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I have an 18 year old in Bat Vegan looking to get a new hat,
told he needs a borsalino, is that so?!
What is the average price and what is the norm for 18year old kids and their black hats ( his first )
any suggestions
Please help!
if hes 18 and he thinks he needs a bors, he probably needs it. itll run you a pretty penny. in the US theyre about 180-230, but here theyll run you around a thousand shek. sorry
tahini:
Do you want to buy him the hat?
If yes, buy it.
If no, tell him he is more than welcome to buy himself the hat.
If he is a vegan make sure there are no feathers in the hat.
why dafka a bors? There are many nice cheaper hats available.
Dont buy something thats not nice.
IMO no one should buy a Borsalino, davka because of its price. There are plenty of black hats around. It is no different from condemning some women for only wanting to wear designer clothing (and don’t say it is different, because it is part of the “levush” as there is absolutely no justification for levush that includes such an outrageously priced head covering, as being de regeur, when there are way less expensive hats that make a yeshivah bochur look equally yeshivish).
You can get a very decent hat that is not a Borsalino for at least a third cheaper.
It is a combination of the maturity of the kid, the wealth of the parent, and what message you want to teach your son that will determine what to buy.
LOL Goq, what about the hat itself?
common- its readily noticeable to any yeshivaman if its not a bors, and truthfully their hats are a cut above the rest.
Agree to the Borsallino if he agrees to get a grey one!
oomis – Borsalino is mot about the name. Its about the quality thats uncompareable.
a borsalino will work out far cheaper in the long run, (it lasts longer and being the hat he wanted he will look after it far more carefully!)
also if at 18 it is his first hat you should definitely let him choose it
I prefer a blue one with a red “C” on the front.
He feels he needs a Borsalino, because that is what his friends make him feel. In reality, I am sure many of his friends don’t have a Borsalino. If making him fit in is important, then it makes sense to splurge on the Borsalino. The extra 100$ will go a long way to boost his confidence.
I actually imagined the title of the thread to mean it was an advert for raising the funds for the new hat! Do you take Paypal?
It is no different from condemning some women for only wanting to wear designer clothing
Do you condemn women who spend $100 more on a better quality, or even a better looking outfit than the cheapest one available?
Tahini please dont anything i wrote seriously i was joking around.
I have heard that the reason Borsalinos are so expensive is because part of their proceeds go to missionary work. Can anyone deny or confirm this?
I have heard that the reason Borsalinos are so expensive is because part of their proceeds go to missionary work. Can anyone deny or confirm this?
I heard that the reason Coca Cola is so expensive, is because they give part of their proceeds to Hamas. Can anyone deny or confirm this?
Sam2,
I don’t know if that’s true or not, but normally, prices are determined by market forces. They’ll charge as much as they can get, no matter where the profits go.
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