I'll admit it- I got suckered. While shopping online on "Black Friday", I saw an ad for 85% off NHL jerseys. I ordered 4. 2 arrived, smelling like King Neptune wiped his ass with them, and then let them lay on the ocean floor for a few decades.
I've gotten dragged out emails on the other 2, asking me to switch to an NBA jersey, another NHL team, warning that the refund will take 15-45 days, etc. So I tried to go to their site today and saw it's been shut down by the MLB, NHL & NBA as part of a counterfeit jersey crackdown. So I'm out $90 on the 2 jerseys I'll never see, and the other 2 are finally bearable after 4 washings (Clorox & vinegar among the "detergents" used), but know they're fake. I was pretty sure all along they were fake, but knowing for sure annoys me, and the stitching is coming out of the one I got for my kid, which is also really annoying. At least make a high quality fake! Put some pride into your faux-craftsmanship!
So I've asked the counterfeiter to send me a solid 14 karat gold bar, weighing at least 1 lb. Who knows, maybe they'll send passable counterfeit gold.
Lesson learned.