Away shirts 16/17 - Official ?

[Rob1742]

9 hours ago, sylofox said:

I bought in our promotion season an official club shirt it was a t shirt in the shop. Did I complain it was not the club shirt no.

 

Official merchandize don't have to be identical just endorsed by the club. Not the clubs fault he did not look at the stock on display.

 

Also if I sell endorsed stock he has to return it to me not the club. As some have said he had the money to pay for the trip. He has two shirt for less than one here why is he moaning.

Oh right, so basically then you are saying, that it's okay to buy different versions at different places, and the difference not be explained.

 

So it would be okay to go into Sports Direct and buy one in a bag, and if it didn't have the logos on you would be fine with that? Then maybe the authorised seller in town could sell without the logos too.

 

Going down your route nobody would have a clue what they are buying.

 

Bottom line is the lad purchased from an official King power outlet and so expected the correct Leicester City version. He has a very valid point.

 

Branding is important to many purchasers, people buy Nike and many other brands because of the brand. Can't see Nike selling you some trainers and then when you get it home it doesn't have the swoosh on it.

 

Not really a big deal for the club, can understand it, but the guy has a very valid point with regards to consumer purchasing. 

[sylofox]

15 minutes ago, Rob1742 said:

Oh right, so basically then you are saying, that it's okay to buy different versions at different places, and the difference not be explained.

 

So it would be okay to go into Sports Direct and buy one in a bag, and if it didn't have the logos on you would be fine with that? Then maybe the authorised seller in town could sell without the logos too.

 

Going down your route nobody would have a clue what they are buying.

 

Bottom line is the lad purchased from an official King power outlet and so expected the correct Leicester City version. He has a very valid point.

 

Branding is important to many purchasers, people buy Nike and many other brands because of the brand. Can't see Nike selling you some trainers and then when you get it home it doesn't have the swoosh on it.

 

Not really a big deal for the club, can understand it, but the guy has a very valid point with regards to consumer purchasing. 

no the point is look at what you are buying. Would you walk into a shop pickup a Nike box and walk out. No you would try them on. Is the OP saying the display shirts have Puma on them and his did not. He should of took better notice of what he was buying.

[MC Prussian]

9 hours ago, jammie82uk said:

Based on the economy's in both countries they are priced roughly the same 

Are the shirts available in other outlets in Bangkok/Thailand, too?

 

I don't know exactly how many Thai tourists are flying from Bangkok airport to other places in the world, but you'd agree that flying is rather expensive and a luxury to the majority of the local population (most of them will never be able to fly in the first place, because they can't afford it), so the duty free shop at the airport caters to a specific audience - tourists.

And they usually have more money on them or are more well-off. Or why would anyone travel to Thailand in the first place if he didn't have the finances?

 

So, selling shirts at £18 at the airport must look like a real bargain for foreign tourists. It has little to do with the local economy.

Most Thai Leicester fans I assume get their shirt from some dodgy seller down the street, where it costs a lot less than the 18 quid.

[MadKaw]

21 hours ago, Jace said:

These shirts are official as these are the King Power Thai edition Leicester shirts, they are not sold in the UK. Just because its an official shirt doesn't mean its a Puma manufactured shirt in foreign Countries this is quite common as they have a much higher amount of fakes compared to the UK so clubs manufacture their own versions which are the same without the Sports manufacturer branding for much cheaper. For £18 each you've got a bargain here I'd sell them on if you don't want them 

 

This..

 

I'm in Bangkok now and went to the King Power store. They have the orig imported from uk shirts for 1950 baht and the local shirt (without puma logo) for $950 baht. Most of the stuff at the King Power shop is the same price or more than from the LCFC direct. You can buy fake shirts on the street for 250 baht - with logo... 

[Rob1742]

2 hours ago, sylofox said:

no the point is look at what you are buying. Would you walk into a shop pickup a Nike box and walk out. No you would try them on. Is the OP saying the display shirts have Puma on them and his did not. He should of took better notice of what he was buying.

Your point is seriously flawed. You should not have to open a box of goods to expect what is inside it.

 

What if you ordered an Aston Martin from the dealer based on the pictures you saw, then when it was delivered to your door it didn't have a badge on it, you would be miffed.

 

Where do you draw the line?

 

The supplier of the kit has put pictures out of the goods, and IF this outlet is linked to Leicester City, then the consumer should expect the correct product.

 

Not having a go at the club here, as I think this will be King Power buying the goods, being given permission by LCFC to use their logo, and deciding against using the Puma branding and saving the royalty. 

 

But it as a consumer, I can totally understand his situation. 

[Strokes]

It looks better without that shit puma logo imo.

[Rob1742]

Just on another point. I wonder whether the club has done this to save the royalty payments, or if they are doing a trial to see how much the branding affects sales.

 

Maybe next year we just get a kit with the large King power logo on, and the LCFC badge. What is the power of the actual sports brand?

 

According to many on here, the Puma doesn't matter. So if that is the case, why use a third brand on the shirt when just the King Power and LCFC would be enough to sell the goods.

 

The owners are very clever, they have a great brand in King Power and I can imagine they could well try marketing kits without the sports brand logo. It would save them a fortune and would be an interesting way forward.

 

It would be very easy for them to get the kits produced, just a question of design. And if the design is good, why have Adidas or Puma or Nike. Just leave it blank.

 

This thread makes a real valid argument about the power of branding. It appears views have changed, and where people in previous seasons are discussing the desirability of Nike, Puma etc, it now appears that people are saying it's such a minor point that the lad is complaining about nothing.

 

It appears that LCFC and King Power branding has increased its strength massively, and the sports logo is now a minor issue. This is a massive change from where we were previously 

 

 

[Carl the Llama]

So let me get this straight:

 

The OP is angry because his shirt which cost £32 less than an official Puma/Genesis replica shirt is missing a Puma logo despite apparently being otherwise exactly the same as a Puma replica shirt?  It's like buying a Chinese phone with all the looks, processing power and functionality of an iPhone for a third of its price then being mad there's no Apple logo on it... who cares as long as it actually serves its purpose?  Personally I'd be bragging about saving so much money for an equivalent product.

 

And Rob is angry because he feels there's been some salesman trickery and now the club won't replace this alternative, cheaper product - which by all accounts was on display in all their Puma-less glory at the venue of purchase - with a more expensive Puma branded one?  Baffling.

[Max Power]

11 minutes ago, Carl the Llama said:

So let me get this straight:

 

The OP is angry because his shirt which cost £32 less than an official Puma/Genesis replica shirt is missing a Puma logo despite apparently being otherwise exactly the same as a Puma replica shirt?  It's like buying a Chinese phone with all the looks, processing power and functionality of an iPhone for a third of its price then being mad there's no Apple logo on it... who cares as long as it actually serves its purpose?  Personally I'd be bragging about saving so much money for an equivalent product.

 

And Rob is angry because he feels there's been some salesman trickery and now the club won't replace this alternative, cheaper product - which by all accounts was on display in all their Puma-less glory at the venue of purchase - with a more expensive Puma branded one?  Baffling.

Yeah but he's a life long fan and season ticket holder remember...

[sylofox]

anyway It would not really bother me. I wear my shirt to show my support for greatest football team the world has ever seen. Not to support puma.

[Doggy]

A few positive and also a few negative replies on here ,

so let's put like this, You go down to the fanstore at the KP, you know exactly what you want so you go directly to the counter and ask ' can I have the LCFC red away shirt in small please ' the assistant comes back with the shirt folded in sealed LCFC unopened clear packaging, no need to try it on as I know my size or even it could be for some else as a gift, you pay , you go home , you then discover it's not actually the official Puma shirt you thought you was buying but an alternative , I guarantee most people would contact the club and ask a few questions, maybe be a bit cheeky and ask if they'd be willing to exchange for the official shirt you thought you was buying.

In my particular case I paid duty free price, you often get product less than half price at duty free so that did not ring any alarm bells, When I buy big brands like LCFC and King Power, Sony, Apple or whatever  from a recognised source I have full confidence in what I'm buying , so why would you feel the  need to rip open the packing before you leave the store , 

opinions differ will differ , I was just sharing info regarding my purchase , I've now purchased an official LCFC Puma shirt in white.

 

[Jace]

20 hours ago, sylofox said:

More to the point my lad has been in the club shop tonight to ge me a white shirt. Yes I can have it but no prem patches. Now in a normal season I may have said ok.

 

But ffs this season ours in gold saying champions who would want a shirt without them. How piss poor is that tons of shirts but no prem patches ffs.

I'd put them on yourself anyway mate the club put on the child/replica size and they peel off really easy because of that strip of material going through the middle of the sleeve, if you buy your own off eBay you can get the player size which are much bigger and stick to the shirts much better. You can iron them on just get a piece of foam to sit under the patch and a piece of teflon paper over the top and press down on a medium heat for 20 seconds. If not gone on the first attempt give it a couple of minutes to cool down and repeat the process 

 

[sylofox]

13 minutes ago, Jace said:

I'd put them on yourself anyway mate the club put on the child/replica size and they peel off really easy because of that strip of material going through the middle of the sleeve, if you buy your own off eBay you can get the player size which are much bigger and stick to the shirts much better. You can iron them on just get a piece of foam to sit under the patch and a piece of teflon paper over the top and press down on a medium heat for 20 seconds. If not gone on the first attempt give it a couple of minutes to cool down and repeat the process 

 

I have a heat press for putting designs on shirts a mate has a vinyl cutter. I could put the KP logo on a blank shirt if I wanted.

[Jace]

3 minutes ago, sylofox said:

I have a heat press for putting designs on shirts a mate has a vinyl cutter. I could put the KP logo on a blank shirt if I wanted.

Ideal even more reason to do it yourself then the smaller badges are barely wider than that strip in the middle you see, because they can't stick over those seams very well thats what causes them to unstick. I've had a couple of shirts from the club and both kept peeling off did my own with the bigger player sized patches and its much better 

[sylofox]

If people wanted I can print T's with for instance LCFC European tour FC Porto.

[Jace]

Why not print the Puma badges on for the OP that'll solve another problem then

[sylofox]

1 hour ago, Jace said:

Why not print the Puma badges on for the OP that'll solve another problem then

yes but nothing trade marked.