CandaceM23 Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Yep.. I'll be ordering the wifey her pink Cooley jersey today. :doh: Seriously ... please don't order a pink jersey .... Pink, yellow, and all of those other girly colors don't belong on a redskins football jersey. Tell her to stop being so prissy and wear burgundy and gold. Somehow I don't think that boycotting merchandise is going to make the team win .... Just my :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I agree. I'm not buying Redskins anything until Snyder does the right thing and hands control to a GM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Definitely need more warm stuff now... I need some redskin long johns!! :laugh: And I need a Redskin barf bag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 :doh: Seriously ... please don't order a pink jersey .... Pink, yellow, and all of those other girly colors don't belong on a redskins football jersey. Tell her to stop being so prissy and wear burgundy and gold. Somehow I don't think that boycotting merchandise is going to make the team win .... Just my :2cents: one cog in a larger wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Do people realize how idiotic they look when starting these threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stwasm Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Have Redskins fans really gotten this bad? No, but the team has. I said it before in another thread. Ever since that glorious five-game winning streak that launched us into the playoffs in 2005, the team has gone 10-17. And that streak was supposed to be this franchise's return to glory, something to build on for 2006 and beyond. Guess it was just an illusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.halfsmoke Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 So....will this boycott help them stop fumbling and turning the ball over?If not, then what exactly does this accomplish? I'm no contract/lawyer/agent or back office expert, but I'm sure there's a clause that states madatory charitable work. However, I don't look at a $10 burger/beer or pink jersey "charitable" I never have or never will stop being a Skins fan -- a "boycott" of merchandise is exactly what it proposes. What you do with your hard earned money is always absolutely up to you! More $ for Ben's Chili Bowl for me!!! Fo' shnizzle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.halfsmoke Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 Do people realize how idiotic they look when starting these threads? Point taken. Accepted reply to idiotic post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimee Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Do people realize how idiotic they look when starting these threads? Says the guy with about 100 Redskins items in his sig.... :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pez Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 So what will happen... well on the very very very slim chance that the Skins don't make their quota with skins gear, they will simply shift to another aspect... For instance, they may throw in a couple more minutes of advertising and take away even more precious time from our beloved Redskins band thus making an impact on fans experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphZero Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I joined the season ticket waiting list in 2000. My tickets came in for the 2007 season. Section 452 Row 26 Seats 13-16. I was on the Waiting List for only 7 or 8 years. $3040.00. That's it for me. I'm throwing in the towel. Some other chump can have my seats. I lost about $500.00 selling these on e-bay. I'm selling all 4 tickets to the Bears game on E-Bay. With 6 hours left, the bidding is up to $45.44. I bought a yellow Nike NFL Redskins Fitted Cap on E-Bay. I wish the Redskins were as good as that Cap is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins24 Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I'm no contract/lawyer/agent or back office expert, but I'm sure there's a clause that states madatory charitable work. However, I don't look at a $10 burger/beer or pink jersey "charitable" I never have or never will stop being a Skins fan -- a "boycott" of merchandise is exactly what it proposes. What you do with your hard earned money is always absolutely up to you! More $ for Ben's Chili Bowl for me!!! Fo' shnizzle Uh....riiiiight... So....does boycotting help them stop fumbling or turning the ball over? Again, if not, what is the point? No, but the team has. I said it before in another thread. Ever since that glorious five-game winning streak that launched us into the playoffs in 2005, the team has gone 10-17. And that streak was supposed to be this franchise's return to glory, something to build on for 2006 and beyond. Guess it was just an illusion. How many starters have we lost due to injury since then? We also had a major adjustment period with Saunders coming in and our switch at QB (the most important position on the field). While being 10-17 since 2005 is a major disappointment (because of how we lost some of those games) we could EASILY be much worse with all the stuff that has happened the past couple of years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T.real,lights,out Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Im down for that. No winter gear for me this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.halfsmoke Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 So what will happen... well on the very very very slim chance that the Skins don't make their quota with skins gear, they will simply shift to another aspect... For instance, they may throw in a couple more minutes of advertising and take away even more precious time from our beloved Redskins band thus making an impact on fans experience. Interesting. Hypothetically - imagine if the organization didn't sell anything for an entire season except tickets. Does it help them win? Of course not. Does it hurt fans? Nope, we save money. Will they close down FedEx Field or move the Skins to Alaska? Hardly There will always be backlash, scrutinity and opposition. But a proposal to NOT buy merch for the REST OF THE SEASON (not forever y'all) is an interesting one. It's holiday time - root for the team, and buy yourself something nice in the meantime ...or help send the kids to college, haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorhead Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Large portion of my salary goes to skins and skins related stuff/events... I love this team win or lose, so I will continue to use my Redskins credit card.. i will too. i wouldn't know what to buy my boys for xmas. :notworthy to the :helmet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theTruthTeller Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Other than get minimum wage workers fired during the holidays, what exactly would this boycott accomplish? Wouldn't wearing jerseys inside out at the remaining home games be as effective? I think DS deserves some blame for his management structure, but I don't think he is indifferent about winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Says the guy with about 100 Redskins items in his sig.... :doh: Jealous, huh? You should see the other 1000 items I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.halfsmoke Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 So....does boycotting help them stop fumbling or turning the ball over?Again, if not, what is the point? Look, nobody here is a magician. But if any of you are - please magically make the Skins never turn the ball over. Either that or make the beer free every time we get a 1st down. Obviously debating how we play/win/lose is not gonna cure defeat or frustration. But the 12th Man can of course boycott at least *something* in opposition. Give me one good reason why you wish to continue to dish out cash this season on merchandise? So you can one-up the guy down the block? - Retail workers will not lose their jobs, sheesh. Calculate how many users are on ExtremeSkins. Chop that in half. Now multiply that by a jersey or a stack of nachos for the rest of the season ONLY. How much $ is that? Now, calculate how many Skins fans there are in world. Chop that down to 10%. Multiply that 10% by purchasing some kinda merchandise. Compare ExtremeSkins fans to 10% of all-time global Skins fans side-by-side and guestimate the math as to how much they constantly rake in with sales. Now tell me that a $5.00/hr worker will still lose their job - For any business, 1% to 10% loss in revenue is substantial enough to offer incentives back to the people who make their payroll possible in the 1st place. Read original post. - I can't believe I just typed that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins24 Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Look, nobody here is a magician. But if any of you are - please magically make the Skins never turn the ball over. Either that or make the beer free every time we get a 1st down.Obviously debating how we play/win/lose is not gonna cure defeat or frustration. But the 12th Man can of course boycott at least *something* in opposition. Give me one good reason why you wish to continue to dish out cash this season on merchandise? So you can one-up the guy down the block? - Retail workers will not lose their jobs, sheesh. Calculate how many users are on ExtremeSkins. Chop that in half. Now multiply that by a jersey or a stack of nachos for the rest of the season ONLY. How much $ is that? Now, calculate how many Skins fans there are in world. Chop that down to 10%. Multiply that 10% by purchasing some kinda merchandise. Compare ExtremeSkins fans to 10% of all-time global Skins fans side-by-side and guestimate the math as to how much they constantly rake in with sales. Now tell me that a $5.00/hr worker will still lose their job - For any business, 1% to 10% loss in revenue is substantial enough to offer incentives back to the people who make their payroll possible in the 1st place. Read original post. - I can't believe I just typed that I can't believe it either, because absolutely none of it makes sense. Boycotting the Skins will not make them better nor give them incentive to play better. The players are going to get paid no matter what. Boycotting first of all wouldn't even work (never does), but if it did it would only affect the Skins organization (not the coaches or players). It would just make the FedEx experience even worse and things even more expensive. You don't want to go to the games fine...don't go. But there are 90K+ who would love to. How does making their experience worse benefit you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebster21 Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Would you keep pouring money into hemoraging stock shares? (this is just a rant) Can your wear a stock? Will a stock keep you warm when it is cold outside? I know it sucks right now with this 3 game skid but you need to give a better reason to boycott buying something other than the Redskins have lost the last 3 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.halfsmoke Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 I can't believe it either, because absolutely none of it makes sense. Boycotting the Skins will not make them better nor give them incentive to play better. The players are going to get paid no matter what. Boycotting first of all wouldn't even work (never does), but if it did it would only affect the Skins organization (not the coaches or players). It would just make the FedEx experience even worse and things even more expensive. You don't want to go to the games fine...don't go. But there are 90K+ who would love to. How does making their experience worse benefit you? Astonishingly, my post made perfect sense -- no offense, but I think you're just reading what you want to read, and hearing what you want to hear. If you don't wish to boycott, then by all means ...keep buying merch! Boycotting merch doesn't hurt a players salary or performance, exactly. But it can damn well save you money this holiday/football season :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Look, nobody here is a magician. But if any of you are - please magically make the Skins never turn the ball over. Either that or make the beer free every time we get a 1st down.Obviously debating how we play/win/lose is not gonna cure defeat or frustration. But the 12th Man can of course boycott at least *something* in opposition. Give me one good reason why you wish to continue to dish out cash this season on merchandise? So you can one-up the guy down the block? - Retail workers will not lose their jobs, sheesh. Calculate how many users are on ExtremeSkins. Chop that in half. Now multiply that by a jersey or a stack of nachos for the rest of the season ONLY. How much $ is that? Now, calculate how many Skins fans there are in world. Chop that down to 10%. Multiply that 10% by purchasing some kinda merchandise. Compare ExtremeSkins fans to 10% of all-time global Skins fans side-by-side and guestimate the math as to how much they constantly rake in with sales. Now tell me that a $5.00/hr worker will still lose their job - For any business, 1% to 10% loss in revenue is substantial enough to offer incentives back to the people who make their payroll possible in the 1st place. Read original post. - I can't believe I just typed that EVERYONE! PLEASE DO YOUR PART TO OPPOSE THE SKINS! God, some people are just crappy fans. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridironmike Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Forget player stats - i'm interested to see merchandise stats over the years Now, are they making more off of a jersey or a ticket, parking pass, and concessions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozskin Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 What a great idea.......up until Snyder is pissed with the bottom line a moves the team to L.A. or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozskin Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Astonishingly, my post made perfect sense -- no offense, but I think you're just reading what you want to read, and hearing what you want to hear. If you don't wish to boycott, then by all means ...keep buying merch! Boycotting merch doesn't hurt a players salary or performance, exactly. But it can damn well save you money this holiday/football season :2cents: So what's the point of this then? if it's not going to effect the players or team in general, what's the boycott all about? You said in the opening statement that this was to do with the performances they have put in of late. Didn't see that it was about holiday finacial advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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