u/lessthanastaplegun

Our team just spent almost a year looking for a new jersey supplier.

TLDR: We bought T-shirts instead. 

One of our skaters does market research for a living. She reached out to 40 random teams and asked them who they were using for jerseys and to give an honest opinion on them if we promised to keep everything anonymous. We heard back from 33 teams, and I would say the overall majority of teams are whelmed / to slightly unhappy with their jerseys. 

Common issues were long lead times, poor quality, lack of reversible jerseys, and companies just not delivering on their promises. A few teams said they were worried that their current provider would go under if they got more popular

Three teams we spoke to had been completely ripped off and had put out money for jerseys that never came. More than a few teams HATED who they went with and were actively looking for a new company.

Ultimately, we decided that basic t-shirts was the best solution, though not the one we wanted. I wish other teams the best of luck if you're going through this. I'm just glad to be done with it. 

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u/lessthanastaplegun — 1 day ago