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What to do with Super Bowl loser "stuff"?

Feb 10, 2025, 8:09 PM

mogul1985

I have 3 lives: Work, Dog Shows and Strip Clubs

Before the SB, t-shirts, hats, all kinds of clothing and knickknacks - stuff - needs to be made to sell as soon as the SB ends. One team wins, then what is to be done with the loser's stuff you can't sell as it says "WON Super Bowl 2025". NFL charges a lot in licensing fees and all that stuff is expensive. I'm guessing the "loser" stuff doesn't need to pay the licensing fee as it's unsaleable?

Here's a thought. Sell it to the US Gov't DHS/ICE at a 90% discount to MSRP for illegals being deported. Even provide to illegals that are here and probably won't be deported if they are getting freebies from the gov't. There is a cheap way to "cross-out" WON and add LOSER.

Be creative. What's the alternative?

comments (4)

twentyfive10 months ago

They usually have it sold in advance, most often to third party jobber/brokers that ship this stuff to non English speaking countries, or they repurpose the merchandise by using appliqués to overwrite the logos, then sell it in dollar stores and other merchants, that buy soft goods by the pound rather than the piece

chiefwiggum10 months ago

There was a meme a few years ago of some of this stuff ending up in third world countries. I assume that if it can't be repurposed you can easily cut your tax basis by sending a donation.

Dolfan10 months ago

The licensed stuff is supposed to be distributed by a company called Good360. The unlicensed stuff probably takes a different path.

Iknowbetter9 months ago

Most of the loser merch is destroyed these days. For many years they were sending it overseas but some of it would make it back to the US where it became collectors items. Then they started adding graphics or otherwise try to obliterate the logos, but this has proven to be more difficult or expensive than just burning or shredding the stuff.