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Yo. What’s the best place to find NIU hoodies and sweatshirts? I’m upgrading my NIU apparel.....
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04-19-2020 12:56 AM |
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(04-19-2020 12:56 AM)BDB5yp Wrote: Yo. What’s the best place to find NIU hoodies and sweatshirts? I’m upgrading my NIU apparel.....
Depends on how picky you are. I personally prefer a lot of the official adidas gear and dont like the cotton Ts (long or short anymore) more into the breathable athletic stuff (climacool, climalite, drifit, etc.). Amazon has a small but decent selection of adidas stuff just search northern illinois adidas. If you don't care about the name brands as much Fanatics has a good selection and runs promos all the time. Dicks is my #3.
Also hear the DkB walmart has some decent merch but if you’re already in town id say any one of the bookstores. The new holmes bookstore is actually on par with vcbs IMO.
Hope that helps. Happy hunting!
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04-19-2020 05:44 AM |
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(04-19-2020 12:56 AM)BDB5yp Wrote: Yo. What’s the best place to find NIU hoodies and sweatshirts? I’m upgrading my NIU apparel.....
Depends on how picky you are. I personally prefer a lot of the official adidas gear and dont like the cotton Ts (long or short anymore) mor into the breathable athletic stuff (climacool, climalite, drifit, etc.). Amazon has a small but decent selection of adidas stuff just search northern illinois adidas. If you dont care anout the name brands as much Fanatics has a goof selection and runs promos all the time. Dicks is my #3.
Also hear the DkB walmart has some decent merch but if you’re already in town id say any one of the bookstores. The new holmes bookstore is actually on par with vcbs IMO.
Hope that helps. Happy hunting!
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04-19-2020 05:47 AM |
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If you don't want to leave home, vcb online or Fanatics.com.
You can find some good deals on some basic stuff on Fanatics. They are always running deals, clearance sales.
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04-19-2020 10:06 AM |
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I like VCB - sometimes. The problem with VCB is that I can go in there today (figuratively speaking) and see the same things I saw a few months ago, and a year ago, and the year before that. Even with the online vendors, I do not see much that is new and innovative, like they offer for other schools. If NIU is controlling the licensing, they are being extremely conservative with it.
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04-19-2020 10:27 AM |
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(04-19-2020 05:44 AM)NIUHuskie4life Wrote: (04-19-2020 12:56 AM)BDB5yp Wrote: Yo. What’s the best place to find NIU hoodies and sweatshirts? I’m upgrading my NIU apparel.....
Depends on how picky you are. I personally prefer a lot of the official adidas gear and dont like the cotton Ts (long or short anymore) more into the breathable athletic stuff (climacool, climalite, drifit, etc.). Amazon has a small but decent selection of adidas stuff just search northern illinois adidas. If you don't care about the name brands as much Fanatics has a good selection and runs promos all the time. Dicks is my #3.
Also hear the DkB walmart has some decent merch but if you’re already in town id say any one of the bookstores. The new holmes bookstore is actually on par with vcbs IMO.
Hope that helps. Happy hunting!
Small is right. I just searched it and there are 4 items: a men's climalite pullover (which is nice), a men's climalite t-shirt (which is a little cheesy with the weird helmet on the front), a flexfit hat and an army green military style cap.
Man...you had my hopes up with the amazon plug.
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04-19-2020 10:36 AM |
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NIUHuskie4life
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(04-19-2020 10:36 AM)Big Red Wrote: (04-19-2020 05:44 AM)NIUHuskie4life Wrote: (04-19-2020 12:56 AM)BDB5yp Wrote: Yo. What’s the best place to find NIU hoodies and sweatshirts? I’m upgrading my NIU apparel.....
Depends on how picky you are. I personally prefer a lot of the official adidas gear and dont like the cotton Ts (long or short anymore) more into the breathable athletic stuff (climacool, climalite, drifit, etc.). Amazon has a small but decent selection of adidas stuff just search northern illinois adidas. If you don't care about the name brands as much Fanatics has a good selection and runs promos all the time. Dicks is my #3.
Also hear the DkB walmart has some decent merch but if you’re already in town id say any one of the bookstores. The new holmes bookstore is actually on par with vcbs IMO.
Hope that helps. Happy hunting!
Small is right. I just searched it and there are 4 items: a men's climalite pullover (which is nice), a men's climalite t-shirt (which is a little cheesy with the weird helmet on the front), a flexfit hat and an army green military style cap.
Man...you had my hopes up with the amazon plug.
They rotate their selections every few months. I got a nice climalite polo with a red collar. Its my go-to golf polo now. They had some nice adidas climacool shorts a few months ago. Its usually never more than 10 items. Not sure what the deal is now. Maybe they get more stuff around the time of the start of fb season.
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04-19-2020 08:05 PM |
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RE: NIU Gear
You can get some good finds on eBay as well.
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04-19-2020 09:28 PM |
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BDB5yp
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Loaded up in some gear from Fanatics.com
VCB has less options and is really overpriced. Lol
Not surprised. College bookstores are a ripoff. Thanks for the advice y’all!
(This post was last modified: 04-20-2020 12:19 AM by BDB5yp.)
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04-20-2020 12:18 AM |
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(04-20-2020 12:18 AM)BDB5yp Wrote: Loaded up in some gear from Fanatics.com
VCB has less options and is really overpriced. Lol
Not surprised. College bookstores are a ripoff. Thanks for the advice y’all!
You’re going to be all dressed up with no place to go this fall...
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04-20-2020 08:03 AM |
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RE: NIU Gear
Fanatics has up to 70% for the next two hours
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04-20-2020 08:32 AM |
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I have given up buying "generic" NIU apparel online. I got a 1/4 zip for Christmas from Amazon that I thought was embroidered based on the price. It was ~$70, so I was very disappointed that it was just a screen printed logo. Then I tried it on and realized that it had 2 left sleeves and looked and felt cattywampus so I sent it back and left a negative review.
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04-20-2020 08:33 AM |
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(04-20-2020 08:03 AM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote: (04-20-2020 12:18 AM)BDB5yp Wrote: Loaded up in some gear from Fanatics.com
VCB has less options and is really overpriced. Lol
Not surprised. College bookstores are a ripoff. Thanks for the advice y’all!
You’re going to be all dressed up with no place to go this fall...
Gotta be prepared just in case. All my other gear shrunk slash I got big, it got small.
(This post was last modified: 04-20-2020 09:25 AM by BDB5yp.)
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04-20-2020 09:24 AM |
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(04-20-2020 08:32 AM)HUSKIEFOOTBALLFAN Wrote: Fanatics has up to 70% for the next two hours
I think they have been running this sale regularly off and on for the past month since the shutdown (and maybe even longer). Almost seems like every time I go to that site there's some kind of sale going on.
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04-20-2020 09:53 AM |
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(04-20-2020 08:32 AM)HUSKIEFOOTBALLFAN Wrote: Fanatics has up to 70% for the next two hours
Their plain print long and short sleeves tees are a good deal. I've bought a few.
Dick's has good deals too. Right now they got S and XXL hoodie for $16.
I got an LSU one at Christmas. It is polyester but it is relatively heavy and comfy.
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04-20-2020 12:09 PM |
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(04-20-2020 09:24 AM)BDB5yp Wrote: (04-20-2020 08:03 AM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote: (04-20-2020 12:18 AM)BDB5yp Wrote: Loaded up in some gear from Fanatics.com
VCB has less options and is really overpriced. Lol
Not surprised. College bookstores are a ripoff. Thanks for the advice y’all!
You’re going to be all dressed up with no place to go this fall...
Gotta be prepared just in case. All my other gear shrunk slash I got big, it got small.
Ebay may end up flooded with NIU gear as everyone goes up 1 size
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04-20-2020 04:08 PM |
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(04-20-2020 04:08 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote: (04-20-2020 09:24 AM)BDB5yp Wrote: (04-20-2020 08:03 AM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote: (04-20-2020 12:18 AM)BDB5yp Wrote: Loaded up in some gear from Fanatics.com
VCB has less options and is really overpriced. Lol
Not surprised. College bookstores are a ripoff. Thanks for the advice y’all!
You’re going to be all dressed up with no place to go this fall...
Gotta be prepared just in case. All my other gear shrunk slash I got big, it got small.
Ebay may end up flooded with NIU gear as everyone goes up 1 size
Hey, maybe I should sell all of the NIU gear that I "undergrew"...I was planning to visit my parents back in Illinois this summer and pick up some gear that actually fits me now that I have lost weight but that is likely going to have to wait now.
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04-21-2020 09:27 AM |
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I would love to sell all my tight fitting clothes, but does anyone really have the need for a 4XL?
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04-21-2020 12:53 PM |
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