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We recently purchased an industrial embroidery machine. We spent the past two days in training and look forward to helping you "Get Ready for the Mat!"

If you have your logos already digitized in embroidery format, we can work with your existing image. This will save you about $100 off your order. Or, we can build you a customized logo using one of our stock images and customize it with text. Or, we can have your logo digitized so you can use it on merchandise like t-shirts, uniforms, etc.

Look for us to be priced to compete on team orders of 12 units of the same logo on the same piece of clothing.

That's right, every purchase of the new Adistrikes will have one of these three tapes come with the order. A VHS tape that originally sold for as much as $40 is yours free with these shoes. Offer valid while supplies last. We have more then enough though...

For those of you that have pre-ordered your shoes already, we will ship one of these videos with your order.

We expect these shoes will be in on Tuesday and will ship on Wednesday...

-Jeff

The Adistrike's are on their way to the store. We should have them late this week and should be able to ship them later this week or early next week. Also, your purchase of $75 or more qualifies you for a $10 coupon off your next order. And, you will be helping The Smile Train because in May we are giving a portion of our sales to them.

Jeff Pape
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 What do you think of our new logo? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below this blog posting... 

That may seem like a crazy question. I think it really is crazy. I was amazed it does not buy a lunch at a USA Wrestling event, or at least at US Nationals in Vegas. We were there on press passes for IllinoisWrestling.Com taking photos for the site. We spent upwards of $1,000 just to get there and sleep so it really was not about the $10 for lunch. Actually it was more about access to decent food. Only option to buy food was a hot dog, chips, and a pop. While the free food was provided by Outback Steakhouse and other local vendors that smelled absolutely amazing.

Keep in mind WrestlingGear.Com did not just give USA Wrestling the $10,000 for lunch, but we have spent $10,000 a year on advertising with them the past 3 years. So maybe the question should have been does $30,000 buy you a lunch?

I guess I should not be surprised, because I have seen other things that have amazed me. Heck, we are putting together a fundraiser to help children with cleft lips and they did not publish our press release about the event either. That's what really pushed me over the edge. Isn't their job as a promoter to help their advertisers sell and promote more. I am sure if I asked them why this press release was not published they would give me the same response they gave me when I asked before, "We don't publish press releases from our advertisers."

Hmmmm, funny I remember seeing ads for Iowa and Iowa State Wrestling Camps. Make that just about any camp that is advertised by former World Team members has had press releases published on themat.com.

Funny thing is, I asked them so next year when I am not an advertiser are you going to publish my press releases? The man on the other end of the phone, chuckled a bit. We'll see, heck maybe I get a free lunch as well.

For our efforts in helping raise awareness and funds for The Smile Train, WrestlingGear.Com was selected as the donor of the month. Follow this link to thesmiletrain.org

-Jeff Pape

 Yes we will have these in our store shortly. adidas just called and said they are on their way to our store. We expect to have them in our store within the next week or so.

Be sure to order yours now...These shoes have sold well even when customers thought they would have to wait 2 to 3 months for them. Now you are looking at more like 2 weeks or less.

-Jeff

I shot some of the quarters and semi's and all of the finals...

Let me know if the files are too large. They should load fine with a broadband connection. Let me know if the quality is good as far as the resolution on your screen. They look good on a couple monitors I have checked out...

http://www.illinoiswrestling.com/2005/photos/2006_university_nationals/

Jeff Pape