Use of cheap heat transfers a common practice for overpriced football jerseys

[True Believer]

The use of cheap heat transfers is a common practice even for expensive football jerseys. Overpriced jerseys usually have cheap, low-quality heat transfers for sponsor names due to a combination of factors. Heat transfers are generally cheaper to produce than other methods like embroidery or screen printing. This can help manufacturers keep costs down; especially for large-scale production. Most consumers are unaware of the quality issues. Will you stop buying authentic jerseys because of this? I did.

 

[True Believer]

Football fans who pay such inflated prices for football jerseys do not
expect the decals to disintegrate after 2-3 years like they usually do.

 

[laksaboy]

There's a difference between genuine jerseys and replicas. Let this Arsenal fan influencer explain:

 

[True Believer]

There's a difference between genuine jerseys and replicas. Let this Arsenal fan influencer explain:

The decals on authentic football jerseys (player's version) i.e. numbers, letters and sponsor logos, tend to come loose or peel off easily compared to the sewn-on patches in the replica (fan version); both are original apparel from established brands like Adidas, Nike, Puma, Umbro etc. This is because the decals are applied using a heat-activated adhesive instead of being embroidered directly into the fabric like for the fan or stadium version. I have never bought a counterfeit jersey before, but I would expect the sponsor logo to disintegrate even faster on such low grade jerseys.