The Perfect Present – at the Perfect Price

Trapper Hat: YAK Apparel (L), Abercrombie and Fitch (R)

With Christmas and Chanukah right around the corner, holiday shopping is in full swing. While of course everyone is looking for the perfect presents – in this economy, we know most people are also looking for the perfect price. That’s why this week we decided to compare the price, comfort and warmth of Yak hats to other popular brands – to make sure we’re offering customers the best value. Today we thought we’d share with you the results of our (probably a little bit biased) research!

Abercrombie and Fitch and Hollister are notorious for the stylish apparel – so we decided to take a look at what they have to offer in terms of headwear.

Abercrombie featured a “Cute Trapper Hat” for $58. A little bit more expensive than the Yak equivalent. However, while the hats may look similar in appearance, the more expensive Abercrombie hat is actually made out of a synthetic wool and acrylic blend – much less warm than the 100% wool that we use here at Yak.

We also compared our trapper hats to Abercrombie’s counterpart – Hollister. Hollister’s “Classic Trapper Hat” was a little bit cheaper at $44.50 – similar to Yak. But the Hollister hat faced the same issue as the Abercrombie one – it’s made out of a nylon/acrylic – no wool whatsoever! So it’s definitely not going to keep you as warm as Yak when you hit the slopes or face the bitter wind chill of cities like New York and Chicago.

So in the end we thought Yak came out on top – but what do you think? Which hat is the best value?