SSJack
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I see the 5 stars are still there sadly![]()
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Notice a different collar on this graphic might be a clue to next year's design
I see the 5 stars are still there sadly![]()
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Notice a different collar on this graphic might be a clue to next year's design
How long was our deal with Castore?
Aye mate, you obviously don’t have the right washing machine for the Castore “premium” products.I know a lot of people have had no problems with castore, but I won’t be buying anything else from them. This has been washed 3 times and as you can see it’s peeling already. I would return it but I can’t find the receipt. I wouldn’t want it replacing anyway to be honest. It was bought in the club shop.
I also bought the black beanie hat online delivered from Milton Keynes. Whoever stitched the stars on the hat must have been pished.
There was a guy on here who wasn’t happy with a T-shirt or jumper he’d bought for golf.Has anyone bought any of Castore’s non-Rangers stuff? Would be interesting to compare the quality.
I would return it but I can’t find the receipt. I wouldn’t want it replacing anyway to be honest. It was bought in the club shop.
Yes - i have a few non-rangers items, all of it is good quality and I would recommend it. Not cheap though so keep an eye out for discounts or sale.Has anyone bought any of Castore’s non-Rangers stuff? Would be interesting to compare the quality.
I wash mine in with the normal 40 load as I’m pretty sure it gets tumble dried as well and I’ve not had an issue at all with my home top. Maybe just a bad batch?Looks like they’ve been washed far too high or possibly tumble dried tbh.
No issues with any of my tops and had them since release, seems you’ve just been the unlucky one.
Thanks mate. I never knew that. The problem is I’m not in Scotland. I’ll need to look into it as I could maybe post it? But then I’ve heard some terrible stories on here about deliveries etc.You can return/exchange items in the shop without a receipt. It keeps a copy of your order on their system using your bank card.
I see many references to the price, not just you own. Out of interest I had a look on some other club shops. Currently Spurs £70 for their Nike Home top. Arsenal's Adidas top is £60. Chelsea's regular price for their Nike top is £69.95 (though they have a sale on at present). Man Utd have a sale on at present also but their regular price for their Adidas top is £64.96. Liverpool Nike Home shirt regular price is £69.95. Newcastle United Puma Home top regular price is £69.88. They are not any different to our prices by and large, dearer in most cases.It's well made retro tops for me from now on until Castore are binned. The stuff's rotten, and the choice is overpriced and bland.
Much better made, though. The likes of Adidas and Nike kit and leisure wear is really well made.I see many references to the price, not just you own. Out of interest I had a look on some other club shops. Currently Spurs £70 for their Nike Home top. Arsenal's Adidas top is £60. Chelsea's regular price for their Nike top is £69.95 (though they have a sale on at present). Man Utd have a sale on at present also but their regular price for their Adidas top is £64.96. Liverpool Nike Home shirt regular price is £69.95. Newcastle United Puma Home top regular price is £69.88. They are not any different to our prices by and large, dearer in most cases.
Whilst I personally haven't had any issues with stuff I've bought its clear that others have and that supply has been poor. I'm not so sure the pricing is out of sync though.
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Aye mate, you obviously don’t have the right washing machine for the Castore “premium” products.
if you’re using deodorant make sure it’s it’s a gentle one I find the green capped sure for women works best.
a wee tip for next years top pay £80 keep it in the packet and don’t wear it, that way it will last at least the year. Probably.
Is it though? I've recounted several times on here now that my two pairs of Adidas trackie bottoms have lost their plastic badges. One has no stripes instead of three on the badge, the other has just one. One pair now indicate they were made by 's' and the other by 'das' due to missing letters.Much better made, though. The likes of Adidas and Nike kit and leisure wear is really well made.
Everything I have purchased has been absolutely perfect
I did a comparison on training gear a while against the top english clubs & it was out of whack (I can't re do the comparison just now as there's next to nothing on our website)Is it though? I've recounted several times on here now that my two pairs of Adidas trackie bottoms have lost their plastic badges. One has no stripes instead of three on the badge, the other has just one. One pair now indicate they were made by 's' and the other by 'das' due to missing letters.
It seems much worse with Castore judging by reports on here - though its not my experience - but its not a problem that's exclusive to Castore.
I'm not in the habit of looking at other clubs stuff mate but the easiest comparison was the Home kit as I detailed in post #5,121. We will be comparing prices of rubber ducks next ha ha.I did a comparison on training gear a while against the top english clubs & it was out of whack (I can't re do the comparison just now as there's next to nothing on our website)
Admin edit: Since I started this OP, I'm adding this post to my OP rather than creating a new thread.
I appreciate lots of people are delighted with the quality of Castore's Rangers products.
However, I've had the exact opposite experience, sadly.
I returned my home shirt for a full refund at the time because the quality was extremely poor – and my away and third shirts haven't held up well at all.
Please note: I know how to wash football shirts and I've never had a problem with any football gear prior to these Castore ones.
As you can see from the below images, most of the lettering is peeling off both shirts.
The back is the third kit is particularly embarrassing.
The away kit isn't as bad, but the colours of the sponsor have bled, something I've never seen on a football shirt before.
@Greg Marshall , as you were kind enough to chat to me at length about Castore previously, can you share these images with the club/Castore please and ask if this is the quality we should expect?
These two shirts will be going in the bin at the end of the season – but I've got massive concerns about the quality of our future merchandise.
If they make a mess of the 150 anniversary stuff, it'll be unforgivable.
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In interesting take on things from someone 'in the trade' so to speak. Many won't agree but its a useful input.You’re probably going to roll your eyes mate, but are you sure you are washing, drying, and storing these properly? That’s quite heavy creasing on a football shirt and to me, as someone who worked in print and embroidery for six years and did hundreds of individual sport kit printing every day, there’s signs it’s not being treated properly. The bleeding of colour from the collar trim is another indication of too high heat in either washing or drying. In those pictures you’ve at least 3 different examples of too high heat.
The waving of the energy check logo is normal and is down to the thickness of the sponsor rather than Castore, there’s pretty much nothing they can do about that. If a customer had asked for that they would be asked to adapt their logo to drop the box or expect waving after a wash, which will need steamed, not ironed, to prevent the print being damaged. The front bottom corner Castore logo suffers the same problem and they’ll need to change that.
There’s a definite possibility that Castore just aren’t using the right materials to withstand heat, but the prints are good quality and anything else like this, where the vast majority are fine and a small percentage not only have a problem but the same problem with multiple items. Then it would indicate that it could be user error.
Add that to the fact that myself and anyone I known personally have been fine with the durability of Castore, including my two kids who wear their’s all the time, that just reinforces the opinion that when there’s hundreds of thousands of kits sold in a short period, the industry accepted 2.5% major and 4% minor fault rate is being amplified due to social media and everyone with a problem jumps on. 100k kits, around 2500 major or 4000 minor mistakes, then there’s a chance you’re unlucky enough to get a couple mistakes when you scale the sales up in the same customer base.
If you google pretty much any other major football team you’ll see the same issues. There’s hundreds of Reddit threads from Reading to Real Madrid. Folk need to realise these are £4.79, including labour and shipping, mass produced garments marketed as £60+ items, and that’s the same for every manufacturer.
And I’m not just defending Castore, the prints from my experience have been fine, the embroidery is another matter though and something that is consistent over every kit. The inside embroidery is a mess with seams sticking into the body, the badge is too thick a thread for the shirt fabric, and there’s stitching where there just doesn’t need to be causing pulling, the funny thing is this extra thread prolly increases manufacture cost. The whole Turkey/China debacle was a disgrace too.
You’re probably going to roll your eyes mate, but are you sure you are washing, drying, and storing these properly? That’s quite heavy creasing on a football shirt and to me, as someone who worked in print and embroidery for six years and did hundreds of individual sport kit printing every day, there’s signs it’s not being treated properly. The bleeding of colour from the collar trim is another indication of too high heat in either washing or drying. In those pictures you’ve at least 3 different examples of too high heat.
The waving of the energy check logo is normal and is down to the thickness of the sponsor rather than Castore, there’s pretty much nothing they can do about that. If a customer had asked for that they would be asked to adapt their logo to drop the box or expect waving after a wash, which will need steamed, not ironed, to prevent the print being damaged. The front bottom corner Castore logo suffers the same problem and they’ll need to change that.
There’s a definite possibility that Castore just aren’t using the right materials to withstand heat, but the prints are good quality and anything else like this, where the vast majority are fine and a small percentage not only have a problem but the same problem with multiple items. Then it would indicate that it could be user error.
Add that to the fact that myself and anyone I known personally have been fine with the durability of Castore, including my two kids who wear their’s all the time, that just reinforces the opinion that when there’s hundreds of thousands of kits sold in a short period, the industry accepted 2.5% major and 4% minor fault rate is being amplified due to social media and everyone with a problem jumps on. 100k kits, around 2500 major or 4000 minor mistakes, then there’s a chance you’re unlucky enough to get a couple mistakes when you scale the sales up in the same customer base.
If you google pretty much any other major football team you’ll see the same issues. There’s hundreds of Reddit threads from Reading to Real Madrid. Folk need to realise these are £4.79, including labour and shipping, mass produced garments marketed as £60+ items, and that’s the same for every manufacturer.
And I’m not just defending Castore, the prints from my experience have been fine, the embroidery is another matter though and something that is consistent over every kit. The inside embroidery is a mess with seams sticking into the body, the badge is too thick a thread for the shirt fabric, and there’s stitching where there just doesn’t need to be causing pulling, the funny thing is this extra thread prolly increases manufacture cost. The whole Turkey/China debacle was a disgrace too.
55 champions T shirt just arrived, the printing isn't straight by about 15 degrees. My washing machine must be really shite
Has anyone bought any of Castore’s non-Rangers stuff? Would be interesting to compare the quality.
Has anyone bought any of Castore’s non-Rangers stuff? Would be interesting to compare the quality.
The only thing I've had an issue with was a non Rangers tshirtHas anyone bought any of Castore’s non-Rangers stuff? Would be interesting to compare the quality.
Most clothes advise that they are washed no higher than 30 nowThe point is that you shouldn't need to. If they can't produce a garment that can be washed at a standard 40° temperature and cycle then they're in the wrong game.
Also, it's worth remembering that it's a football shirt and is intended to be dirty, muddy and grass stained. A cool wash won't deal with that soiling.
Admin edit: Since I started this OP, I'm adding this post to my OP rather than creating a new thread.
I appreciate lots of people are delighted with the quality of Castore's Rangers products.
However, I've had the exact opposite experience, sadly.
I returned my home shirt for a full refund at the time because the quality was extremely poor – and my away and third shirts haven't held up well at all.
Please note: I know how to wash football shirts and I've never had a problem with any football gear prior to these Castore ones.
As you can see from the below images, most of the lettering is peeling off both shirts.
The back is the third kit is particularly embarrassing.
The away kit isn't as bad, but the colours of the sponsor have bled, something I've never seen on a football shirt before.
@Greg Marshall , as you were kind enough to chat to me at length about Castore previously, can you share these images with the club/Castore please and ask if this is the quality we should expect?
These two shirts will be going in the bin at the end of the season – but I've got massive concerns about the quality of our future merchandise.
If they make a mess of the 150 anniversary stuff, it'll be unforgivable.
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Why don’t you like the five stars? Just out of curiosity.I see the 5 stars are still there sadly