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Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
Second, IAABO can sell the rights to sell its equipment to whoever it pleases. If you do not want to buy from The Official's Choice, then by all means do not buy from them. [/B]
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Mark, I agree with you 100% except if there is only one company that sells anything IAABO and your "board" says you have to wear shirts and jackets with the IAABO logo on it. I have no choice using them. I haven't had this problem with any other business that sells officiating supplies. There is something strange about how all of these other companies let you pay for a product and they send you that product. It is called doing business and customer service. The Officials Choice isn't doing a good job of realizing this. It is almost like they don't care about repeat customers or word of mouth advertising. All of the places you mentioned that I've done business with have been great. Also, Officials Choice has their own brand of shirt and the sizes are bigger than normal. A medium from them is like a large Cliff Keen. I have plenty of shirts but only one (a grey one that has the logo and is a large which is too big) with the IAABO logo on it. I have 3 jackets but none with the logo. I don't really like to sew the patch on because I'm just finicky about the way I look on the court.
If all of this isn't enough, I'm having a hard time swallowing IAABO anyway. I didn't start with them and I don't have IAABO running through my blood. The national federation hands down the rules and the places I've been in the past train accordingly. It is like IAABO is something added on top. As far as my local board, the rules guy is great but so are many others throughout the country. Just like that, there are many great officials across the country that do not have anything to do with IAABO. I have been judged to some extent by my IAABO years of experience. Well I have 0 IAABO years. However I do have many years doing games that are governed by the National Federation and the game experience to go with my years. I also have some blunt mentors who paid attention to the smallest detail. Add all of this up and you have frustration and this post. Thank you for reading.