I've had various incarnations of this hat dating back to 2011. At some point the design slightly changed and there is now one significant flaw. For some reason after only a couple wearings every one of these hats*, in every color, has developed what looks like a sweat/oil stain where the brim meets the body of the hat. It's really frustrating because it's not actually sweat, and I don't have oily skin or anything, but it's like the material wicks skin oil off your forehead and permanently stains the hat. It's more noticeable on the darker colors than the lighter ones. I've tried washing them, woolite, dawn dish soap, heck even running them through the dishwasher. No luck. The stain doesn't come out once it appears. Every couple years I try ordering a new one to see if they are using a new material but no luck, it continues to happen. Aside from this rather significant flaw the hats are great. *My original one from 2011 is a slightly different design/material and it ironically is the one that never had this problem.
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