$18 for a cap????

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Anyone one know where I can get a promotional baseball cap for 18 bucks? Must advertise a rimfire accessory company and come in limited numbers.

Whats the world coming too folk. Pay for the chance to advertise someone elses business. WTF:confused:
 
Next thing you know, people will be paying good money to wear football team colours. Where will peoples choices in self expression end?
 
I've never paid for the priviledge to advertise another business. I find it rather exploitive. I' know I'm not the only one that feels that way.

I have never considered it good business practice for your exsiting or potential customer or fan base to suspect that they are being exploited. It tends to leave that bitter taste long after the deal has been done. Unfortunately too many businesses these day only look at the short term gain.
 
Its a free country and its your choice.................when you walk down the street how many brands will you see displayed ?
 
If you use or like the companies product buy one for support, if not what does it matter what the company sells a hat for.
 
earlm said:
Its a free country and its your choice.................when you walk down the street how many brands will you see displayed ?
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I live in a very rural location so the only brands I see are those that businesses have paid. Yes its my choice and I choose not to pay for a businesses promotional products.

In my career I worked for enough corporate businesses to know when and how to exploite existing and potential customers, and the effects of that exploitation.
 
If I choose to buy the companies products is that not support? The question is not does it matter at what price does a company sell its promotional hat for. But should any company exploite its customer base for the purpose of marketing?

If you want to sell hats, fine. If you want to sell good hats, fine. If you want to sell the best hats you can get made, fine. Keep you logo, advertising off them or put it on and give them away.
 
I farm , Caps are popular with the ag industry, John Deere is one of the biggest players in the industry, if you have never been in a John Deere store,you need to go,they sell their logo on pajamas, womens underwear, you name it, they sell it! I frequent the place often and have never seen a bin that has free caps ! Now the salesman ocassionally will give me a couple when I purchase a new piece of equipment,but then is that Free? Caterpillar is the same! I was in sales also for 25 years ,we had a promotional budget or allowance ,when we went over that it was a deduct out of my check, I hated cap moochers and the world is full of those kind of parasites! Nothing is Free ,you may mooch something ,but somebody `s acct was charged and it was not a cheap one,moochers want the best damn cap availible and whine can you give me one for my grandson too! Most good salesman keep their promotional Items in their wives undergarments draw to hold for their premium accts! If he doesn`t, his pay check will be extremely short of $ !! Join the REAL WORLD If you like it, want it ,need it, buy it! If not; Get back in soup line with the other parasites ,you just may be a democrat!
 
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Hambone, if you get any good at this game, the manufacturers and /or distributers will give you one of their hats to wear.....
 
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We farm too. I work in the multi national sales and marketing world for years. Sure we sold logo emblazened products, we also gave them away. It just depended upon the market/customer. I refused to pay to help advertise a business then and I still do today. For me advertising and promotional budgets were a corporate issue. We spent what was allocated, then piched for extra should the need arise. It never came out of a personal pay check, never has, never will. You get moochers in every sphere of business. They are just part of the scenery. No need to lock up your baseball caps, just say no. Its easy when you know how.
 
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Hambone, if you get any good at this game, the manufacturers and /or distributers will give you one of their hats to wear.....
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You don't say........

I know all about sponsership. For the giving of and the receiving of. It can be both a joy and a burden.

Do you want to sell your soul for a nickle?????:D
 
Nope, you don't have to wear them, I just said they would give them to you.......
 
If you don't intend on wearing them, why accept them in the first place. Its one of those moral imperative decisions we all have to make.

Like I said to Slim. Thanks but no thanks.

2 bits and its my final offer;)
 
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I must be totally insane to even respond to this but why is this even posted under the Rimfire Benchrest forum. Has nothing to do with such. Go put this type of no value input in the general forum for those who may even want to look at such.

Les Williams
 
Probably not a bad price for a "good" ball cap. Have you priced having any good quality ball caps made up lately? Where can I get one of these caps you're talking about? My old Eley cap is getting pretty worn to wear at formal functions such as weddin's and such. Thanks.
 
Kent: Be patient. I'm sure the Pappas klan will have more made. They are worth the wait, very high quality ball cap. I retired my Lapua cap when I got the first one from Jessica last winter. And, yes I paid for the Lapua cap too. bob
 
I'm with the don't do it guys. It takes me i don't know how long to unpick those silly ticks and such off my sports gear & as for that bloody guy with the polo stick on a horse .........

Damnation, I'm out of petroleum jelly!
 
hi2utoo said:
I must be totally insane to even respond to this but why is this even posted under the Rimfire Benchrest forum. Has nothing to do with such. Go put this type of no value input in the general forum for those who may even want to look at such.

Les Williams
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Well, you know Hammy is our little resident trollette, and he must be feeling esp. bad, now that Tim's set a (potential) record. He's just after a little attention. You'll notice he's very polite, making extra posts in order that everyone who responds gets a personalized post. A marketing thing, I suppose.
 
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