That's because Fanatics took over the jersey manufacture and cut the quality. Fanatics sucks in all sort of dimensions.
replyI don't think it's uniquely Fanatics. All kinds of "luxury" brands have been dropping their quality standards for several decades now. And not for making some mass market cheaper products, but on their regular supposedly "luxury" lines.
replyThey made a name over decades and now they're going to ride the name till the end of the company.
replyI really do wonder if MBA == evil.
Doc Martin are absolute trash now. Managed to destroy a pair within a few months....
replyIs fanatic some localized term for capitalists I'm not aware of?
replyIn a manner of speaking. They have a monopoly on selling official jerseys for some big North American sports leagues (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB)
replyIncidentally I've seen some where they've taken off the sponsors too.
replySo cheaper, better quality, and I'm not a walking advert!
But as the Frankfurt School
Famously said about the Mona Lisa that the copies make the original. In other words the copies give the original all the publicity to make it famous.
replyThey said that, but it was already quite famous for centuries. As were other paintings, not copied, and not involved in some high publicity heist like it.
replyThat was exactly the point. The fame came from the number of copies of the painting.
replySome people say brands like Gucci became more famous because of the number copies made.
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