If you made it this far, chances are you've been working the scene a little. Sorting by discount. Narrowing by team. Hunting your size like a true detective (not a TV show reference, if you haven't seen it yet stop after Season 1). Maybe you found a hat. Maybe you found five. Either way, welcome. I made this site to solve a me problem but quickly realized that this was shared experience by many others. I like new fitted hats, but the new hat releases can be costly. Finding a timely price drop is a fantastic way to get a hat at a fraction of the price. Additionally, I clearly like deals but good lord have the many New Era hat sites made it a challenge to get to the right place to find this information.
The Case Files are where I keep the notes that do not fit neatly on a deal card. Store patterns. Weird colorways that keep resurfacing in clearance that we should collectively laugh at. The occasional retailer that suddenly remembers it has a sale section. Basically, the useful stuff that did not make the front page, but probably should have.
What this is not
This is not a newsletter. No signup. No popup. No "give me your email and I'll spam the sh*t out of you". There are no comments either, which is probably for the best.
If you have a tip or want to point out something I missed, the Instagram DMs are open and the email at the bottom of the page works just fine.
What You Can Expect
Posts will show up when there is something worth saying, not because the calendar told me to be productive. Likely topics include:
- Store dispatches: A closer look at one retailer, what they tend to discount, when the sales usually hit, and what is actually worth watching.
- Deal pattern notes: Seasonal trends, league-specific drops, and the kind of patterns that show up if you spend enough time looking.
- Case briefs: Short writeups on specific colorways or whatever entertains me.
- Hat curving and cleaning tips: How to clean your fitted without destroying it.
- Hat storage tips: How to keep your hats from getting crushed, dusty, or disrespected in the closet.
- Behind the scenes: The occasional note about how the site is organized, why a store got added or dropped, and what is coming next.
Until then, the deals page is where the action is. Thanks for stopping by.
- Hatlock