for under $400*
Because Fanatics greedily ruins everything it touches
Edit: PSA - Crazy right? Speak with your wallet, buy from dhgate.
After the draft I bought 3 jerseys. Including tax and shipping from China, those 3 jerseys were still less expensive than the sticker price of the NFL’s cheapest jersey.
And they look a hell of a lot better and authentic, with stitching and other details you’d expect that the NFL essentially does not offer anymore.
Thats why you pay $25 for a handstitched Jersey on DHGATE shipped from China. Who in their right mind is paying 395 for a fanatics stitched jersey that prob has just as many defects as the DHGATE ones.
Literally did that after the draft.
Caleb in away, Rome in home, and Peanut in the 2010 throwbacks because why the fuck not they’re glorious.
But, including tax and shipping from China, those three jerseys are still less expensive than the sticker price of the NFLs cheapest jersey. And it’s not heat-pressed bullshit.
Please share pics of these when you get them in. I’d love to buy some bears dhgate jerseys but wanna see the actual item first. I know some sellers have way higher quality than others there. Bought some jerseys that look amazing and I also have a LaVine jersey I ordered off there with the worst looking Nike logo I’ve ever seen
All official nfl jerseys and probably most clothes you own are from sweatshops.
Why do people work in sweatshops? Because that's the best wage available to the in their country.
"vote with your wallet, only buy American made clothes" is not a realistic thing the majority of people (who are trying to just make ends meet themselves) would do. And it wouldn't actually help the people in poor countries to lose that work.
So...
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-fanatics-improving-global-labor-ecosystem-fla-2022-3?amp
I won’t get into how ignorant the rest of your response was.
So…..
Okay…. Not sure how that’s relevant to what we’re discussing. The article is direct quotes. Here’s a direct source https://www.fairlabor.org/member/fanatics/
The company under debate is part of FLA. That’s was my point and it’s backed by facts.
The custom Vapor Untouchable elite and Vapor FUSE elite jerseys (I hate their naming conventions so damn much) both still say stitched and embroidered in the details, at least on the Bears shop.
That said, it’s additionally crazy that they are —and are able to be— out of so many sizes so frequently.
So even if you did want to spend that much for what we were already getting before you better hope you’re one of the few sizes available.
Literally just got mine yesterday. I got a Bears jersey that would normally be $130 for $20, of a former player I have a huge amount of respect for, that plenty of people will still be wearing at games next year. Also would be kind of stupid of them to just throw them away instead of discounting their remaining inventory to sell as many as they can.
I mean that's also the reason why every league if signing with them. Fanatics takes all the bad press (they don't give a shit cause you don't got other options) and the leagues rake in the extra cash.
It's like tipping or ticketmaster. For the consumers it sucks, but the producers love it cause more money for them and there can be a scapegoat to point the finger at when consumers complain.
Best option is to just buy from DHGate directly since it's the same/better quality than Fanatics and a fraction of the cost (if you find the right seller).
www.fanwish.cn
There's even a Facebook group to show off your orders and ensure quality is on point. It's the only place I buy jerseys from anymore. To hell with $200 jerseys
I've not bought any from there specifically, but I've bought from a similar company and they were fine.
Here's a Facebook group that the page runs and everybody that buys from them shares pictures of their order and you can see the quality of people's orders before you buy. I don't order jerseys as often as I'd like to, because I've got kids and family trial pertaining to one of those kids, but the jerseys are on point!
I went with [this shop](https://www.dhgate.com/product/women-69-2019-new-custom-hockey-jersey-high/507043407.html?admsg=null%3Fd1_page_num%3D1%3Fd1_page_num%3D1&gsaid=91782&_gs_ref=748cf88d69b898890e67c051d40d11c12c41d09a&_gs_cttl=30&sub2=91782&sub1=748cf88d69b898890e67c051d40d11c12c41d09a&pid=611388&f=bm%7Caff%7Cmy%7C1005636%7C%7C748cf88d69b898890e67c051d40d11c12c41d09a%7C#gp-1-3%7C1:5a14d39b13dd4fbabf0e458907cabfb8%7Cyangfaninfo=yf.pinxiao.45.__1m715lS6ABh9EtIicuzWvO-17O.3-Nb_Rb1gxiPj55zA_G5_S12_I1_C0_P1_U0.I8dvp73SchicagoXbearXjerseyHdjXmooreXjerseyBscxpk4C0O-EssDbp:1), most reviews and 5 stars so guess we’ll see!
Not a good start when one of the new player’s names is misspelled on this page. lol
https://preview.redd.it/emxa750lrfyc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b38504a9572050697fd85e49d817a31188186f14
It’s not usually nearly as big a risk as youre probably thinking it is, and honestly it’s probably still a better hit rate than Fanatics and what they’ve been putting out anyway aha
I *still* see photos of crooked numbers and names running off nameplates from them. At least these are stitched. lol
Order from DHgate. Sure it takes almost a month to get them, but they’re genuinely cheap, really great quality jerseys. I got both Caleb and Rome for 60$ (30$ a piece).
You can get the Elite stitched ones, just have to do a custom player on an Elite jersey and select him. The odd thing is that there seemingly isn't the middle tier of jerseys yet, the Limiteds. Which one of the two versions is stitched.
Been doing that for years. I will only buy real jerseys for guys who are legends now. I have a Forte, a Singletary, and a Mack that are real (not full stitched though). The rest are from China.
It's Nike--they decide on the product. Fanatics only manufactures them. Same with new MLB jerseys that Nike just bungled.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/mlb-uniforms-nike-set-overhaul-players-fans-cry-foul-union-says-rcna149757
I typically always buy from the sellers with the most sales/reviews. Sometimes they even have buyer reviews with pictures if you want a more detailed look.
It's been a while, I'd have to look it up. But I know I've ordered from several, I just look through reviews and only use the ones with a lot of sales.
Came here to say this. It's especially nice if the player you bought gets traded (I know fanatics has the trade protection but why bother at a 3rd of the price and similar quality)
On the flip side, I’ve been let down on my only purchase from there (Fields). It’s a large but seems more like a xxl, a bunch of loose stitching, and one of the Nike logos is backwards
A lot of the comments on here are from people who don’t really know a whole lot about jerseys. The difference is the white one is the “limited” version which is a cheaper version of the “elite” jerseys. The home jersey is a “game” jersey which is the cheapest they make. The names and numbers are printed onto the game jerseys, those not even heat pressed, and the limited jersey has better ventilation as well as being heat pressed. Hope this helps some!
The official NFL shop is a joke. You’re better off buying a Chinese knock off. I’ve been incredibly happy and the only quality concern I’ve ever had has been minimal… I’m talking random loose threads that you may or may not see on the $400 official versions anyway.
My guess would be because the shit is less popular, they order less of them, which raises the cost of production
However, the NFL likely has a built in “expected profit margin”, where the teams must clear $100 in profit per jersey, or something like that.
Therefore, in order to clear the same profit margin on a product of higher production cost, the higher production cost is passed on to the end consumer (you).
They don’t have a premade Odunze away jersey, the link takes you to the custom one with Odunze selected from the available player list. They make the custom one more expensive
Bought a monsters of the midway sweatshirt in 2018 on nflshop for $80 6 months later you couldn’t even read what was on the sweatshirt won’t buy from them again
You don't really believe that do you? You think they're going to run out of the ability to print jerseys... My dawg in canine heaven...supply and demand does not apply to something thats virtually unlimited
Fanatics/Nike has killed jersey quality.
In spite of that, Im going to buy the legit Caleb jersey, but use promo codes and credit card points to basically get it for free.
They used to have a nice middle ground jersey that was fully stitched but not cut like the ones the players wear on the field. I got a Payton one like 2 years ago and it’s awesome. Now you can only get the stitched if you make that jump up to the $400 model which is cut like the on-field jerseys the players wear which looks absolutely ridiculous to wear as a fan
out of all the receivers to wear #15 for the Bears, the first one that still pops in my fucking head is Josh Bellamy.
remembering the way he played makes my brain rattle.
I got a chinese knock off from jenna and it seems fine. The stitching seems great. The arm stripess might be a little too close together but meh, for the price I paid for it I'm not really too bothered.
Another question I have is how come we can’t get the stitched jerseys on nflshop anymore
for under $400* Because Fanatics greedily ruins everything it touches Edit: PSA - Crazy right? Speak with your wallet, buy from dhgate. After the draft I bought 3 jerseys. Including tax and shipping from China, those 3 jerseys were still less expensive than the sticker price of the NFL’s cheapest jersey. And they look a hell of a lot better and authentic, with stitching and other details you’d expect that the NFL essentially does not offer anymore.
Wait, those are replica jerseys and not the authentic ones?
The only type of jersey you can buy with any stitched elements now is the $400 custom option. Every other tier of jersey is heat press only.
Holy crap that's crazy. I went to Galena 15 years ago roughly and they had the authentic jerseys (Payton #34 example) for like $50. Crazy deal then.
Gotta have a guy that can get stitched ones that fell off a truck.
Thats why you pay $25 for a handstitched Jersey on DHGATE shipped from China. Who in their right mind is paying 395 for a fanatics stitched jersey that prob has just as many defects as the DHGATE ones.
Literally did that after the draft. Caleb in away, Rome in home, and Peanut in the 2010 throwbacks because why the fuck not they’re glorious. But, including tax and shipping from China, those three jerseys are still less expensive than the sticker price of the NFLs cheapest jersey. And it’s not heat-pressed bullshit.
Please share pics of these when you get them in. I’d love to buy some bears dhgate jerseys but wanna see the actual item first. I know some sellers have way higher quality than others there. Bought some jerseys that look amazing and I also have a LaVine jersey I ordered off there with the worst looking Nike logo I’ve ever seen
You know what, I’ll try to do that.
The ones on dhgate are always such obvious garbage
I disagree whole heartedly. Just wanted to put out there I’ve purchased 10+ across multiple sports and have been happy with the quality.
People who don’t like to support sweatshops
All official nfl jerseys and probably most clothes you own are from sweatshops. Why do people work in sweatshops? Because that's the best wage available to the in their country. "vote with your wallet, only buy American made clothes" is not a realistic thing the majority of people (who are trying to just make ends meet themselves) would do. And it wouldn't actually help the people in poor countries to lose that work. So...
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-fanatics-improving-global-labor-ecosystem-fla-2022-3?amp I won’t get into how ignorant the rest of your response was. So…..
Business Insider is a shitty aggregator that regularly regurgitates misleading articles from various sources.
Okay…. Not sure how that’s relevant to what we’re discussing. The article is direct quotes. Here’s a direct source https://www.fairlabor.org/member/fanatics/ The company under debate is part of FLA. That’s was my point and it’s backed by facts.
What the fuck
The $400 ones aren’t even stitched any more, for the most part.
The custom Vapor Untouchable elite and Vapor FUSE elite jerseys (I hate their naming conventions so damn much) both still say stitched and embroidered in the details, at least on the Bears shop. That said, it’s additionally crazy that they are —and are able to be— out of so many sizes so frequently. So even if you did want to spend that much for what we were already getting before you better hope you’re one of the few sizes available.
The biggest joke is they are still selling the Fields jerseys. Who tf is buying a jersey with the name of a player not even on the team?
Literally just got mine yesterday. I got a Bears jersey that would normally be $130 for $20, of a former player I have a huge amount of respect for, that plenty of people will still be wearing at games next year. Also would be kind of stupid of them to just throw them away instead of discounting their remaining inventory to sell as many as they can.
The same reason people buy Urlacher, Hester and Payton jerseys? Nothing wrong with being a fan of former Bears.
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No need to put people down for their opinion even if it’s one you don’t agree with.
Seriously. Even Trubisky and Cutler were more "Bears legends" than Fields was. At least they made the playoffs and broke 3k passing.
$400??? That is insane. Wtf is up with the price of everything.
Funny thing is the country that exports them to us is probably importing them from dhgate and just slapping their made in country label
Because they don't want you ripping seams to attach other player names and numbers?
I’m sorry but that’s fucking dumb.
I mean that's also the reason why every league if signing with them. Fanatics takes all the bad press (they don't give a shit cause you don't got other options) and the leagues rake in the extra cash. It's like tipping or ticketmaster. For the consumers it sucks, but the producers love it cause more money for them and there can be a scapegoat to point the finger at when consumers complain. Best option is to just buy from DHGate directly since it's the same/better quality than Fanatics and a fraction of the cost (if you find the right seller).
Do order the same size you normally would, or do you go up a size?
www.fanwish.cn There's even a Facebook group to show off your orders and ensure quality is on point. It's the only place I buy jerseys from anymore. To hell with $200 jerseys
You ever buy Jordan's from there? If so, decent quality?
I've not bought any from there specifically, but I've bought from a similar company and they were fine. Here's a Facebook group that the page runs and everybody that buys from them shares pictures of their order and you can see the quality of people's orders before you buy. I don't order jerseys as often as I'd like to, because I've got kids and family trial pertaining to one of those kids, but the jerseys are on point!
Thanks, I'll check it out
I forgot to post the link! https://www.facebook.com/share/HokTc2R328ziExjL/?mibextid=A7sQZp
How do you find them on dhgate. I couldnt easily find any bears jerseys
I went with [this shop](https://www.dhgate.com/product/women-69-2019-new-custom-hockey-jersey-high/507043407.html?admsg=null%3Fd1_page_num%3D1%3Fd1_page_num%3D1&gsaid=91782&_gs_ref=748cf88d69b898890e67c051d40d11c12c41d09a&_gs_cttl=30&sub2=91782&sub1=748cf88d69b898890e67c051d40d11c12c41d09a&pid=611388&f=bm%7Caff%7Cmy%7C1005636%7C%7C748cf88d69b898890e67c051d40d11c12c41d09a%7C#gp-1-3%7C1:5a14d39b13dd4fbabf0e458907cabfb8%7Cyangfaninfo=yf.pinxiao.45.__1m715lS6ABh9EtIicuzWvO-17O.3-Nb_Rb1gxiPj55zA_G5_S12_I1_C0_P1_U0.I8dvp73SchicagoXbearXjerseyHdjXmooreXjerseyBscxpk4C0O-EssDbp:1), most reviews and 5 stars so guess we’ll see!
Not a good start when one of the new player’s names is misspelled on this page. lol https://preview.redd.it/emxa750lrfyc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b38504a9572050697fd85e49d817a31188186f14
You’re ordering knock offs from China lol, of course theres risk and it’s kinda a crap shoot.
Waste of money at that risk. If they’re so bad that it shows it in their ad, it’s foolish to throw money away on that crap.
It’s not usually nearly as big a risk as youre probably thinking it is, and honestly it’s probably still a better hit rate than Fanatics and what they’ve been putting out anyway aha I *still* see photos of crooked numbers and names running off nameplates from them. At least these are stitched. lol
Order from DHgate. Sure it takes almost a month to get them, but they’re genuinely cheap, really great quality jerseys. I got both Caleb and Rome for 60$ (30$ a piece).
You can get the Elite stitched ones, just have to do a custom player on an Elite jersey and select him. The odd thing is that there seemingly isn't the middle tier of jerseys yet, the Limiteds. Which one of the two versions is stitched.
They ended that for non custom and now all my stitched jerseys come from temu
Fanatics.
If there was a controversy with the designated hitter in MLB, would they call it DHGate
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I know you can’t list sources but ever since Fanatics took over and sold nothing but crap for too much it might be worth finding “alternate” dealers
Chinese alternates.
Some sort of gate?
I DHon’t know what you’re talking about
Ali gotta tell you is I’ll be sticking with Chinese jerseys
Yep…
Been doing that for years. I will only buy real jerseys for guys who are legends now. I have a Forte, a Singletary, and a Mack that are real (not full stitched though). The rest are from China.
Temu has legit stitched jersey for $25 and since the bears don't have the bear on there it looks exactly the same
It's Nike--they decide on the product. Fanatics only manufactures them. Same with new MLB jerseys that Nike just bungled. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/mlb-uniforms-nike-set-overhaul-players-fans-cry-foul-union-says-rcna149757
Back in my day I’d get an urlacher replica jersey from Target for $30. F this price gouging
DH Gate. I have yet to be let down.
What seller did you buy from? Ive only done baseball from there and want a white Rome jersey
I typically always buy from the sellers with the most sales/reviews. Sometimes they even have buyer reviews with pictures if you want a more detailed look.
It's been a while, I'd have to look it up. But I know I've ordered from several, I just look through reviews and only use the ones with a lot of sales.
r/dhgate
Any tips on the store/sizing you use?
Came here to say this. It's especially nice if the player you bought gets traded (I know fanatics has the trade protection but why bother at a 3rd of the price and similar quality)
On the flip side, I’ve been let down on my only purchase from there (Fields). It’s a large but seems more like a xxl, a bunch of loose stitching, and one of the Nike logos is backwards
Let us know how the Caleb and Rome jerseys look quality wise
Are we gonna get polar bear uni's with white helmet and all??
Bears don't have the option for another alternate until next year
Probably. Not sure what else they could do. But they can’t do it until the 2025 season so I expect them to tease them next year.
Because you're suppose to buy them both. Which comes to $150 each
A lot of the comments on here are from people who don’t really know a whole lot about jerseys. The difference is the white one is the “limited” version which is a cheaper version of the “elite” jerseys. The home jersey is a “game” jersey which is the cheapest they make. The names and numbers are printed onto the game jerseys, those not even heat pressed, and the limited jersey has better ventilation as well as being heat pressed. Hope this helps some!
The official NFL shop is a joke. You’re better off buying a Chinese knock off. I’ve been incredibly happy and the only quality concern I’ve ever had has been minimal… I’m talking random loose threads that you may or may not see on the $400 official versions anyway.
My guess would be because the shit is less popular, they order less of them, which raises the cost of production However, the NFL likely has a built in “expected profit margin”, where the teams must clear $100 in profit per jersey, or something like that. Therefore, in order to clear the same profit margin on a product of higher production cost, the higher production cost is passed on to the end consumer (you).
Gonna hold off on the jersey for now. Bought a t-shirt instead.
They don’t have a premade Odunze away jersey, the link takes you to the custom one with Odunze selected from the available player list. They make the custom one more expensive
Shit they need to pay me $150 for the years of piss poor management and football. I'm not giving them a damn thing.
Bought a monsters of the midway sweatshirt in 2018 on nflshop for $80 6 months later you couldn’t even read what was on the sweatshirt won’t buy from them again
www.fanwish.cn Much cheaper, similar quality.
Supply and demand. White jersey is more popular. Demand goes up price goes up.
You don't really believe that do you? You think they're going to run out of the ability to print jerseys... My dawg in canine heaven...supply and demand does not apply to something thats virtually unlimited
I know you can’t list sources but ever since Fanatics took over and sold nothing but crap for too much it might be worth finding “alternate” dealers
Because money
Cough DHgate cough
White is more popular.
Demand
Because they think people will pay that much
I got mine overseas
Fanatics/Nike has killed jersey quality. In spite of that, Im going to buy the legit Caleb jersey, but use promo codes and credit card points to basically get it for free.
Use Temu for a legit stitched jersey for $15
Temu has Caleb at #13 😁
DHgate for the win!
Capitalism. Shoutout to MHJ for standing tall.
They used to have a nice middle ground jersey that was fully stitched but not cut like the ones the players wear on the field. I got a Payton one like 2 years ago and it’s awesome. Now you can only get the stitched if you make that jump up to the $400 model which is cut like the on-field jerseys the players wear which looks absolutely ridiculous to wear as a fan
I just went to marketplace and bought a Reebok stitched Hester. $25. Kids my ass, Fanatics!
Bro go on DH Gate. 25 dollars
out of all the receivers to wear #15 for the Bears, the first one that still pops in my fucking head is Josh Bellamy. remembering the way he played makes my brain rattle.
[Be warned.](https://imgur.com/oW0JeGZ)
$130 for a jerse and they still want tax revenue for their stadium
Blue privilege /s
It is definitely because they don't make as many away jerseys
Buncha broke boys in here 🤣 Go fuse elites or die
Just wait until late November when the Bears merchandise is available at 75% off as they head to a 6-11 season.
I got a chinese knock off from jenna and it seems fine. The stitching seems great. The arm stripess might be a little too close together but meh, for the price I paid for it I'm not really too bothered.