If you watched the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics, and if you stayed up long enough to watch Team USA enter the arena, you no doubt saw the super-snazzy knit hat they were wearing. I immediately started scouring the web looking for it. It took me a day until I found someone who had blogged about it and posted a link.
It’s a pretty nice hat, no? If I had seen it in a store like Kohl’s, I would have snatched it up immediately. But it’s not at Kohl’s. It’s a Polo hat, and the only place I’ve seen it for sale is the official Olympic team store. The catch? It’s $75.
Seventy-five dollars? For a few yards of yarn? I mean, yeah, it’s a sweet hat, but seriously? I checked ebay, and it’s going for well over $150. So could it possibly be an investment as a collector’s item? I’d want to wear it, but I’d feel really silly spending $75 on it.
It’s probably a really well-built hat. But I could get one in roughly the same style for $10, $15 max. While the winter has been quite ridiculous this year, I’m sure it’s almost over. I wouldn’t even get to enjoy a hat like this probably until December.
But it *is* a really great hat, and it’s American. I hate materialism.
-j
I'm Jason, and I like to write.
no times a million. don’t do it.
Not worth it, I guarantee you. Not only will it no longer be applicable after a few weeks, but how often do you wear hats? How often would you wear THAT hat?
Though I admit, it is a cool looking hat