What do you class as good value golf clothing?

[la_lucha]

I was perusing a well known Social Media site earlier, when a link to Bunker Mentality ebay "outlet" appeared on my timeline.
Liking their work I clicked on the link and they had some items reduced i.e. £20 caps ala Mark Crossfield reduced to £10. But they also had this Yellow Polo.

I can't understand how any company can justify charging so much for a Polo shirt. This lead to me commenting that I liked the gear, just a shame about the prices. They responded and we had a bit of correspondence.

One comment they made was that they think they offer good value.

I've not replied but I fully disagree. £5....£10 that would represent good value but £43.95 is certainly not (in my opinion). If it were in sports direct you'd be looking at £15 tops.

So this lead me to thinking......What really is good value for a golf polo?

Are you happy to pay Galvin Green prices even though it performs no better than a Nike or would you prefer the slightly lesser quality Dunlop?

 

[JamPal]

It's only £43.00. Not sure where to start if that's high? Primark?

Depends what you want I suppose, but I buy Hugo Boss because they last years and years, hold their shape and retain their colour.

 

[DannyOT]

I try to buy shirts on how they fit and how long they last. However, I'm very happy with the adidas/puma range for less than £25 a shirt so I can't see me ever paying more.

 

[GB72]

Value branded clothing for me is the £12 i pay on M&M durect for Ping shirts, the £13 i pay at TK Maxx for Callaway shirts or the £20 I pay in the same shop for Ralph Lauren shirts. For less well known brands i pay £20 for 3 Woodworm shirts. Cannot justify spending more than £20 for a top.

 

[Fish]

The items I have paid good money for (over £40) have been good value not because of price, but because they have never faded, they've kept their shape and I'm still wearing them years on.

You can get lucky and find shirts cheaper that will still do that but some have different annoyances for people, the thickness of the material, its breath-ability, the stiffness of the material, an oversized label which itches like mad, tight arms but the body is OK etc etc.

I like a lot of the Under Armour gear, for a top brand name they don't charge silly prices and the material is excellent quality, just a shame they sponsor some cr@ap team down the lane :smirk:

 

[Rooter]

I like a lot of the Under Armour gear, for a top brand name they don't charge silly prices and the material is excellent quality, just a shame they sponsor some cr@ap team down the lane :smirk:

I like their stuff too, bought a fleece type jumper thing, worst bit of clothing i ever bought. tiniest snag on it pulls it to pieces.

you get what you pay for, im with the other guys, decent polos wash better, hold their shape and colour better etc etc..

 

[Hacker Khan]

To me the price is only one criteria for something being good value. I'm not bothered about paying good money for stuff that I want to be of good quality and it will last. As more and more nowadays, you tends to gets what you pay for.

A £5 or £10 top that falls apart, runs or loses its shape after a couple of washes is not really good value, cheap yes, value for money no. A £40 top that lasts you a long time is.

 

[c1973]

I think £40 for a decent quality polo top is good value. I would pay that without thinking too much about it tbh, a fool and his money I suppose.

In my experience the budget brands (if I can say that without sounding snobbish,cos I'm not) tend to be made from lesser quality materials, lose their shape and colour and don't wear as well as a more expensive top would. You usually wind up buying more as they lose that "new" look a lot sooner.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

The items I have paid good money for (over £40) have been good value not because of price, but because they have never faded, they've kept their shape and I'm still wearing them years on.

You can get lucky and find shirts cheaper that will still do that but some have different annoyances for people, the thickness of the material, its breath-ability, the stiffness of the material, an oversized label which itches like mad, tight arms but the body is OK etc etc.

I like a lot of the Under Armour gear, for a top brand name they don't charge silly prices and the material is excellent quality, just a shame they sponsor some cr@ap team down the lane :smirk:

Under Armour is my personal favourite too

 

[gripitripit]

Value branded clothing for me is the £12 i pay on M&M durect for Ping shirts, the £13 i pay at TK Maxx for Callaway shirts or the £20 I pay in the same shop for Ralph Lauren shirts. For less well known brands i pay £20 for 3 Woodworm shirts. Cannot justify spending more than £20 for a top.

Pretty much nail on the head. With so many outlets selling top quality gear at very reduced prices albeit last seasons colours (does it matter) it hard to justify pays over £20/25 for tops or trousers.

 

[gripitripit]

I think £40 for a decent quality polo top is good value. I would pay that without thinking too much about it tbh, a fool and his money I suppose.

In my experience the budget brands (if I can say that without sounding snobbish,cos I'm not) tend to be made from lesser quality materials, lose their shape and colour and don't wear as well as a more expensive top would. You usually wind up buying more as they lose that "new" look a lot sooner.

These £40 and sometimes higher are available at upto 70% less a lot of the time. For me that is quality.

 

[MashieNiblick]

I have bought many branded shirts for £20-£25 including Adidas, Mizuno, FJ and Ashworth. I just look out for sales, last years lines etc on line and in the pro shop. I wouldn't spend £40+ on a polo because, IMO, there is no need to.

 

[tsped83]

I would not pay £40 for a golf polo, that's madness! £7 dunlop from sports direct are as good as anything on my opinion. Not a brand snob when it comes to clothing.

 

[Martin70]

Slightly different but I've bought Dunlop trousers a couple of times for less than a tenner and they do me absolutely fine. You can also catch Pierre Cardin polos from SD at the moment for 7 quid - I know they are cheaply made but I like 'em.

 

[palindromicbob]

Having picked up some great value tops for £10-£15 I'd struggle with paying any more than that. Would maybe be willing to squeeze up to £25 max depending on design etc but nothing more for a poly top. I would consider more for a decent cotton top though as cheap ones don't offer any real value for money.

The most expensive top I have is a Lough Erne branded Ahead top. It cost £52.50. I only paid £12.50 though because I used a £40 voucher I had won. Quality is not really any better than the Anitgua tops I bought in sports direct so in my opinion they don't represent value for money.

 

[chrisd]

I tend to buy things at the end of the season and wear them new when the season comes round again, that way I get more for my money and still buy decent stuff

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I don't mind paying a bit more for clothes as long as they are good quality

Have IJP and GG trousers - both pretty expensive but both the best trousers I have worn

Same with IJP and Lyle and Scott tops - a bit more expensive but worth it

 

[SAPCOR1]

Value for money is in the eye of the buyer I suppose.

Like many have said if you buy last season's styles you can save up to 70%, even more if it is size S or XXXL.

Plenty of great deals from Function18, Golf Base, adidas website etc

 

[Agent Pies]

I've just bought 2 stunning IJP polo's upon some recommendations on here. £22 and they are really good quality.

I'd love to buy Hugo Boss polo's as they look awesome and I've no doubt the quality is second to none, however at the current standard I play at, and considering I play in no comps yet, I just can't justify £85 for a t shirt.

 

[Coatsy79]

I can seldom justify more than £20/25 for a shirt as you know full well if you wait for a sale they'll all be that kinda money or less
(IJP stuff on golfbase etc)

Paying £80 odd for a hugo boss polo that's the same material of a budget polo with embroidery is madness to me

I like value, if I can see the value in something I don't mind paying for it but high prices for the sake of high prices, i.e to appear "high end" is not something I can endorse myself

And that's kinda where bunker are setting themselves, they get their shirts made in India for very little I just couldn't pay £55 for a polo shirt