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					Originally Posted by  Dakota
					 
				 
				Hat sizing is notoriously inconsistent.  
 
Chances are if you return your 7 1/8 and exchange it for a 7 1/4, the replacement hat will be too large. The whole industry seems to treat hat sizing as some kind of random lottery. 
 
This is why I will not order plate hats on-line unless I have absolutely no other option.  
			
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 Same here.  My old plate hat was 7 5/8, and that fits me so tight that it leaves red lines on my head and I get headaches if it's been longer than 3 days since my last haircut.  Imagine my surprise when the size 7 1/2 fit me perfectly this time around.