Official Choice products - your opinon
 

I'm on Official Choice's email list and received an email that they are selling beltless referee pants at 19.95 (reg. 49.95). If you have bought a pair in the past, what do you think about them?

Although I have not purchased any pants from them, I have purchased their shirts. I think that their shirts are of excellent quality. I would think the same to be true of their pants.

I've heard on here before that the pants don't fit quite like the other brands and the material is thin. I like their basketball shirts but their baseball shirts have been documented on the baseball forum as being pretty cheap and there are also design flaws.

Spend the money and get Sansabelts. They'll last longer and fit better.

I have always liked the shirts. The pants on the other hand...google 'pantaloons' & you'll get the idea. I have purchased both belted & beltless. See 'pantaloons' above.

These might help.... for what it's worth I am also a user of their shirts - great shirt!

http://forum.officiating.com/basketb...ess-pants.html
http://forum.officiating.com/basketb...ed-slacks.html

Shirts good. Pants bad....very bad. Wasted money on 2 pairs.

I bought some shirts a few years ago, they work fine. Good quality. I would never buy pants other than Sansabelt (first choice) or Cliff Keen.

Peace

I really like their shirts, but I did notice that they shrunk quite a bit over the course of this last season. I put them in the dryer most of the time. I'll probably buy 2-3 more shirts this year and I'll be air drying them instead.

I have some Dalco pants that I got my first season and they're not bad, but the Sansabelts I got this past season are much better. Does anyone have Honigs pants? How are they?

Honig's are the only pants I've used. I've had mine for 4 or 5 season (4 pairs rotated). They've been a good pant; however, I'm switching to Sansabelt next season. I've noticed that they've started to fade so I'm going to switch.

Try Them; I Think You'll Like Them
 

I own two pairs of OC pants and have found them to be compatible with Sansabelt and perhaps even a bit more comfortable. For $20, I would order a pair and try them out. Be aware that they have limited sizes and you will need to get them tailored for length and possibly fit.

I've been wearing OC shirts in both football and basketball for several years. I have one batch of 3 shirts (v-neck) I don't really like (material is a bit stiff). Other than that, they've been great. They don't really fade -- at least not that I can tell -- and they are still comfortable shirts. The zippers on the football shirts I have aren't the greatest, but the shirts themselves have held up for 4 full seasons of subvarsity wear and will likely see a 5th.

Don't dry anything except Sansabelt pants and dry them only for about 10 minutes. Everything else either hang dry (the OC shirts dry literally in minutes) or run them through the air dry cycle (no heat) in your dryer if you have one.

Yeah I started hang drying the OC shirts later in the season this year and they hardly wrinkled at all and they didn't take much time to dry at all. I won't be using the dryer for any new shirts from here on out.

Have cycled 3 pairs over the past 8 years. They still look sharp and fit well.

I have two pairs of the Honigs athletic fit beltless pant. Honigs pants are of excellent quality imo.

I have owned the Honig's pants for the past 3 years and they still look new, but maybe it is because I air dry them. I also air dry the shirts and they also still look new.
I have purchased a pair of OC pants for the up coming season because I needed an extra pair and they were on sale. They do feel lighter than the Honig's but I suppose I will find out.

Since my 2nd year, I have worn nothing but Sansabelt pants. And I still have pants in tact for those 10 plus years. I have only had two pants ever fall apart and those were 10 years old easily (and I have gained a little weight).

Peace

You wear them at the same time? :D

Other posters have said they were "thinner/lighter" but jees wearing 2 pair at once to make up the difference :D

Guess I'll find out soon enough, I couldn't pass on the $20 special.

So my order FINALLY came in & I agree that the pants material is much thinner than my Cliff Cleen. That might be a good thing for me since I sweat a lot . The legs do flare more (bell bottoms) but it’s nothing my tailor can’t fix.
Even though they hit me over the head for $14.95 s&h I still think I got a great deal... if they hold up for a few seasons. Time will tell.

Do you guys/gals get the boot cut heam?

I’ve seen some officials with like a 2 inch slit at the bottom to make the pants lay over the shoes… have any of you seen this?

Do you all wash & dry or take your pants to the cleaners?

Thanks for the tip Peach State Ref!

$14.95 shipping? What else did you buy? I posted a new thread about how outrageous their shipping is. They want $11.95 for two shirts.

Boot cut hem? No. My Sansabelts are regular cut. The "bell bottom" cut looks ridiculous. I've seen guys around here with it and it looks bad. And no, I would never cut slits in my pants so they lay over my shoes.

Wash and hang dry then iron. Going to the cleaners is unnecessary.

I wear two kinds of pants -- sansabelts and sansabelts. Any questions?

OC was the first to sell the long sleeve powder blue umpire's shirts, and I bought two, and they are of very good quality.

MTD, Sr.

Mesh shirts are nice, but OC pants suck. IMO the best pants are Sansabelts with cliff Keen a solid second. Honigs fade but fit and hold up well.