Definitely Works On Big Hats; Great Customer Service
I have a big head (literally). A very big head. My hat size runs somewhere between an 8 and 8 1/8 (New Era 59Fifty). As you may imagine, 8s are hard enough to find, let alone 8 1/8s. So, my selection is limited and even if I do find an 8, it's usually a little snug on me. My whole life, I've worn baseball caps and it never occurred to me until just a few days ago that there were products out there that could stretch the hat for you. I would always just tug hard on the hat to give it a little stretch before putting it on, but that only works for maybe an hour or so before the hat gets too tight again.<br /><br />There were a ton of hat stretchers on Amazon, including a few recommended by some YouTubers or other websites. The reviews for all of them seemed a little sketchy, the products themselves looked like the standard cheap crap Amazon is wont to sell, and many reviews said how they didn't even work for big hats (despite the seller claiming otherwise). For some reason, this particular stretcher seemed legit, so I submitted a question asking if they would fit on hats in my size. I didn't expect an answer, but within a day or so, the maker of this product posted a video where he addressed me by name and showed that this stretcher would work on hats my size.<br /><br />Wow. That's never happened to me. I bought it seconds after I was done watching the video.<br /><br />I'm happy to report that the stretcher does, in fact, work on very large hats. The particular hat I've uploaded pics of is a New Era size 8 San Francisco Seals hat. After only 3-4 hours in the stretcher, this hat—which was once too tight for me to comfortably wear all day—now fits just as well as my 8 1/8s. I'm going to do what the seller recommends and let it stretch overnight so that the results will last longer. Oh yeah, BTW, included with the stretcher are easy to follow instructions. I appreciated that.<br /><br />Besides that, this thing is clearly well made. It's very sturdy and the wood is smooth to the touch, so I'm not worried about it scuffing up the band inside my hat.<br /><br />So far, I am very happy with this purchase and the personal service I got from the seller. $40 well spent.
Rating: 5 stars