to jump on this deal then be sure to tell all your friends.
If you’re a regular reader of this blog you know that I frequently talk about skin cancer and proper sun protection. Since today is May first, I thought I’d remind everyone that May is Skin Cancer Awareness month. Even though we haven’t hit summer temps here in the White Mountains we have already seen the seasonal increase in customers asking for hats with certified sun protection. Once summer hits we will have customers walk into the store almost every single day who have had a scare with skin cancer. Skin cancer is one of the most preventable cancers and it doesn’t take a lot of effort. All you need to do is limit your exposure to the sun during the peak afternoon hours, wear the right clothing and wear a proper sun hat.
A customer favorite for women is the Scala LC399 Sun Hat which is available in over a dozen colors:
Any hat will provide a certain amount of sun protection but the wider the brim the more protection you will receive. Check out our hats for sun protection category for some great hats with certified UV protection.
Last week we had some absolutely beautiful weather. It was sunny and 70 to 80 degrees. A lot of snow melted and I actually go to clean off our deck and put out some deck furniture. Now this week is rainy and cold. Mother Nature can be such a tease.
How is all this hat related? It’s not, other than the need to wear a rain hat. I hope your weather is better than ours is right now.
This just in!!! The new Tilley T4 with Insect Shield hat. If you’re like me, you get eaten alive by mosquitos and all kinds of other insects. So now you get all the great benefits of the world famous Tilley Hat but you also get insect repellent built into the hat. Here are some facts about Insect Shield:
Effective: Repels mosquitos, ticks, ants, flies, chiggers and midges (no-see-ums).
Tested and Proven: Technology is the result of years of research and field study.
Convenient: Invisible, odorless protection just by putting on your clothes.
Comfortable: You can’t tell it’s there but the bugs can.
Durable: Lasts through 70 launderings.
Easy Care: Normal home laundering is recommended.
Today’s class in on hat brims. Hat brims come in all different sizes and shapes. Here are a few definitions to get you started:
Stingy brim: A stingy brim is usually any hat with a brim of two inches or less though some will argue that a two inch brim is too wide to be considered “stingy”.
Snap brim: A snap brim “snaps”. When most fedoras are blocked by the hatter they are blocked so that the brim is turned up all the way around. The customer can then choose to wear the hat with the brim up or “snapped” down in front or on the side.
Dimensional brim: A dimensional brim is one that is not the same width all the way around the hat. Probably the most famous example of a dimensional brim is the Indiana Jones fedora. On this hat, the brim is narrower on the sides as compared to the front and back.
Pencil rolled brim: The pencil rolled brim is seen most in western hats. This is when the edge of the brim is curled up. I don’t know if the old time hatters actually used to use a pencil to roll the brim but the curl is generally the size of a pencil. People who do competitive “old west” style shooting call these hats “brass catchers” because when shooting their lever action rifles the ejected shell usually ends up on their hat with the pencil rolled brim keeping the brass shell from rolling off the hat.
I’ve had such a block lately when it comes to writing this blog. We have all these cool hats that are showing up but the creative well is temporarily out of order. What to write…what to write…ARRRGH!
