Hopping on the bandwagon here! Anyone have recs on where to buy a Nationals hat in town that’s not a chain/Amazon? I was hoping to support a small or local business instead.

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No-Lunch4249 t1_jeejklj wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:15 PM

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Walgreens

sprinkles202 t1_jeemsm2 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:40 PM

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The Nationals are a local business.

MoreCleverUserName t1_jeeph68 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:59 PM

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The team store at Nats Park is about as close as you’re going to get to a small or local business if you want the actual Nats logos. The team store is independent from both the Nats (although they do have nationals.com email addresses) and online mega-store Fanatics, and they are licensed to sell actual mlb merchandise.

If you don’t need the actual Nats logo, try 7th and F, who are local and have a lot of local sports apparel https://seventhandf.com/

Anyone who wants to sell MLB merchandise has to be licensed by mlb, and that is a costly process that unfortunately rules out a lot of small businesses. Any mom-and-pop shop that’s selling Nats swag is probably selling knock offs.

maddrgod t1_jeeqami wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:05 PM

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Not team gear, but lots of great DC merch from a local shop here: https://bailiwickclothing.com/collections/hats

drodrige t1_jeesqkg wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:22 PM

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I bought mine at GT Players in Georgetown. It’s a tiny shop of sports clothing.

joelhardi t1_jeeydsc wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:00 PM

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There are lots of souvenir shops downtown, like around Ford's Theatre or the one in the McPherson metro station, that are definitely locally owned. You can probably find either an officially licensed hat or a knockoff, either way zero chance it's actually made locally.

There's also the $5 hat outside the stadium on game day option.

Or just buy an official hat at the the team store, the Lerners' business empire is a local enterprise, just not "small." It's open during games and also 10-4 on non-game days.

I recommend the blue hat, the red hat is jinxed IMHO.

Six-76 t1_jegegad wrote on March 31, 2023 at 8:42 PM

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Major in Georgetown has a bunch of officially licensed New Era caps, including a few exclusive Nats designs. They're appointment-only however and the atmosphere can be kind of intimidating if you're not used to that type of streetwear boutique.

Other streetwear boutiques like Atmos, Commonwealth, or A Ma Maniere might carry Nats hats as well, but none of them are originally from DC. (Commonwealth is based in VA I believe.)