Boycott the Borsalino price-hike

[daybyday]

More likely that it causes hair loss...

Hair-loss 95% genetics. But good chance these hats might have been a conspiracy by bald people who wanted to cover their hair-loss and still fit it, same goes for yarmulkes

[jj1000]

Hair-loss 95% genetics. But good chance these hats might have been a conspiracy by bald people who wanted to cover their hair-loss and still fit it, same goes for yarmulkes

So how long ago did you take off your yarmulke?

[shulem92]

So how long ago did you take off your yarmulke?

AALOL

[daybyday]

So how long ago did you take off your yarmulke?

I'm sure some rebbe somewhere would tell you that's the next step.

LOL yarmulke doesnt cost $300 and i actually like how it looks

[davidmal]

A link about the boycott of Borsalino due to recent price-hikes: http://collive.com/show_news.rtx?id=33847&alias=grassroots-boycott-on-borsalino

Boycott.. really? Imagine someone decided to post a link to Boycott Chocolate Chips.

It's his business and he can run it anyway he likes

Boycott is a strong word. Just don't buy it.

[mmgfarb]

Boycott.. really? Imagine someone decided to post a link to Boycott Chocolate Chips.

It's his business and he can run it anyway he likes

Boycott is a strong word. Just don't buy it.

Who is "he"? Borsalino is an Italian company that probably doesn't need the frum business. You can actually get nicer and cheaper hats buying from a real hat shop or from a company like Borsalino directly.

[CS1]

A link about the boycott of Borsalino due to recent price-hikes: http://collive.com/show_news.rtx?id=33847&alias=grassroots-boycott-on-borsalino

Boycott.. really? Imagine someone decided to post a link to Boycott Chocolate Chips.
It's his business and he can run it anyway he likes
Boycott is a strong word. Just don't buy it.

It's a boycott link (from a year ago) about the price HIKE. It was just a reference article to educate the public of the sudden price hike that was taking place that year.
Nobody has anything against Borsalino or chocolate chips. They just refuse to "overpay" for them.

i.e. Many will not pay $6+ for a 9 oz bag of chocolate chips. There are some brands that charge $5-6+, and since we go through 6-8 bags per week, we are careful not to overpay. We will also work as hard as possible to keep pricing for premium chocolate as low as possible.
This translates into extra time, effort, and research into affordable FTLs, film printing, nut-free packing, warehousing, and low-profit distribution (and direct-to-store-sales/full-pallet pricing) wherever possible. This translates into longer work hours, however our goal is to keep $6/bag chocolate below $4/bag whenever possible.

P.S. I was in the Borsalino shop in Rome last year. They were extra nice; they knew that we were Jewish, and they let us try on $600+ hats, etc...
Nothing against the company. They are great and they sell premium products. Just offer an affordable option to the brand-loyal customers, if at all possible.

[davidmal]

P.S. I was in Rome last year.

+1

[CS1]

+1

that was you at the Borsalino store in downtown Rome with the black hat?    Or the one who had the 2nd-to-last tiramisu at Ba'Ghetto Milky? I got the last one at lunch. And the recipe. Hope to buy CY mascarpone one of these days and make it.

Next year for DDF; DO at St. Regis Rome.

[davidmal]

that was you at the Borsalino store in downtown Rome with the black hat? 

haha. not quite....

[CS1]

Glad to see that they have some $175 options. No need for any boycott, (better selection in BP i'm sure.) They last 2-4+ yrs, so that affordable for most, imo. Link: http://us.borsalino.com/en/man/fall/winter-2015/16/felt-hats/marengo-felt-hat-narrow-brim.html

[ExGingi]

Who is "he"? Borsalino is an Italian company that probably doesn't need the frum business. You can actually get nicer and cheaper hats buying from a real hat shop or from a company like Borsalino directly.

I doubt whether that statement is true.

see: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/404873/exclusive-inside-tour-of-borsalino.html and note the paragraph: “The Orthodox Jewish community is important for us,” the youthful Edouard Burrus, Borsalino’s recently appointed Vice Chairman, told us. He is part of the Geneva-based Quest Partners led by Italian financier Philippe Camperio that bought the company after it faced financial troubles."

[davidmal]

I doubt whether that statement is true.

see: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/404873/exclusive-inside-tour-of-borsalino.html and note the paragraph: “The Orthodox Jewish community is important for us,” the youthful Edouard Burrus, Borsalino’s recently appointed Vice Chairman, told us. He is part of the Geneva-based Quest Partners led by Italian financier Philippe Camperio that bought the company after it faced financial troubles."

True.
Not to many people buying rain hats today.
especially for north of $200.

[mmgfarb]

True.
Not to many people buying rain hats today.
especially for north of $200.

There are a lot more people wearing hats than you think, especially in other European countries.

[ExGingi]

There are a lot more people wearing hats than you think, especially in other European countries.

That might be true, but the frum world is DEFINITELY significant for Borsalino (as it is to other hat manufacturers).

[mmgfarb]

That might be true, but the frum world is DEFINITELY significant for Borsalino (as it is to other hat manufacturers).

That's probably true.

[ExGingi]

Does this progression count as popcorn:

I doubt whether that statement is true.

True.

That might be true,

That's probably true.

[mmgfarb]

Does this progression count as popcorn:

ALOL

[ExGingi]

ALOL

My mitzvah for the day, putting a smile on another Yid's face.

[mmgfarb]

My mitzvah for the day, putting a smile on another Yid's face.

I hope you get a few more mitvos today too.