Can someone advise me please!!

[Justy]

Hello to all, newbie here!

I'm hoping someone can help.....

My fiance has been riding for 10 years and she needs a new hat so im going to surprise her with one for christmas.... I know here size and have a choice of 2 hats in my price range....

She does schooling work and hacking.

The 2 choices are:

Charles Owen J3 Skull Hat

Charles Owen Adventura Skull

Thanks in advance people!

 

[_OC_]

Hello and welcome.....I would go with the 1st........ideal

 

[KatB]

J3 look alot smarter!

 

[Justy]

Thanks! Now got to find the cheapest place to buy online which has stock as Christmas is soon approaching!

 

[WelshRareBit]

Thats a lovely thing to do - do you want to be my OH too lol
only joking I agree j3
x

 

[KatB]

Easier said than done!! Good luck!

 

[Justy]

Found place with adventura in stock... but half the places don't say whether they have stock or not...

WelshRareBit - thankyou!

 

[Justy]

Found a J3 in stock for £76.60?? Seems like a decent price compared to others I have found!!

 

[KatB]

Def a good price IMO!!

 

[Justy]

Good good.. her current hat is a 1.5 but has started to slip down when wearing slightly.... it is 10 years of age though lol so i'm thinking the padding has worn a bit thin over the many years!

So going to get another 1.5 and pray it fits! and not lose the receipt!

 

[not_with_it]

Dont mean to put a downer on things but different hats come up in different sizes. I have 3 hats and they are all different sizes and different makes.

I know you want it to be a suprise but she would be better to try them on.

 

[Justy]

^^ bugger!!! will have to get her to try one on without telling her im getting her one.... could be interesting!!!

 

[Bert&Maud]

Also, the shape of each make of hat is different, i.e. I love Charles Owen but have never found a Champion that's comfortable.

 

[RachelB]

I love my J3! It's totally different to my old Champion though, completely different fit. J3s tend to be a bit small anyway. I found it uncomfortable at first because it was so small, but like anything good I just had to 'break it in' and now it's SO comfy and lovely!

 

[Justy]

Thanks for the replies people! Her current hat is a champion 1.5 and I have found a shop that offers a 30 day exchange so going to get the J3 in 1.5 and surprise her, and if it does not fit... we can go exchange it.

 

[flyingfeet]

I'd go to a shop and try them on and then buy the one that fits the best.

Brand is not as important as fit with hats!

 

[RobinHood]

What a lovely present for her. I think your last idea is the best becuase then it will be a complete suprise and you can easily change the size.

Failing that you could just get a picture of one and put it in an envelope to give to her on xmas day, then you can go to the shop together after xmas and buy one.

 

[debonhorse]

when I bought my hat, the shop owner made me wear it around the shop for 15 minutes,and I am so glad I did!!! as my head got warmer the hat got tighter, and I started to get the pressure pain, that I used to get while out hacking in the warm weather with my old hat. I went slightly bigger with my new hat and have never had that problem. Prob a bit of useless info, but it worked for me.
Nice pressie idea by the way.!!