A Blowhard and a $40 Hat

[Rev. Rye]

$40 for a baseball cap with the letters U.S.A. embroidered on it? FUCKING REALLY?

I mean, honestly, when I'm out and about, I wear an Ægean Fisherman's cap. It's actually pretty nice, and you know what the ironic thing is? I bought a backup hat earlier this summer in Door County and it actually cost less than that hat. $35, to be specific. And you know what the kicker is? The store I got it (it's called Hat Head, and it's in Fish Creek, Wisconsin) at has a service where you can buy a blank, solid coloured baseball cap, and embroider it with a design of your choosing. While I have no idea what this would actually cost (and since the store is in Door County and I am back in Illinois, I can't easily check back with the store and see how much it would cost firsthand), I am almost certain that they can actually make something virtually identical to that hat for less than $40. Hell, I'm currently looking at other sites for reference, and I can certainly see it being accomplished for half that.

$40 for a baseball cap (and not even one with a special design) is a ripoff is all I'm saying.