People are catching on!

[Not-Bogart13]

I picked up a real cheap paper "straw" hat (please don't hit me) today. Mostly, I wanted a summer beater. Anyway, I got home and cut the tags off, and happened to look at them. One contained a bit of common FL wisdom that was nice to see displayed in the proper place. Here's what it said;
"Doctors agree that hats are the most effective method of keeping yourself warm and protecting your skin against the sun's harmful rays. By Purchasing this hand-crafted hat you are choosing a fashionable accessory that is both comfortable and a benefit to your health."

I don't buy that "hand-crafted" part, but I felt like I had done the complete opposite of reading a Surgeon General warning on a pack of smokes. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy... oh wait, that's just my stubby hair rubbing against the inside of my hat! lol
NB

 

[Fridaynight]

My first hat came with the same thing, it also came with a "Made in China" tag, so it's quite possible it was hand-crafted, just with cheap labor in a sweatshop

 

[Twitch]

Heck I have 3 straws. One is an Ecuadorian vintage Panama I got for $12. I also found a Resistol Panama and a Dobbs with a narrower brim both for $6 on Ebay. No need to buy cheezy hats when you can find nice ones so cheap.[huh]

 

[beatola]

Straw hats are hand made

Straw hats are still hand made.

 

[rockyj]

A straw in alaska you say.

Bought my first one last week. I think I'm the only one near the Arctic circle with one lol

 

[Not-Bogart13]

Heck I have 3 straws. One is an Ecuadorian vintage Panama I got for $12. I also found a Resistol Panama and a Dobbs with a narrower brim both for $6 on Ebay. No need to buy cheezy hats when you can find nice ones so cheap.[huh]

If only I were that lucky Twitch. I have been hunting for a nice one on ebay for two years and found nothing I like in my size. I've only gotten lucky on hat auctions twice - both felt open roads from the sixties. Worst part of it is, I used to wear a 7 3/8, all I could find were 7 1/4 or 7 1/2. Now I'm a 7 1/2, all I find are 7 3/8 or 7 5/8. :rage: And yes, for my head, 5/8 is way too big.

NB the bummed

 

[Zig2k143]

Being bald myself it does help my head not get burnt... People think I like to wear hats because I'm bald...

Hell I think my bald head is sexy... I just like hats.

Gerry

 

[Undertow]

Nothing like picking up a cheap beater to wear around! I have a few of those for the really messy days.