The issue as I see it: Thousands of hats are sold by Borsalino to our communities with a hefty profit margin. They have been taking advantage of the fact that in our communities hats haven’t yet gone the way of the ice box, nor will they be in the foreseeable future. They have been hiking prices steadily. They know we need them. What we need to see is if we can gather together under one banner to urge them to lower prices, under threat of changing our style (go over to kangol or stetson as a group). We cannot underestimate our bargaining power, as we are likely a large percentage of their customer base. (It’s not the 1940’s anymore…)
It is neither Communist nor capitalist. It’s common sense.