Super frustrated with The Officials Choice

[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.

[robbie]

Originally Posted by 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.

All of my pants are professionally dry cleaned only and as a matter of fact, my shirts go to the cleaners also.

I was not complaining about the Honig, but fact is the "balling" is only noticable with them and not the the OC pants.

You brought up size also. That was my only complaint about OC pants. The BASE pants are a little too thin in the leg for me. I still have a pair that I wear.

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by kylejt

The camo shirts, which had potential, were hunter's camo, and not military digital (which would have made him a fortune, IMO).

Why would anyone buy a camoflauge umpire shirt?

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

Why would anyone buy a camoflauge umpire shirt?

Well, "the best umpires are the ones who go unnoticed"

I disagree with that quote ^^


What better way to go unnoticed than with a camo shirt?

[Robmoz]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

Why would anyone buy a camoflauge umpire shirt?

Working Memorial tourneys or Veteran's events is when the camo shirt comes in handy as a supportive gesture, the response we get when we wear them is heartwarming. Its similar to wearing Pink when the event is an Awareness type of promotion.

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by kylejt

The web site that rarely gets updated, etc. It just got old.

Gerry Davis has barely updated his website in 5 years, yet most enjoy his products.