This morning, I finally decided to head down to Fleet Feet to purchase a hat so that my ears don’t get frostbitten when I run outside. I looked at every hat in the store before settling on a SweatVac brand beanie-type hat with the Fleet Feet logo on the front, chosen because it was the least expensive hat available. I bought the hat, along with new pair of synthetic running socks, and went home to try it out.
Before heading outside, I decided to take a look at my new purchase. I read the tag on the inside, which told me the following:
Machine Wash
Air Dry
No Bleach
No Drugs
I did a double take: did the hat I just purchased really say “no drugs?” Unless “drugs” is some newfangled laundry jargon that little old fogey me doesn’t understand, I do believe that this hat I purchased is preaching to me.
Has the use of performance-enhancing drugs really become so rampant that we must remind athletes not to use them on their clothing? Or is the hat telling me to lay off the crack? Perhaps it spontaneously combusts upon exposure to wacky-tobacky smoke. Whatever the reason is, I certainly find the washing instructions tag to be an odd place to put such a message.
Regardless of the preaching, I can at least say that the hat does what it’s supposed to do: Keep my head and ears warm without resulting in unnecessary sweating. And really, who am I to judge what the hat has to say? Maybe more articles of clothing should come with hidden messages.
2 Comments
January 19, 2008 at 11:15 am
That’s kind of funny. My brother had a jacket when he was a kid that had two sets of washing instructions. One for best results, which was typical; machine wash cold, dry on lowest setting, warm iron if necessary, etc. and one for “worst” results which was something like “Tie to car roof. Drive through car wash. Let flap out window to dry.”
March 12, 2008 at 10:08 am
did you stop the running training or are you just not in the mood of letting us know how it is going?
well, i hope all is well.
a.