JD T-shirts

[Howard H.]

I'm in Orlando, FL for a week or so with the kids having a great vacation. First time I've been to the southeast US - sure having a great time and seeing new sights.

We're staying at the Radisson near Disney world and I've been surprised at the (to me anyway) very high percentage of foreigners everywhere - I can't even recognize a lot of the languages, a LOT of French and Spanish tourists and hotel and Disney workers with accents so thick I have to really work at understanding them.

ANYWAY, I've been really surprised at the high # of JD T-shirts I've seen. Probably a dozen so far. I tried asking the young oriental guy wearing one in the elevator last night if he farmed or had a JD and he couldn't even understand what I was asking...

Just wondering if John Deere T-shirts were turning into a fad like Eskimo Joe's or Hard Rock Cafe, or if there are really that many hardcore JD fans across the world...

Howard

 

[Anonymous-0]

They sell them at "Cracker Barrel" Resaurants. Need I say more?

 

[Garry in OK]

J C Penney stores in Norman and OKC were loaded with JD stuff a while back. Thought it was probably aimed at the college crowd.

 

[Davis In SC]

I would venture that companies such as Deere and Harley derive a good percentage of their earnings from clothing sales and licensing rights..

 

[John M]

Its just a fad, lots of teenagers wear them around here.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Don't know about the shirts but the high percentage of foreigners is a result of the dollar being weak against foreign currencies. A vacation in the USA is more affordable now for them including the JD souviner shirts.

 

[Anonymous-0]

You can go to a lot of these optical places and get John Deere frames for you glasses. JD has its "you know what" stuck into about everything it comes near.

 

[rgvtx]

Just drop by your local TSC, you will see a ton of JD stuff. T-shirits, hats, bandanas, coffee cups, travel mugs, pictures, toys and of course for the dog lovers.....JD dog collars and leashes and chew toys of all kinds with the green and yellow and logos. Also a bunch of Harley dog collars too, I guess it's a fad now days.

 

[Lanse]

Everyone wears them here. They seem to love deere but when I ask them about deere tractors they dont know what Im talking about........I can see theres just alot of the articulated tractors here and theyre deeres. I guess people are easially impressed.....

 

[Anonymous-0]

Hard to believe, but Harley-Davidson makes more money off their name than they do on their motorcycles. All the branded stuff like t-shirts, boots ,Ford pick-ups makes them a TON of money.
John Deere is a fad amongst the teenagers except my son won't wear one and we own one. Go figure.

Grub

 

[1936]

Howard
As of yesterday it's 71 dollars for a one day entry pass. We went the month it opened and for two adults I got change back from a twenty.
Craker Barrel would have to close if they did not have the junk items for sale. Boot leg sales at the flea markets for JD are big.

 

[Will Herring]

I myself own one John Deere shirt and three Allis Chalmer shirts, and I can't believe how trendy wearing a John Deere shirt has become. Most of the kids at college I run across wearing them don't even know what a tractor is.

 

[730 virgil]

when tall kid was in a tech school some dude started giving him a bad time as tall kid was always wearing a john deere cap.
the dude asked tall kid if he thought he was cool as he always had a john deere cap on and he should be wearing a mesh one.
tall kid said no i wear a john deere cap as dad has 2 of them and and uses them. the dude says oh he has 2 lawn mowers. tall kid said oh he has 2 of them too i mean real trctors he uses them on our mimi farm.
then tall kid said i bet you don't even none what 2 cylinder means the dude huh what are you talking about? tk said that's what i thought oh by the way you don't wear a mesh cap in the winter you get your head cold.