[Albion] Home shirt availability

[Giraffe]

So I just went to buy a home shirt as a birthday present tonight and was shocked to see hardly any availability unless you’re very large.

Why is this so difficult?

Pretty sure that if I wanted to buy a home shirt of every other Premier League club I would be able to tonight.

Must be losing a serious amount of cash from this. Just don’t understand it.

 

[timbha]

here we go (again)

 

[Wiggy Power]

So I just went to buy a home shirt as a birthday present tonight and was shocked to see hardly any availability unless you’re very large.

Why is this so difficult?

Pretty sure that if I wanted to buy a home shirt of every other Premier League club I would be able to tonight.

Must be losing a serious amount of cash from this. Just don’t understand it.

Eat more pies [emoji6]

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[Official Old Man]

Eat more pies [emoji6]

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Ha Ha, beat me to it

 

[Giraffe]

here we go (again)

I know. And yes I know we’ve covered this before and that’s what makes it worse. The reality is that for most of this season there has been no availability to buy the home shirt. That is nuts.

 

[Springal]

I know. And yes I know we’ve covered this before and that’s what makes it worse. The reality is that for most of this season there has been no availability to buy the home shirt. That is nuts.

Because we are insignificant to Nike? And probably because we have a custom kit

 

[timbha]

I know. And yes I know we’ve covered this before and that’s what makes it worse. The reality is that for most of this season there has been no availability to buy the home shirt. That is nuts.

I get your point but the answer to running out of stock in July/August isn't to stock up in January. There you go, I promised myself just one post on this thread and that was my 2nd!!

 

[Giraffe]

Because we are insignificant to Nike? And probably because we have a custom kit

It’s not even that nice!

 

[Bozza]

I received an email from Paul Barber on this subject early in the New Year. A quick copy and paste below, but it seems to have gone largely to plan. I can understand why they will be looking to run stocks down now with a new shirt en route in the Summer...

"I’m very pleased to report that, as of this morning, we still have a reasonable stock level of home shirts and these are currently available in all sizes. This suggests that all those fans that wanted home shirts for Christmas got them.

It also suggests that our staff did an excellent job in both estimating and managing the exceptional demand we have faced for replica shirts this season - despite a much higher volume of summer sales leading to the initial stock of shirts selling out for a period much earlier than usual.

Christmas replica shirt sales were also very high and, as a result, sales of this season’s home shirt will easily surpass the sales volumes of any previous shirt in the club’s history.

As is normal, some people bought their new replica shirt in the summer - and the highest ever number of people did this - and, also as is normal, some people were happy to wait until Christmas, and accept the shorter shelf life of the shirt. Again, even larger numbers than usual did this too.

Thankfully, and despite concerns from some, we’ve been able to satisfy both camps. It is of course our job to sell out of stock without having to discount and we now expect to do so for the final time this season within the next few weeks or so. We will therefore soon put out a final call for home shirts. "

 

[Wozza]

In fairness... when new stock arrived in December, the club announced there would be no more coming. That was effectively last chance to buy.

I imagine sales would naturally fall sharply after Xmas when a kit is in its final few months. Think I saw WBA advertising 30/40% off shirts?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

It's out of date in 4 months, in any case.

 

[Pickles]

I received an email from Paul Barber on this subject early in the New Year. A quick copy and paste below, but it seems to have gone largely to plan. I can understand why they will be looking to run stocks down now with a new shirt en route in the Summer...

"I’m very pleased to report that, as of this morning, we still have a reasonable stock level of home shirts and these are currently available in all sizes. This suggests that all those fans that wanted home shirts for Christmas got them.

It also suggests that our staff did an excellent job in both estimating and managing the exceptional demand we have faced for replica shirts this season - despite a much higher volume of summer sales leading to the initial stock of shirts selling out for a period much earlier than usual.

Christmas replica shirt sales were also very high and, as a result, sales of this season’s home shirt will easily surpass the sales volumes of any previous shirt in the club’s history.

As is normal, some people bought their new replica shirt in the summer - and the highest ever number of people did this - and, also as is normal, some people were happy to wait until Christmas, and accept the shorter shelf life of the shirt. Again, even larger numbers than usual did this too.

Thankfully, and despite concerns from some, we’ve been able to satisfy both camps. It is of course our job to sell out of stock without having to discount and we now expect to do so for the final time this season within the next few weeks or so. We will therefore soon put out a final call for home shirts. "

No way is that E mail from Barber out.

It's way too short.

 

[Superphil]

So I just went to buy a home shirt as a birthday present tonight and was shocked to see hardly any availability unless you’re very large.

Why is this so difficult?

Pretty sure that if I wanted to buy a home shirt of every other Premier League club I would be able to tonight.

Must be losing a serious amount of cash from this. Just don’t understand it.

What size are you after, I might have a spare?

 

[Giraffe]

What size are you after, I might have a spare?

Adult medium?

 

[Giraffe]

It's out of date in 4 months, in any case.

So are shirts just for one season now? Really? I know I’m coming late to this party, but are we really happy to accept that? If you have 2/3 young lads who want the full kit that is a lot of money for one season.

 

[Giraffe]

What size are you after, I might have a spare?

Or possibly large.

 

[Wozza]

So are shirts just for one season now? Really? I know I’m coming late to this party, but are we really happy to accept that? If you have 2/3 young lads who want the full kit that is a lot of money for one season.

"Sorry kids - didn't look until mid-Jan. They've sold out."

The end.

 

[Giraffe]

"Sorry kids - didn't look until mid-Jan. They've sold out."

The end.

Well yes. But nonetheless why just one season? Wasn’t there some sort of commitment to have a shirt for two seasons at some point or did I completely imagine that?

 

[StonehamPark]

If you have 2/3 young lads who want the full kit that is a lot of money for one season.

Depending on the nature of their accident, you could potentially just go for the socks and shorts, saving 40 quid on the top.

 

[Captain Sensible]

I‘m looking for a small junior size and have no chance on official channels, So I’ve been looking online, I can’t even see any Thai quality kids shirt.