Yes, please take it off.
With the popularity of New Era caps growing in the sports world (outfitting the NFL, MLB and occasionally other leagues), fans now have more access to these caps for their own collection. Especially with baseball caps, New Era has branded itself as not only for the professional leagues, but also as a fashion statement.
But the trend I have noticed with these caps is that when people buy them, they don’t remove the sticker on the bill.
I am not sure if these people want me to know their cap size or if they actually just stole it from the store. But what it reminds me of is the sticker on newly purchased pants. I think it’s the same equivalency.
I think it’s also on par as keeping the price tag on a newly purchased shirt.
I must admit that I do keep one sticker on my New Era caps, but it’s only the MLB authentic hologram underneath the bill. But I remove the price tag and the sizing sticker.
I’ve tried to find out why people like to keep the stickers on the cap. I am not sure exactly what it represents, but to me, it just looks like the cap was stolen. It’s pretty silly looking. Can anyone give me some insight on this?
EDIT: This is how silly it looks to me
To the people commenting, don’t get worked up about this. You’re making this more serious than it really is.
New Era caps are a little pricy, I have often thought about stealing the sticker off a New Era cap and placing it on one of my genetics, but I’m not that GANGSTA!!
I don’t think that’s gangsta. Gangstas know how to save money and buy when caps are on sale.
agreed
they leave them on because they say “its how i roll!” ive asked a co worker why he leaves it on and that i thought it looked stupid and that was his response. most of them leave it on because they want to show off like if they just bought it and its brand new. it all has to do with money and showing off. when it comes down to it, its all dumb looking and annoying to look at. the first thing i do is take off evey sticker when i buy a new hat.
Ask your coworker if he leaves the price tags on his shirt or size sticker on his jeans. It’s basically the same thing.
To me it’s the same as buying a teams hat with the wrong colors. It truly baffling.
I agree. If a team has never worn those colors, don’t make them or buy them.
i also agree with that when it comes to the colors. im from LA so i hate seeing dumb hats like a red and white dodger hat or a green or brown one. the only hats i would wear that are different then the team color would be a laker hat. i have a black and white laker hat and a black laker hat with there laker logo in there yellow and purple colors, all my niner hats are either sideline hats or the throwback mitchell and ness hats. oh and yes im from LA and im a niner fan! i love the city of SF, its beautiful scenery is awesome. Go USC Trojans, Dodgers, Lakers and 49ers!
All caps I own are either historically accurate (where the actual team has worn them) or they at least match team colors.
The reason why I leave my stickers on is because its annoying when people come up to you and say its a fake hat!!!! When you know its real and yes there are other ways to tell but the main thing is to keep the hologram sticker on I just personally like the tops sticker.
I take my stickers off and no one has ever questioned the authenticity of my cap. You can easily tell with the naked eye what’s real and what’s not. Leaving the sticker on looks more like you just stole it.
Yea but sometimes you cant tell I know a friend who his hats all look 100% Authentic but they are fake, and also (not being any kind of racist) but if you are Asian people will not even bother asking if it is real or not
That doesn’t even make sense. You can tell with fakes.
Just keep it on
It is in stlye/ swag to leave it on
Why? What was origin of this?
Swag is the stuff that everyone wants to have but many do, its a form of style and choice of clothing
That still doesn’t answer the question. I know it’s a style. But why is it a style?
Keeping the sticker shows that the hat is kept in good condition after a long time or that it’s just new (thus fresh).
Smart people also put it on the underside of the brim to prevent the sun from bleaching around the sticker (but not under it) if the sticker would fall off you’d have a nice dark circle where the sticker used to be.
But why do we need to add a sticker on? When did this begin? Why don’t we do this with our other clothes to make them “fresh”?
It is because it gives a new era hat more noticability, people like representing their favorite clothing likes, (vans, Emerica, Active, Etc) and the logos just read “Vans” or whatever it may be across the front of the tee, this is the same way, leaving the sticker on isnt just a fashion statement, and its saying more than”hey i like this baseball team” but its also saying “i like this baseball team and the company that has been making it for almost 100 years”
Makes no sense to me. You see the cap and you know who manufactures it. Half the time the logo is on the side. You don’t need a sticker to to know who manufactures authentic MLB caps. People who are in the cap fashion business don’t need a history lesson by leaving the sticker on.
dude just shut the fuck up already
Sticker on and mint shape means hat is fresh and worthy to wear to a club. Sticker off or tarnished means hat is not fresh and worthy of taking to the park of gym.
Do we do that with shirts and pants? Keep the stickers on those?
so its all about false image? thats as retarded as leaving the stickers on. its no wonder this country is going to hell by means of ignorance.
fyi – you dont need a sticker on the hat for it to be in mint shape. you can modify a cars engine and put new tires on it and its still mint. your logic is severely flawed.
Well since you asked, New Yorkers wanted to keep everything new. Pant new, shoes new, etc, etc. The only way to ensure that other people new the hat was new, was to buy it from the store and keep the tag on it. That way everyone knew that your hat was “fresh” as in fresh out of the store.
That was the genesis of the fad. Originally it was a sign to others that the hat was brand new and thereby indicating that you can keep up with the trend. Other cities followed the trend later. Atlanta, L.A, etc. etc. Today people just wear them without know why they do it. But now you know why that trend started.
What you should ask is; Why are people keeping the tag on the fitted cap, when the cap is clearly old. NO POINT IN DOING THAT!!..
Why don’t we do it with other articles of clothing? And when is something no longer new?
so its all to perpetuate a false image. why is having a worn-in hat bad? people seriously worry about their image so much that they want everyone who sees them to think everything is brand new bought that day? thats idiocy.
bro, we are telling u to KEEP IT ON, fuck off if ur gonna have a answer to ever thing, it is swag (sexy with a bit of gangster) and it looks better
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why would you want to be “gangsta”? yes, lets perpetuate a lifestyle of violence and crime. its something all young people should aspire to! it isnt “swag”. its fag.
The sticker is a representation that your cap is legit. There’re many places selling fake and bogus caps without the stickers so its easily distinguishable that your cap is legit. It’s a common understanding for those with new era caps fyi. Peace.
I’ve seen fakes with stickers. But also, you can easily identify fakes without stickers. Stickers aren’t necessary.
you dont wear clothing because its “legit”. you wear it because its comfortable and you like it. worrying about what other people thin about you or your clothing is insane and just shows your own insecurity. well and it also gives all of us normal people something to laugh our heads off at. how does it feel to be the butt of half of my jokes?
There is no swag in leaving on the stickers, new era caps do suck and you will look pretty ghetto.
Looking ghetto? Stereotyping now? Do all MLB players look ghetto?
false. leaving the stickers on makes you “look ghetto”. fact.
fact your an idiot they dont make you look ghetto, they are to fly your flag
The flag on the side of the cap you mean?
And it’s spelled YOU’RE.
People leave the sticker on because it shows its value. It is not the same as leaving the price tag on your shirt. no equivalence.
Then why specifically just a cap where we must prove the value?
samuel, i like you. you use your head. as im sure youve figured out by now, you cant talk sense to these people. theyre so insecure with themselves that they put more emphasis on what everyone else thinks that their own personal opinions. everything is about image and not about reality. im attempting to teach my young, dumb 18 year old brother this, and thus far failing. he showed me a new hat he just got and it was a good lookin hat, so i started to take the stickers off and form the bill for him since he doesnt know ho to do so. he absolutely FREAKED on me as soon as i bent it and even touched the sticker. as long as our young people perpetuate this ghetto rap “lifestyle” this abhorrent trend will never go away, unfortunately.
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So I think a couple of you are over thinking it all. Urban people have often bred trends or fads, which originate from a certain geographical demographic, true to thier lives. Eventually the trend spreads. Yes the sticker is a material symbol. In the hood there are all kinds of swap meets etc. that retail imitation merchandise. You can just as easily buy a fake Louis Vuitton bag. When you and those around you can’t afford to frequently or regularly purchase new hats sometimes things like stickers become a status symbol, on an item of special worth. So as CabyJD, gave us a little history…it came from the hood, now everybody does it. You don’t have to do it if you don’t like or don’t agree with the reasoning behind it. You don’t have to crusade against everyone else who does it…all you have to do is live and let live. Do what you want to do. Be different or the same as everyone else! It’s really up to the individual you see…after all, it’s just a sticker. It’s not that serious! LOL
Its not the same thing as those of pants, shirts etc. price tags..
U shud keep those stickers on cuz that makes
ur hat look better in all those fake ones..
Obviously u shouldn’t keep price stickers but
atleast the authenticity hologram..
Cuz fakes doesn’t have that quality..
I shud say its like the holograms on ur laptops warranty or something, but definitely not like
Ur clothing stuff!!!
I feel those on field big stickers are like the vinyls u put on ur car doors..(opinion)
I relly like those, cuz new era rox!!!
Who says it makes it look better? Keeping them on makes it look worse.
Get a life man!!
Y fight for stickers?????
Y dun u ask d newera company to shut down their stickers makin unit n the machines which put thoz hated stickers on thoz hats from which they would save billions of dollars n tell them that why can’t they manufacture their caps YOUR style(without stickers)!!!
Thoz r just the stickers, some likes them, others not!!
They don’t make u gansta or ingenuous!!
Stop changing ppl’s minds with ur own thoughts brother!!
U buy those 35$ hats n keep scratchin thoz lovely stickers off ur hats, all the time, all ur life, but don’t tell others to do d same just to amuse u rippin their stickers off just cuz u don’t like them!!
What else u don’t like???
Ppl eatin fish, ham, jerkys??
Brother live n let live!!
Peace!!!!!
Because it’s the same concept as stickers on your shirt or pants. The stickers were made to identify the size. People then decide to give it a whole different meaning by thinking it adds to fashion and freshness.
Secondly, I didn’t even read your whole comment since half of it was illegible.
Brother, theres no point of squabbling upon stickers lol!!
I could say..”FLY YOUR OWN FLAG”
Thats what written on all the hats!!
Peace brother!!
I’m not squabbling. I’m looking for sensible answers and all I’ve gotten is nonsensical ones.
Sensible answer is to remove thoz stickers!! Thats it!!
Y look different in d crowd where all of them wear these hats!!
If u want to wear them in thailand, u may keep them on!!
Samuel at the start you asked why people keep the stickers on?. so in fact your asking peoples opinions, many people have gave a reason and shared there views on why they wear the sticker. BUT YOU KEEP FIGHTING WITH THESE PEOPLE, even tho you have got answers in front of you on why they do so (there opinion) (what you asked for at start). there for take what you have from this and still hate the fact we do it, ITS LIKE THIS GO OUT 2MORO AND BUY A BMW AND TAKE THE BADGE OFF BECAUSE WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT CAR IT IS WITHOUT IT ON. but you wouldnt because it makes the car. the sticker on the hat somewhat makes the hat to these people. so instead of hating over it just take what you have learnt and move on
its not the end of the world lol
I didn’t ask for an opinion. I asked for an explanation and reasoning. And as I get the responses, I disagree with the reasoning for it. I know why people do it and I disagree with the purpose of doing it. There’s no need to keep the sticker on. People say it sends a message of being fresh. I say it sends a message of being stolen. I understand that it’s supposed to be a fashion statement, but it doesn’t make sense.
I think simply, I just don’t understand the purpose of it. It’s like a superstitious person that can’t go through a day without circling his block two times every morning. It serves no purpose, but it makes the person feel better. It’s the same here. Keeping the sticker on serves no purpose, but like that superstitious person, they do it because of what they distort from reality. That’s how I see it. So it’s more of me trying to understand why people continue to do something that serves no real purpose.
I understand what you mean but its something you have asked that will never truly be answered, alot of these people dont know why they do it, but because some1 famous did it first they followed suit. that’s what it comes down to sheep following the fashions. we are all sheep following something because some1 told us todo it that way.
I guess I’ll never understand. I do everything with reason. And leaving stickers on without reason will never make sense to me.
Samuel, I can’t believe you keep asking why you don’t keep stickers on shirts and pants since it’s pretty obvious why you wouldn’t. If you did that, they just fall off once you put them in a washing machine. If you actually care about your hats, you don’t wash/clean hats by throwing them into a washing machine and if you did, you risk ruining the shape of a fairly pricey hat. So while I can’t answer why people leave stickers on their hats, that should answer why people don’t do the same for clothes. As for your disagreement for the “purpose”, what is the purpose of anything? Since you seem to disagree with the opinion that it’s “fresh” and that there is no “reason”, why don’t we just bitch about everything else? Why do people watch movies? Why do people play video games, drink, or do anything that isn’t “necessary”? Are any of those things really necessary, or do we just make up excuses to justify our reason for doing those things, making those things ok to do but leaving a sticker on a hat unacceptable? There are many things that people do that have as much purpose or reason as leaving a sticker on that don’t seem to be as big a deal, so why is this a big deal? You say leaving the gold new era sticker on a hat is the same as leaving a price tag on a shirt. That isn’t true. That gold sticker is more like an emblem on a car. So I ask you, do you take off the emblem on your car? If you have a honda, do you take of the “H” on your hood? Or if you have a mercedes, do you take the 3-pointed star emblem off your hood after buying the car? And if not, why? You wouldn’t hesitate to take the new era sticker off your hat, shouldn’t you apply this train of thought to other things as well?
The sticker on the shirt and pants are used to help shoppers identify the sizing. Once the clothing is purchased, the sticker’s purpose is fulfilled. That’s why we take it off.
People watch movies because movies are form of entertainment. Movies are made so people can watch them. People play video games because that’s the purpose of video games, to be played. Movies and video games are created for that reason. Stickers are created for the reason to help shoppers. That’s why they exist.
The gold sticker is not like an emblem. What makes you think that a cheaply applied sticker used for shoppers to identify size has the same value and meaning as an emblem that was intended to be placed on a hood of a car for design purposes? If you want to use a car reference, how about the paper that they have on the window with the price, gas mileage info? That’s what it equates to. People don’t leave that on their window because the paper’s purpose has been served once the purchase is made.
Samuel, if U had an answer that “made sense” 2 U, would u then turn around & start leaving ur sticker on your hats? U think it looks stolen others think its fresh. All subject 2 opinion. But the real fact of the matter is, if U have 2 ask then U really don’t need 2 know… It it what it is
It is funny reading about the reasons to and not to wear stickers on their hats. MY New Era hats are actually game worn and certified by MLB, and they have no stickers on them except for the hologram from MLB. Bet mine is “Fresher” than any with the bill being covered…LOL. While I know it’s a fad, it makes more sense than the pants drooping (butt fairies in prison). My first New Era hat I got was from Topps in an online baseball card contest, and it has the adjustable buckled back, came with a round sticker on the bill. I decided to be fashionable (for once) and left the sticker on. Keep in mind, it was the older holographic sticker and actually looked cool in the light (reason I kept it on). Last summer, I pulled it out of storage and the sticker fell off, with the glue drying up. What is left now is a perfect dark circle, and the bill is faded. What was once my “Major Award” hat is now hanging on my wall, along with my other not to be worn agains. Today, BTW, I recieved my newest New Era cap, a M Brewers cap worn by Mike Matthews for his 4 games with them in 2002. No sticker, but a MLB LOA is good enough for me. I also carry my COA’s with me for each hat I’m wearing at the time, for any non believers.
And I still have the sticker that fell off
I just bought a new era Los Angeles fitted cap and i’m debating wether to leave the sizing sticker up there. The reason because the hat i purchased is a world series retro with the green underbrim and no mlb logo on the back. I forgot what year they started stitching the mlb logo in the back I’m really debating on this, i remove ever sticker from every hat except the mlb hologram. Idk what to do!!>.<
To answer your question, take off the sticker. Keep the hologram under the bill if you want.
And as for your other question, 1993 is when the back logo first became a permanent fixture.
Sigh*
it’s just different for everyone. what you might hate maybe something someone else likes.
they leave the sticker on because they like it. got a problem with that? then don’t look at it.
Also for most of the people it is because it gives you the sense of it being new.
in clothes they take of the tags because
a) either it annoys while wearing it.
b) Just don’t want it
But just in case you didn’t know there are people who still keep the tags. why? i have no idea, but there are people like that. Imagine buying ED Hardy or Gucci when you can’t afford it few might keep the tag as a memory or to “show off” or some other reason, well it’s their wish and honestly few of the tags look amazing.
just for your knowledge half of the stickers don’t even have the size on it. its just the brand name and stuff.
like YMCMB – the tag has the full form not the size. (Young Money Cash Money Blood)
The new era caps have a number on it if you have ever noticed.
59FIFTY or 39Thirty
they have a meaning.
to me it seems like the stickers on the caps are just size tags for you,
well for cap lovers like me there is more to it than that.
I keep my stickers on because i like it that way.
reason? don’t have one.
so what if it looks like its stolen? xD
deal with it.
if someone tries to take it off and i will bitch slap that person..
If you don’t like it then go ahead and take it off man no one is stopping you.
People keep it on because they feel like it, and other reasons someone like you will never understand.
Also the next time you wanna argue so hard come up with better arguments rather than just saying “stickers have size” or comparing them to other clothing.
No hard feelings mate, but the way you reason made me comment.
=]
Nothing I love better than to go into the shop, peel that stupid sticker off and bend the shit out of that ridiculous peek. The don’t make anyone look gansta, they just make you look like a dick.
well then your a fucking moron, people don’t buy new era caps to look gangsta, they buy them because they are a symbol of individuality, and the sticker is left on to fly the flag, because if you haven’t noticed fly your own flag is there slogan, plus if your going into shops, pealing the sticker off and bending the peaks then you need to take a long look at your self cause your just ruining it for some one else you fucking asshole.
It’s YOU’RE, not YOUR. It’s also spelled PEELING.
Samuel, you stated that the brim sticker is a fashion statement that makes “no sense.” Since when do fashion statements have to make sense, besides just looking cool? It’s an aesthetic judgement. Does jewelry make sense? How about a brooch? Do tattoos make sense? How about parting your hair in the middle or over to the left side? Or skinny jeans? You refer to the sticker as a cheaply applied sticker. Why don’t you take a second look at those stickers and note the effort they put into its design (font, size, colors, spacing, logo). Perhaps New Era realizes that many people keep the stickers on, therefore they decided to make the sticker aesthetically pleasing. Obviously you don’t believe the round cap size sticker looks cool. But just know that a lot of people do. To me, this has nothing to do with East coast, looking fresh, authentic, whatever. It makes the hat look a little different. A little offbeat. That’s what the young generation has always brought to the older one. Pushing the boundaries a little.
EXACTLY!!
if you want to take it off, you take it off. if you dont want to take it off, you leave it. its a choice. most people just leave it because they just want it. you think its stupid, well okay, thats your opinion. but most people leave it on because they think its cool. it doesnt matter what the orgin is. its what you want.
Samuel, I really don’t give a fuck, I don’t know why you can’t just accept it and be done, but just so you know, you are a fucking idiot. People don’t buy New Era caps to look ghetto or gangsta and they most certainly don’t need you to get all bitchy about every little detail, so i think you should shut the fuck up and get on with you’re pathetic excuse for a life because at the end of the day you are just intensifying the argument without fully understanding the ramifications you little twerp.
Other people commenting says it’s gangsta, not me.
You’re funny with your inability to tell the difference between YOU’RE and YOUR. You’re the one worked up about it
Dude some people crumple toilet paper and some people fold toilet paper. Get the fuck over it. People will be stupid your whole life. If you get this upset about stickers on a hat, you have a tough road ahead of you. Move on… Life is beautiful.
Does this keep me up at night? No. I posted this piece and then forgot about it and only returned to it when comments are posted. I am in no way so bent up about it that it’s controlling me as you’re suggesting. I think the people responding seem to be more offended than I am.
Forgot about it?! You have responded to everyone’s reasoning for wearing the damn sticker, and you continue to be stubborn to the fact that some people want to just keep it on. That’s what people are trying to get through your thick skull. People have their own unique way of living life, wearing clothes, eating foods, driving cars, spelling versions of YOUR, YOU’RE, THEY’RE, THEIR, THERE, THURR, TWO, TOO, TO. that’s what makes us human and not robots. I don’t want everyone to dress like me, nor do I want to dress like others. But that doesn’t mean that other people who have MINDS OF THEIR OWN, can’t make that decision for themselves… Some people want to be of the status quo, some people want to be original, some want to be copycats. Do you and let others do them.
Like I said, I only came back to this post when I get a notification email that someone commented on it. This is my blog, so I do moderate the comments and I read all of them.
You think I don’t know that people dress differently? But people do things for a reason. Everybody does. I just want to know where the origin of leaving the stickers on began and why people do it to avoid fakes (which apparently isn’t an issue where I’m from).
You seem real bent out of shape about this, taking this way too serious. I’m just commenting and taking in what the responses are, not making a real serious issue about it. It’s just an Internet blog post. That’s the entire point of these comments. If you don’t like the direction that it’s going, then don’t respond.
Agh you will never get it. You asked a question, why do people leave on their stickers? People told you why…. Yet you don’t agree. So …… Now the question is, what’s the origin? Someone told you, you don’t agree….
I never said I didn’t agree. I just wanted more detail and info. I gave my reason for why I don’t understand it. Read back to my responses to the comments. I’m trying to engage and get more answers. People give me their answer and I respond asking why because I want to know more.
There’s nothing more to know.
There’s always more to know. If the people commenting don’t know, then that’s that. That’s why I ask to see if they have any more information.
P.s. one of your earlier responses…..
I didn’t ask for an opinion. I asked for an explanation and reasoning. “And as I get the responses, I disagree with the reasoning for it. I know why people do it and I disagree with the purpose of doing it. There’s no need to keep the sticker on. People say it sends a message of being fresh. I say it sends a message of being stolen. I understand that it’s supposed to be a fashion statement, but it doesn’t make sense.”
And if you continue reading on that comment to the second part, I explained what I meant. It was more of my understanding not matching up with the explanations because culturally, my definition isn’t the same as theirs. I explained why I don’t see it their way.
We keep the sticker on because it looks awesome! This is because we like to stand out, and gold stands out to people eyes.