Put somethin' ON ya DOME piece.

The accessibly of low priced goods manufactured in far away lands can seem like a boon at first. The availability of items to a wide range of people at extremely low prices is something we all like and appreciate right? Well, not always. Take for instance, the humble STRAW HAT. It began life in Ecuador, as traditional headgear to ward of the effects of the brutal south american heat. Like most items made in this region, these humble straw hats found there way to PANAMA, the gateway for items being shipped from South America to far away points such as Asia Europe and America. Travelers passing thru Panama bought these hats back with them, and when Teddy Roosevelt wore one to supervise the construction of the Panama Canal, the hat's popularity boomed worldwide. A summer staple for men and woman in the states and elsewhere for almost a hundred years, the hat almost met it's grisly END this summer, as everyone and there grandma ransacked CANAL STREET and bought theirs for 10 bucks from a street vendor. Now I don't want to sound like an elitist, but how can something be special, and have meaning if in the space of one hour you see five people with the exact same thing? Instead of an individual, you become part of a mob. So SAY a hearty NO to cheap STRAW HATS! Say NO to the Canal Street cheap straw hat''mafia''! Put something of QUALITY on ya ''dome piece''. Check the links below for a selection of well made hats. Your head will thank you for it. Till next time!