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The new Fanatics jerseys are charging you to rep the Play Alberta sponsor



Thought this was pretty funny. But, wouldn't the brand want the free advertising? I guess nothing in Rogers place is free.

by orobsky

30 Comments

  1. SRTGreat

    I haven’t gave a single shit about the patch until now.

    I like gambling, but FUCK this. Just another reason I won’t be buying Fanatics dog shit product. You’re gonna charge me $10 for something I don’t even want? Oh hell no.

  2. Flatoftheblade

    Wow that is absolutely wild that they transparently charge for it with its own price tag. The balls. Holy shit.

  3. Nebardine

    I hope that shit is optional, as I want nothing to do with it.

  5. p0tentX

    Wait, shouldn’t I be getting a discount for advertising?

  6. _ShutUpLegs_

    What the fuck? The whole point of advertising/sponsors is that you pay to have your product or branding on something to create awareness/hype of your product. It is a cost of doing business. How are they going to make a fan pay to have something on their jersey that most don’t want to be there in the first place? This is that fucking weird it’s got to be fake or some kind of cock up.

    If anything they should be paying me to wear it/add it.

  7. DontforgetaboutDRAI

    I kinda see what you’re saying but some people want to be wearing exactly what the players are

  9. dwtougas

    Wait until people learn that Oilers are a brand that they’re paying to advertise.

  11. Andy-Martin

    Patch or no patch, that’s an absurd price.

  12. Substantial_Ant77

    Yeah I’m definitely not getting a new Oilers jersey any time in the near future. I tried so hard to get my hands on one of the last adidas ones :’(

  13. joe_8829

    Don’t buy at ice district. I paid 250 at united cycle, they get theirs from fanatics the numbers are slightly different, but no PA patch either and it was 70 cheaper

  14. HarloldBallardLives

    Buy up the remaining Adidas sweaters and wait out the 10 year rein of Fanatics

  16. GeorgeGammyCostanza

    I think I’ll be skipping my new jersey purchase this year.

  18. SportsNPoli

    While I do dislike the ads on jerseys league-wide, I don’t mind the option for fans to add the patch; especially if they want to look as close as possible to the on-ice product.

    The additional cost is suspect (I’d assume Play Alberta would cover at least some of the cost for walking billboards), but at the end of the day is it really that different from stuff like dealer-branding on vehicles?

  19. _Halt19_

    isn’t that a good thing? it means it’s cheaper to buy without ruining it with a gambling ad

    edit: WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN’T BUY IT WITHOUT THE PATCH

  20. FreakyFriday1045

    I hate that when I play the 50/50 I get inundated with these Play Alberta emails. Isn’t this an AB gov operation?

  21. Dubs337

    lol I’d pay them ten bucks to take it off

  22. Razzamatazz14

    That’s some horse shit right there.

    I won’t buy a jersey with an advertiser’s patch on it, so I guess I’m done buying them?

  23. GladdBagg

    They can’t even spell jersey properly.

  24. moussetang

    I’m going to assume Oilers jerseys are going to be high in demand from AliBaba.

  26. WarmFishedSalad

    What a fucking joke. Imagine being a recovering gambling addict and having to have that on your jersey just because you want to support the team… what’s next, Perdue Pharma?? Might as well fully get into the realm of shit…

  27. canuck_11

    I’m a Sens fan and last year the team shop was selling CIBC patches for fans to add to their jerseys.

  28. LZYX

    Will they take it off the jersey and discount me $10 instead?

  30. OptimalSkeptic

    Nobody notice the re-placement of the C? Looks terrible with the outline of where it was previously. 

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