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Monday, 29 November 2010

Unboxing: Agion Base Layer Review



I received an email the other day offering me the a free shirt and as buying stuff to review takes up a large part [a ‘large part’ called ‘all’] of the blog budget and I wear a shirt most days I of course accepted.

The company claims the shirt has innate odour reducing properties, not being currently engaged in any adventure sports, I tested it with a couple of days on a building site carrying sanitary ware and plasterboard (dry lining) up many many flights of stairs. Which amounts to the same thing. Just without the fresh air and photo opportunities.

Did it work?
I really don’t know for sure, but it probably smells less than a cotton shirt
Was it warm?
Yes it was. So much so that I’m wearing it as I write.
Would I buy one?
Only if was available without the hideous promotional message.
What would make buying one a no-brainer?
Being able to choose the hideous promotional message myself.

What can we learn from all this?
The slogans on outdoor-wear are crap.
The ‘add your own slogan’ companies don’t offer base-layer shirts.
SBW loves free stuff even more than he loves cheap stuff.

More soon
Your pal
SBW

PS the lovely Traci has just written in to ask me to tell you that the shirts are currently just to demonstrate the efficacy of the anti odour treatment and will soon be branded with the name of a well-know hunting apparel manufacturer. Go on Traci. Seeing as its you. Normally I'd just have laughed and moved on to the next email but as coincidence would have it - It actually works. Really I've been wearing it for days and it doesn't smell as bad as my other work clothes.

6 comments:

  1. The Writing Huntress29 November 2010 at 21:41

    Nifty stuff. I'm lookin for some scent-locking warm gear for winter hunting. May have to give this company a peep.

    PS. Enjoying your transformation from divorced suburban dad to bow-wielding Elk hunter. I'm attempting to go from Deer hunting publishing consultant to ultra rich and famous bow huntress with a master's degree! Yay for dreams!

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  2. Ryan30 November 2010 at 02:59

    I kinda like the tag-line... but then again I'm into marketing.

    The Average Joe Fisherman
    http://averagejoefisherman.blogspot.com/

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  3. The Suburban Bushwacker30 November 2010 at 15:34

    Hunt like you're hungry

    here's to dreams.

    SBW

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  4. The Suburban Bushwacker30 November 2010 at 15:34

    Ryan

    i too have sinned

    SBW

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  5. Cory29 December 2010 at 20:43

    Was this shirt treated on only one side? I entered the shirt review contest and found that the treated side definitely worked... if you got a fully treated shirt, then... well, it's better than getting a shirt that only works halfway!!! Check out my take at http://stinkatnothing.com/?p=619

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  6. The Suburban Bushwacker30 December 2010 at 07:04

    Cory

    You obviously put in far more effort than me
    SBW

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Please feel free to leave comments. I really enjoy hearing what readers think. The rules are the same as round my dinner table:

You're welcome to disagree, life would be way too boring if we all agreed with each other and we'd never learn anything.
I like to think that we're all grown up enough to argue every last point, right down to the bone, without bearing a grudge afterwards.



Come on in the waters lovely
SBW