Boycott the Borsalino price-hike

[Red]

That's a wonderful solution but no-one wants to be the first to start.

My weekday hat is actually a hat that I found for $25 (it's 3 years old already and still in decent condition). My Shabbos hat is a borsalino trionfo, 5 years old and in excellent condition. I do treat my hats better the most people though.

[henche]

My weekday hat is actually a hat that I found for $25 (it's 3 years old already and still in decent condition). My Shabbos hat is a borsalino trionfo, 5 years old and in excellent condition. I do treat my hats better the most people though.

That's mean. You should treat better at least as well as your hats.

[Freddie]

That's mean. You should treat better at least as well as your hats.

I got it.

[YOSEF]

That's mean. You should treat better at least as well as your hats.

Yea. Wrap them in plastic and then put them in a box.

[12HRS]

Yea. Wrap them in plastic and then put them in a box.

do you poke holes for air?

[Red]

That's mean. You should treat better at least as well as your hats.

[Tuna Baygel]

Many years a ago the Gerrer Rebbe was upset about the exorbiant prices of Shtreimlach, He than introduced the Spodek a cheaper alternative to the Shtreimel which all Gerrer Chasidim rich and poor wear till today

Borsalino can charge what they would like for a hat. You have a right not to shop there and find an alternative option

[MeirS]

Many years a ago the Gerrer Rebbe was upset about the exorbiant prices of Shtreimlach, He than introduced the Spodek a cheaper alternative to the Shtreimel which all Gerrer Chasidim rich and poor wear till today

Borsalino can charge what they would like for a hat. You have a right not to shop there and find an alternative option

Like in Poland? All polish chassidim wear spodeks while the Hungarian and Romanian where streimlach.

[Tuna Baygel]

It is very possible I am wrong

AFAIK the Spodek was a cheaper alternative to the Shtreimel

[MisterHock]

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL5N0W73YM20150305?irpc=932

[Tuna Baygel]

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL5N0W73YM20150305?irpc=932

Is this related to the boycott?

[Tankchucker]

Is this related to the boycott?

Most definitely.

we along with borsalino were laughing at those bachurim that made the boycott, and now they showed us. Oh wait it was only us laughing at them borsalino never heard of the boycott.

[chaimmayer]

Many years a ago the Gerrer Rebbe was upset about the exorbiant prices of Shtreimlach, He than introduced the Spodek a cheaper alternative to the Shtreimel which all Gerrer Chasidim rich and poor wear till today

The way I always heard the story was that the rebbe threatened that if they didn't lower the prices on the spodeks then he would walk into shul next Shabbos wearing a hat.

He was able to make a threat like that because ger is the largest chassidus by far that wears spodeks so it would have put the spodek machers out of business.  You could not pull off the same thing with one rebbe making a threat about not wearing a shtriemel.

[username]

We'll bump this thread as well.

[Super Speed]

What happened now?

[CS1]

What happened now?

probably connected to the ad on DDMS about the "Yeshiva hats" link: http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/103672

[username]

DD advertiser.

[koplonko]

The way I always heard the story was that the rebbe threatened that if they didn't lower the prices on the spodeks then he would walk into shul next Shabbos wearing a hat.

He was able to make a threat like that because ger is the largest chassidus by far that wears spodeks so it would have put the spodek machers out of business.  You could not pull off the same thing with one rebbe making a threat about not wearing a shtriemel.

The way I always heard the story was that he (also) said "if a regular hat is good for the lubavitcher Rebbe, than its good for me"

[daybyday]

I used to wear a hat but never liked how it looked or felt, it was mostly habit from young age and being in yeshiva.
Wife finally told me why the heck do you wear it if you hate it?
 Stopped wearing it 5 years ago and don't miss it in the least. Most people wear it just because it associates them with our community not because they like how it looks. Why should i shell out $300 plus for something i dont want in the first place..

Some enjoy it because it covers their hair-loss, but thats a whole different topic.

[Dan]

More likely that it causes hair loss...