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#Post#: 148764--------------------------------------------------
Re: Amazing new merch
DIR By: never sleep
Date: January 28, 2026, 3:36 am
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> Yet another tiresome club bashing thread....
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> [emoji42][emoji42][emoji42]
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Yeah - that is how I read it too - "How dare the retail manager
try to make money selling a hoodie when the head coach is doing
such a poor job" :-)
The criticism that the shop often gets is that there is too
little variety in the merch. Having "varsity" ranges, etc,
addresses this.
Personally, I would like to see "office-wear".
I also support a French Pro-D2 team (ASBH) and I have some
really nice smart white work-shirts from their store. If Quins
sold anything like those, then I would be in the front of the
queue.
For me, I am not going to buy one of these hoodies. Nothing
against them, but basically, I don't need yet another hoodie.
(In the same way that I am not going to buy training shorts or
golf tees.)
But, I'm sure some will buy them and the shop will make some
money out of them.
#Post#: 148766--------------------------------------------------
Re: Amazing new merch
DIR By: JammyGit
Date: January 28, 2026, 3:38 am
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It's not good merch and it's fair to be critical of that. I do
find that the constant sniping over things like the social media
presence to be tiresome, though. They're just doing their jobs
and they have nothing to do with the running of the team.
#Post#: 148773--------------------------------------------------
Re: Amazing new merch
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: January 28, 2026, 5:09 am
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Can't speak to anyone else, but I'm just making a joke about how
boring I think the hoodies are. It's not a jab at the club or at
people who choose to buy them. It just seemed a bit of a
contrast between "black hoody with tiny white text" and the
whole concept of a "harlequin". No more than that. If you can't
joke about trivial things, you're going to get very upset as a
fan of anything.
#Post#: 148774--------------------------------------------------
Re: Amazing new merch
DIR By: poorfour
Date: January 28, 2026, 5:14 am
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--- Quote from: JammyGit link ---
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> It's not good merch and it's fair to be critical of that. I do
find that the constant sniping over things like the social media
presence to be tiresome, though. They're just doing their jobs
and they have nothing to do with the running of the team.
>
--- End Quote ---
Not good merch by what criterion, though? "I don't personally
like it" is not a good criterion. "It's not well made and falls
apart after a couple of washes" might be, but I doubt anyone can
speak from experience on that at this stage.
But the reason they're launching this stuff is going to be that
they've done their market research and identified demand for it
- even if it's not demand from regular CAW posters. In the grand
scheme of the club we are a tiny minority of the supporter base
and a lot of what the club does is trying to appeal to the
majority of fans who are not us.
#Post#: 148777--------------------------------------------------
Re: Amazing new merch
DIR By: never sleep
Date: January 28, 2026, 5:40 am
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We could just ask - - -
@MQ was this thread meant to be a snipe at the club?
#Post#: 148778--------------------------------------------------
Re: Amazing new merch
DIR By: MaidstoneQuin
Date: January 28, 2026, 5:51 am
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As a direct answer no.
Along with a few on here, and quite a few on other social
platforms, have expressed dismay at the latest offering where
most things by Castore have been dull, and very unquins like (in
my view).
I'm not sure if the club sign off on potential lines before they
are created, but I would be disappointed if someone who is a
Quin gave it the green light. I fully understand the need for
various merch lines, but for God sake - put some effort into
them before asking for people to spend £60 on a £5 hoody which
could easily say "Saracens" on or another generic template
#Post#: 148779--------------------------------------------------
Re: Amazing new merch
DIR By: never sleep
Date: January 28, 2026, 5:52 am
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--- Quote from: MaidstoneQuin link ---
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> As a direct answer no.
>
> Along with a few on here, and quite a few on other social
platforms, have expressed dismay at the latest offering where
most things by Castore have been dull, and very unquins like (in
my view).
>
> I'm not sure if the club sign off on potential lines before
they are created, but I would be disappointed if someone who is
a Quin gave it the green light. I fully understand the need for
various merch lines, but for God sake - put some effort into
them before asking for people to spend £60 on a £5 hoody which
could easily say "Saracens" on or another generic template
>
>
>
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Cheers MQ - that is clear.
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Re: Amazing new merch
DIR By: JammyGit
Date: January 28, 2026, 6:40 am
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--- Quote from: poorfour link ---
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> Not good merch by what criterion, though? "I don't personally
like it" is not a good criterion. "It's not well made and falls
apart after a couple of washes" might be, but I doubt anyone can
speak from experience on that at this stage.
>
> But the reason they're launching this stuff is going to be
that they've done their market research and identified demand
for it - even if it's not demand from regular CAW posters. In
the grand scheme of the club we are a tiny minority of the
supporter base and a lot of what the club does is trying to
appeal to the majority of fans who are not us.
>
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You're taking an awful lot on faith there poorfour.
Anyway it's not good merch because it's a) extremely plain, b)
very expensive for what it is, and c) the merchandising aspect
of it is a tiny logo and text
It's extremely low effort stuff being sold at a premium and it's
actually okay and normal to be critical of these things as a
consumer rather than immediately trying to position this as some
sort of marketing masterstroke
#Post#: 148789--------------------------------------------------
Re: Amazing new merch
DIR By: never sleep
Date: January 28, 2026, 7:00 am
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--- Quote from: JammyGit link ---
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> You're taking an awful lot on faith there poorfour.
>
> Anyway it's not good merch because it's a) extremely plain, b)
very expensive for what it is, and c) the merchandising aspect
of it is a tiny logo and text
>
> It's extremely low effort stuff being sold at a premium and
it's actually okay and normal to be critical of these things as
a consumer rather than immediately trying to position this as
some sort of marketing masterstroke
>
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It does however have my board's username written in big letters
in Latin on the back though
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Re: Amazing new merch
DIR By: Yareet
Date: January 28, 2026, 7:06 am
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--- Quote from: MaidstoneQuin link ---
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> As a direct answer no.
>
> Along with a few on here, and quite a few on other social
platforms, have expressed dismay at the latest offering where
most things by Castore have been dull, and very unquins like (in
my view).
>
> I'm not sure if the club sign off on potential lines before
they are created, but I would be disappointed if someone who is
a Quin gave it the green light. I fully understand the need for
various merch lines, but for God sake - put some effort into
them before asking for people to spend £60 on a £5 hoody which
could easily say "Saracens" on or another generic template
>
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I’m not sure how specific to Castore the lack of colour is. A
lot of the Adidas kit was essentially plain black
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