I agree with the dead horse post…LOL

Sure the t-shirts are overpriced…..so are concert t-shirts. I wear a lot of t-shirts though and the Harley t-shirts are generally pretty cool shirts. I’ve got a load of them. I’m just not the kind of person to go around wearing a plain blank Hanes t-shirt. To each their own I suppose.

As far as the price goes – you’ve got to consider the design of the shirts too. Some of them suck, but they come up with some cool ones too. There have to be a team of people coming up with these designs that have families to feed.

 

I bet the poor bastard who made it China probably got a bowl of rice out of it.

 

Total profit? Not even close. Sales from t-shirts and general merchandise earns only 5-7% of the total profit each year.

Percentage wise, a t-shirt can make more profit per item than, say, a motorcycle. But overall, general merchandise sales revenue totals about $250+ million. Total revenue from motorcycles is $4-4.5 BILLION.

Before this economic calamity, Harley was making almost $1 billion in annual profit. Motorcycle sales are far and away the biggest profit maker for Harley Davidson.

 

If I saw a HD shirt I wanted badly enough, I would pay the price. so far, I haven't, but my wife found me a bad *** skull shirt at Walmart that looks better than anything Harely offers and it's not 100% cotton so it will not shrink. Cost $5. Sometimes you just gotta shop around.

 

Just don't buy them.........Works for me

 

You think they are too much, then dont buy.

Eyeball, that right there is FUNNNY!!

MikeM

 

i refuse to buy clothing at HD dealer. they have some cool stuff, but the the pricing manager must be on crack. there is zero chance that i would pay $50 for a hat, pair of gloves, tshirt, belt buckle or mug (i have seen $50 or more on each of those simple items)

HD dealers are good for 2 things. Buying your bike and the weekend cookout/social stop inbetween rides. .

 

I honestly don't see the big deal in what the dealer charges. I would be the first to agree that they cost too much. Certainly I don't want to pay any more than I have to for a dealer shirt or a gallon of milk. But in the end it is a choice we all make. No one makes you buy them. I have quite a few dealer shirts. Some I got on sale and some I didn't. Do I feel I got bent over? Nope. I pulled the cash out of my pocket and paid for them because I wanted them. Like a lot of others I look at them as a memento.
If you want it you might have to not smoke for a week to get one. Perhaps give up Starbucks for a few days. Pay what they ask and don't sweat it.
It is what it is.

 

I only read the first page of this thread but, SIX PAGES on tee shirts, I'm impressed. I better seriously start thinking about getting another one.

 

NO PROB, let me make the 60th post here on this page, and it will roll onto 'another one'.
BTW, I have 20 posts selected per page, SO I AM CALLING BS on your post, it is ONLY 3 pages of tee shirts, NOT 6. BWahahaha

Give 'em H*LL, Tejas !!!!!!!