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I have been to the 5 major hat places in the Valley. I don't even count Premium outlet, it's a kiosk! Outdoors!
This one is always my favorite. I go back to it, I have taken business cards to pass on to people that ask me about mine. I wear a lot of fedora type hats. I get very particular about this even though I own quite a few of them. They can't be "fakey" the ones ballers wear in nightclubs on the strip. (see them on the hot chicks with douchebags web page.)
I have all these criteria and the "hat lady" there is cool about it. She even understands the classic look and she'll have a recommendation on what's new right when I walk in. I'll look around for about 20 minutes and it comes down to maybe 2, including what she picked for me off the bat!
I have a nice wool one for winter, it actually did warm my head outside. And I have a cheaper, more expendable one for summer. At the end of summer, a hat can get pretty gamey, even if I do ragged underneath every time, so the summer hat usually gets s-canned in the fall. I work in a suit and tie, so I look very 40's business type when I walk around. I to take the bus to save money. And several auto at fault accidents on my pre-totaled motorcycle.
She has all kinds of hats of course and after looking at all the others, she has the most reasonably priced ones. I bought hats from her for $15-20 and seen the same things sold at the 2 other big places for over $40! Same brand, color, everything! Sometimes the other stores do have a variety that she doesn't have. I don't think I get tempted with competition as much as I see what their price is just to know what I'm saving. She works with what I look for.
I also have a cowboy hat I use for Grand Canyon tours and horseback riding at Bonnie Springs. she even has all kinds of novelty hats that strippers and dancers wear. Even a fruit had for Carmen Mirandas. Feather hats for show girls. Beer can helmets. Even the baller nightclub hats, which I won't describe too thoroughly as not to deter some of you.
go see the Hat Lady!
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