Super frustrated with The Officials Choice

[robbie]

Ordered the "Limit of 1 each" pants from them (Official's Choice) 3 times. Got 3 plates and 3 base.
Perfect service. VERY promt shipping. VERY VERY good price.
I spoke live to them each time to place order.
Then I called and asked if they were going to get more and had no trouble getting a live answer (Which, unfortunately, was no,)

I have NO stake in this - just passing on historic facts.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by robbie

Ordered the "Limit of 1 each" pants from them (Official's Choice) 3 times. Got 3 plates and 3 base.

They sell pants? I just went to their website, and could only find shirts.

I've only ordered a couple of things from them. I do a lot of girls fastpitch softball, and I wanted a couple of the pink umpire shirts to wear in the month of October, and when high school teams have their cancer awareness games in the spring. The shirts came in with no issues that I can recall.

For most stuff I buy online, I've used Purchase Officials. I've been pretty satisfied with their Smittys line of products.

[dash_riprock]

A good friend of mine owns this business. I don't know how he stacks up against his competitors, but I can vouch for his honesty and his dedication to service.

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[robbie]

Originally Posted by Manny A

They sell pants? I just went to their website, and could only find shirts.

I've only ordered a couple of things from them. I do a lot of girls fastpitch softball, and I wanted a couple of the pink umpire shirts to wear in the month of October, and when high school teams have their cancer awareness games in the spring. The shirts came in with no issues that I can recall.

For most stuff I buy online, I've used Purchase Officials. I've been pretty satisfied with their Smittys line of products.

They did have pants - May have been a one time thing as they told me they were sold out and no plans of stocking soon.
They were the poly / wool like Honig's premiums except they were about $20.00. Hands down best value i've ever gotten. In fact, I use the Honig's so the discount was a bonus. They were a slightly darker color.

[Manny A]

Okay, now I'm starting to get frustrated with Official's Choice as well. I've received three emails today alone spamming me about sales for whistles, basketball referee shirts, and football elastic down indicators. Hello?? Look at my order history and figure out what I officiate!

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by robbie

They did have pants - May have been a one time thing as they told me they were sold out and no plans of stocking soon.
They were the poly / wool like Honig's premiums except they were about $20.00. Hands down best value i've ever gotten. In fact, I use the Honig's so the discount was a bonus. They were a slightly darker color.

You're not seriously comparing the pants OC was selling to the polywools are you?

[robbie]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

You're not seriously comparing the pants OC was selling to the polywools are you?

Why not? They are, in fact polywool. They are a little darker (almost charcoal) but other than that very very similay. The stitching was virtually identical. The material was slightly less heavy (not a derternt at all) and actually held a crease better and the material did not fur ball at all which the Honig does.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by robbie

Why not? They are, in fact polywool. They are a little darker (almost charcoal) but other than that very very similay. The stitching was virtually identical. The material was slightly less heavy (not a derternt at all) and actually held a crease better and the material did not fur ball at all which the Honig does.

Those pants were inferior to real polywools in every way. They are not charcoal, they are almost black. (The Honig's and UA polywools are actually charcoal) I have seen no Official's Choice products that are superior to any of the big supplier's gear in baseball or basketball. (Honig's, UA, Smitty, etc)

[kylejt]

The Honig's/Hardick pants "fur ball" if you throw them in the washing machine and dryer. Dry clean them, as directed, and they stay sharp.

The OC pants aren't uniform in color. We wear uniforms. If everyone is wearing them, and that goes for the Davis pants too, fine. If not, the OC pants really stick out as being a different color.

I've been round-n-round with the OC owner about this. From what I can gleen, he tries to order stuff from his off shore suppiers that matches other brands. They fail, and then he says he wants to set the market, not follow it.

First it was ill fitting, gigantic shirts. Then the stripes were too big, and the buttons were the "wrong" color. Their light blue shirts matched nothing on the market. The camo shirts, which had potential, were hunter's camo, and not military digital (which would have made him a fortune, IMO). The ball bags had inside pockets so big, balls could get stuck in them.

But he made one product that cinched it for me that he didn't know his customer: Light blue ball bags. Can you imagine what they'd look like after a game?

Then pile on that long gap in shipping time. The web site that rarely gets updated, etc. It just got old.

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by robbie

Why not? They are, in fact polywool. They are a little darker (almost charcoal) but other than that very very similay. The stitching was virtually identical. The material was slightly less heavy (not a derternt at all) and actually held a crease better and the material did not fur ball at all which the Honig does.

Well, they fit like compression Under Armour with plate gear, there's one difference.

I'm not wasting my fingers typing how these compare in no way to the polywools other than that they're both pants.

YMMV

[robbie]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

Well, they fit like compression Under Armour with plate gear, there's one difference.

I'm not wasting my fingers typing how these compare in no way to the polywools other than that they're both pants.

YMMV

Guess you got a bad batch, or I got a good batch. Like I said, I have no skin in this at all, but I would buy 20 plate pants if they were offered again.

The plate pants ate identical in dimention to Honig, the base are narrower in the leg (At least the ones I purchased.)