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Posted: **Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:48 pm**

Simple questions.

1) Still available?
2) Anyone able to get me one?
3) Any pics?

I seem to remember this was a pretty decent looking budget hat but there are no BCF's in Canada.

Posted: **Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:51 pm**

Last one I saw was last winter, but I haven't been in a BCF since then.

It was surprisingly decent off the shelf hat!

That said, after a quick search on their website, they list nothing for hats now.

Regards! Michaelson

Posted: **Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:52 pm**

That's what I was thinking too, M. Some of the pictures of it looked great.

I'm basically looking for a decent Temple of Doom hat and the Stetson Temple ain't what she used to be, from what I gather.

I seem to remember the BCF hat being a good start for a budget ToD.

Posted: **Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:52 pm**

Never trust the website. It's always best to go to BCF in person because the stock seems to vary from store to store, in my experience. I saw a nice moss green one last year, but it was to small! It was really soft, too.

Posted: **Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:07 pm**

They also don't generally stock a huge assortment until about this time of year.
Go back often, if you have one close by. Their stock does turn over.

Posted: **Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:20 pm**

The problem is there aren't any stores in Canada and I'm not about to drive to (shudder) Buffalo.

Posted: **Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:23 pm**

Hey, whats wrong with Buffalo?!

I'm from Rochester and I love Buffalo! I'll take a look at the local BCFs this weekend....

Posted: **Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:37 pm**

buda741 wrote:Hey, whats wrong with Buffalo?!

I'm from Rochester and I love Buffalo! I'll take a look at the local BCFs this weekend....

Sorry about your bad luck, mate. Just kidding. Buffalo is lovely. Let me know if you find something!

Posted: **Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:20 pm**

So wait, BCF has Indy-style hats?

Posted: **Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:50 pm**

jnicktem wrote:So wait, BCF has Indy-style hats?

Search the forum for BCF or Burlington Coat factory in the fedora section.
You'll find plenty to read!

Posted: **Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:00 pm**

Ah, thank you! I never knew they had hats. It looks like a decent hat for the price. I might have to go check it out (there's a Burlington Coat Factory like 2 blocks away!).

Posted: **Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:39 pm**

I own two BCF hats and they are pretty good starter hats.

Posted: **Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:41 pm**

jnicktem wrote:Ah, thank you! I never knew they had hats. It looks like a decent hat for the price. I might have to go check it out (there's a Burlington Coat Factory like 2 blocks away!).

Cassidy wrote:The problem is there aren't any stores in Canada and I'm not about to drive to (shudder) Buffalo.

There you Cassidy! Now you don't have to drive to Buffalo, you can drive to Minnesota instead!

Posted: **Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:28 pm**

There's also one in Knoxville, TN, so you have that option as well!

Regards! Michaelson

Posted: **Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:12 am**

Hit or miss like any large chain. Personally I have not found anything I want there but you never know what might catch your eye.

-Scott

Posted: **Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:20 am**

I've seen a couple of decent hats not in my size the last few times I've been. But that was a while back. I know in fall/winter they load up on fedoras.

Randy

Posted: **Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:35 am**

The hat section at our local BCF seems to be an afterthought. I've looked a few times and all they had in stock were a few pseudo-fedora stingy brim hats in various shades of plaid.

Posted: **Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:29 am**

Zombie Jones wrote:The hat section at our local BCF seems to be an afterthought. I've looked a few times and all they had in stock were a few pseudo-fedora stingy brim hats in various shades of plaid.

Well it isn't called the Burlington COAT Factory for nothing...

Posted: **Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:00 am**

Tycoonman wrote:
Zombie Jones wrote:The hat section at our local BCF seems to be an afterthought. I've looked a few times and all they had in stock were a few pseudo-fedora stingy brim hats in various shades of plaid.
Well it isn't called the Burlington COAT Factory for nothing...

Oh, I realize that, but it seems everyone I talk to has pretty good luck finding things other than coats at their local BCFs, including hats. Our local BCF even sells luggage and home decor items.

For a coat factory, they're pretty diverse...except for hats, that is. ;-)

Posted: **Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:53 pm**

So, is anyone finding hats there? I'm looking for a real cheap one to work in the yard with.

Randy

Posted: **Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:07 pm**

Dalexs wrote:
jnicktem wrote:So wait, BCF has Indy-style hats?
Search the forum for BCF or Burlington Coat factory in the fedora section.
You'll find plenty to read!

Some of those hats are really good. You should see what Dalexs has done with them!

MJ

Posted: **Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:57 pm**

theinterchange wrote:So, is anyone finding hats there? I'm looking for a real cheap one to work in the yard with.

Randy

Five or six years ago I got a wool felt fedora (narrow ribbon) at BCF for just around $20 US. Over the years I've gotten a lot of compliments on and questions about it, so that shows you that most people don't know the difference in hat quality and design.

After seeing this thread a few weeks ago I visited my local store (Chicago area) and found what you did, i.e. not much. But with hats they're very seasonal in their stock and it may be a few weeks until things come in.

It might also be that the stock differs from store to store. and since hats like these are not a staple of theirs they most likely won't appear on their website.

Posted: **Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:02 pm**

Zombie Jones wrote:The hat section at our local BCF seems to be an afterthought. I've looked a few times and all they had in stock were a few pseudo-fedora stingy brim hats in various shades of plaid.

Ditto for the one near Broomfield, CO I was at earlier this week.

But I'm swinging by Byrnie Utz in Seattle this weekend. A MUCH better selection.

Posted: **Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:56 pm**

I was at BCF today as it was next door to Best Buy when I went to buy the Three Stooges Collection Vol 4.

Nothing but the aforementioned plaid stingy jobs..

Randy

Posted: **Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:15 pm**

theinterchange wrote:I was at BCF today as it was next door to Best Buy when I went to buy the Three Stooges Collection Vol 4. Nothing but the aforementioned plaid stingy jobs..

Randy

Did the hats look like these?

Posted: **Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:45 pm**

haha, fairly close, put some bling on em and that'd be about it.

Posted: **Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:17 pm**

Does anyone know an reputable online merchant of cheap felt fedoras? I'm really wanting something to trash up as I work in the yard, and will probably rip the lining out for breathability. Thus my desire for a cheapo.

Randy

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:12 am**

theinterchange wrote:Does anyone know an reputable online merchant of cheap felt fedoras? I'm really wanting something to trash up as I work in the yard, and will probably rip the lining out for breathability. Thus my desire for a cheapo.

Randy

With the pricing being the way it is now, there's no real reason to go too cheap. This site has Akubras at what I consider to be remarkably good prices, and good values. Best regards, Ken.
http://www.everythingaustralian.com.au/default.asp

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:56 pm**

got my son a hat from a store called Value City here in the chicago area and they look pretty nice but they kinda grayish they were 12.99

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