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At polo-shirts.co.uk we strive to please our customers, and we invite everyone who purchases from us to give us feedback that will help us improve our customer service. We’re delighted with our latest google rating – which is measured entirely independently – which tells us that we’ve achieved 4.8 out of 5 from our Google checkout users.
Of course we already knew that we were giving people what they wanted, at prices they valued, with service that exceeded their expectations, because our customers told us so in the comments they left for us on our comments page but it’s great to have an outside confirmation that we’re meeting our aims.
And we’re not taking our success lightly, we intend to continue improving our offering and our service so that everybody who buys from us continues to be as happy as our past customers have been.
October 9th, 2008
Regular readers will notice that over the past few weeks we’ve been giving the www.polo-shirts.co.uk website an update and makeover. We’ve decided on an excellent new look - going from this:
To this:
But the real reason for our new appearance is that we’ve been working hard to please our customers. Now you’ll find it even easier to locate what you’re looking for and to place your orders with the minimum of fuss. We’d love to hear your comments on our new look!
August 7th, 2008
This is the question that www.nosymbolrequired.co.uk asked.
And the answer?
Well, it was http://www.saftag.com which was given an overall rating of 5 stars, another 5 stars for item quality, 4 stars for item value and 5 stars for item fit and sizing.
Mark Wallace, who conducted the review said, ‘I have had difficulty in the past sourcing good enough organic cotton t-shirts which will hold the reputation of my company. I used anvil organic tees for a while, which were in the correct price range, however they didn’t stand the test of time. SAF t-shirts are good quality, are not prone to misshaping after washing, and are easy to print on. The feel of the fabric is far superior to any other organic cotton tee I have managed to get my hands on. The sizes are acceptable and what you would expect. The colours are vibrant and also last well when washing.
His only quibble?
He wants to know when SAF will be bringing out a yellow tee!
White organic T-shirt courtesy of SAF
July 14th, 2008
Yogi Berra, the superstar player and manager of baseball, has been sharing his views on teams and their appearance, but his views go further than sporting achievements. Here’s what he had to say:
- …you have a responsibility to those wearing the same uniform. Break a rule or do something foolhardy, you embarrass the uniform. You embarrass yourself and your team. Wearing a uniform — whether you’re a cop or a coffee shop waitress — carries a responsibility and dependability. To those one serves and those wearing the same uniform.
- When I played in the minors, we wore hand-me-down Yankee uniforms. I don’t know whose old woollen jersey I wore, but Charlie Silvera was always thrilled that he wore Lou Gehrig’s old trousers. Nowadays, nobody wears baggy flannels anymore; there’s no more hand-me-downs. But anyone who puts on a Yankee uniform can’t ignore the history of it all.
- Uniforms are more than a fashion statement. They’re a team’s identity. It’s like what Jerry Seinfeld said about fans: They don’t really root for players, they root for a team’s laundry. I still like that the Yankees still don’t put players’ names on their backs. The team’s identity is more important.
And if Yogi Berra says it, it must be true! I don’t think he’d approve of this T-shirt though …
Anti-yankee T-shirt courtesy of ewan and donabel
June 30th, 2008
Canadian politicians are fuming – they’ve discovered that Canada’s Olympic uniforms are being made in China! But Tu Ly, one of the designers who created them, is unapologetic about the situation. In an interview he made a robust defence of the decision to manufacture in China, ‘I would like to challenge these politicians to give up their cell phones made in China or their TVs, then maybe they’d really be on an even plane,’ he said. Ly added that his company has a code of vendor conduct to ensure its suppliers operate under fair working law and respect the environment.
But New Democrat MP Paul Dewar isn’t happy. ‘This is our Olympic team. We should be ensuring that all of our Olympic athletes are … wearing Canadian-made textiles and all of their uniforms should be made in Canada.’ The decision has sparked such controversy because the Canadian clothing manufacture market is in something of a decline at present.
The Hudson Bay Company, for whom Ly works, said that Asia is the only readily-available source for the specialist fabrics featured in the eco-friendly designs, which are specifically mandated to help athletes cope with Beijing’s heat and humidity. These innovative fabrics include bamboo, cocona and organic cotton. But the line of Olympic Supporters apparel is being made in China too, and that may be a more difficult case to fight, as souvenir buyers probably won’t be travelling to China!
For the last summer Olympics, Roots Canada made the athletes’ uniforms at home and outfitted Canada’s Olympic teams for every Olympics from 1998 to 2004.
Canadian Olympic team modelling their uniforms courtesy of JP Moculski, The Canadian Press
May 8th, 2008
The must-have souvenirs in Washington this week include I love the pope bumper stickers, Property of Benedict XVI T-shirts and mugs emblazoned with the pope’s heavenward gaze, all being snapped up by Roman Catholics who visited the capital ahead of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit. Many hoped that Benedict would bless rosaries and other religious articles at Thursday’s Mass. Merchandise licensed by the archdioceses of Washington and New York will be for sale at Masses and other events and online - some of the proceeds will go to help pay for the pope’s visit, but archdiocese officials say they are not expecting a huge sum. The most popular items from internet sales have been holy cards and polo shirts, which feature Benedict’s personal crest as an archbishop. Also selling well are the Benedict tour T-shirts, listing all the U.S. sites he is visiting, as if it was a concert tour.
And George? Well he’s been the victim of a scam that was nipped in the bud. A pair of Milanese forgers have just been charged with trying to sell a men’s fashion and accessories collection branded as Exclusively GC and designed by George Clooney. While the first response was that this was an April Fool’s Day hoax, police in Milan later found watches and garments that would have gone on sale if the scam hadn’t been stopped. Clooney told reporters in Rome, ‘If someone tries to sell you clothes or watches that are based on me, don’t buy them.’
Pope Benedict courtesy of Beyond Forgetting
April 17th, 2008
Going to the Masters Golf Tournament is a grail for many golfers, and nearly everybody who does attend wants to capture the memory with Masters souvenirs. Possibly the only place on earth where men outshop women is the Masters Gift Shop. Favourite gifts include Masters branded polo shirts for family members and cheaper printed T-shirts to take back for friends and neighbours.
Why so much fuss?
Because you can’t buy Masters memorabilia online – it’s purchasable on the course, on the day, or not at all and this rarity factor means that some people can lose their heads. This year one golf fan spent $1,200 (£600) on his souvenirs in under five minutes.
And what do the players think?
Well, Tiger Woods is pretty well all in favour – his wardrobe for the Masters is ‘scripted’ by Nike, several months in advance, along with the wardrobes of all their other contract players: Paul Casey, Trevor Immelman, Justin Leonard, Stephen Ames and K.J. Choi. This happens because correlating the clothing of eight to ten players so that they don’t all look like they’re wearing a uniform.
Nike’s athletes seem to like the clothes-scripting process. Most of them tried on and approved the garments they are wearing this week back in February, in a special Nike ‘outfitting’ van during the Accenture Match Play Championship.
Masters tournament courtesy of johntrainor
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