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I was recently buying stuff from the Stack Exchange shop, and I was looking for something that I was very surprised they didn't have.

Hats!!!!

Black Stack Overflow Hat White Stack Overflow Hat

White Stack Exchange Hat Black Stack Exchange Hat

Or something a little more intricate:

I have seen even fairly small companies make hats. Usually, they are the first things that end up in companies shops, and I would have thought Stack Exchange would have already had them. I know if they sold them, at least I would buy one! (or 6)

I think Stack Exchange should start making them!

Does anyone else agree with me?

What about the SE team? What do you think about the idea?

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    I would totally buy a hat if they started selling them!!
    – Figitaki
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 2:08
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    Nerds' hair are already messed up enough without the need for hats.
    – animuson StaffMod
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 2:19
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    Maybe StackOverflow doesn't have hats... but then, maybe SO just isn't good enough for hats.
    – LessPop_MoreFizz
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 3:06
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    Hats are awesome. I'd be all over hats. Or they'd be all over me. On my head.
    – Adam Lear StaffMod
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 3:11
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    We need a hat that looks like a cat
    – Lorem Ipsum
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 3:16
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    This is a great idea. PayPal is too. They would go very well together, because then I would go buy a matching hoodie, pants and hat. And jacket.
    – Ry-
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 4:25
  • @yoda Reddit is >> that way >>.
    – Jin
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 5:15
  • Ugh, those are fugly. Better just to go with the site logo without text.
    – user1228
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 20:42
  • @Won't - I didn't do the white ones very well, but I though this one looked ok...?
    – Ephraim
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 20:47
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    @Ephraim: Eh. To me, words on hat = suck. Jin's idea (tho not the style) is better. The only word that should appear on a SO hat is [closed]
    – user1228
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 20:58
  • The problem with hats is that “one size fits all” hats don't fit me. Too much boneheadedness I suspect…
    – Donal Fellows
    Commented May 7, 2012 at 10:11
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    I have a hat - diy.stackexchange.com/users/194/chrisf :P
    – ChrisF Mod
    Commented May 10, 2012 at 16:23
  • @ChrisF - Nice! do they give hats to moderators or something?
    – Ephraim
    Commented May 10, 2012 at 16:25
  • @Ephraim - it was in the top user swag pack for DIY.
    – ChrisF Mod
    Commented May 10, 2012 at 16:28
  • There needs to be StackOverflow branded fedoras/tribys, I'd so buy those.
    – gen_Eric
    Commented May 23, 2012 at 20:35

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Stack Overflow Top Hat

^ The only hat I'd consider making... (with optional monocle)

On a more serious note, we don't have any plans for hats.

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    Oh c'mon, now that you've gone and tempted us! If not hats, what about visors with affixed unicorn horns?
    – Tim Stone
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 4:43
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    Wow, That's awesome! That is what you should sell in the shop!! Now I want one!!! Or twelve!!!!! Yes, I'll take twelve!!!! :D
    – Ephraim
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 4:45
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    @TimStone like this?. no.
    – Jin
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 4:53
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    @Jin - does Stack Exchange have any plans for changing their mind about getting hats?... (ps, I want one of those too!!!)
    – Ephraim
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 5:03
  • but more seriously, can I ask why you guys decided not to?
    – Ephraim
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 5:21
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    You needed to have a model for this hat.
    – Jarrod Dixon
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 5:26
  • hahaha, I meant why did you guys decide not to do baseball style hats ?
    – Ephraim
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 5:30
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    Wow, how did you get a baby picture of Winston Churchill?
    – Cody Gray - on strike
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 8:25
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    Guess I'll just go back to my hat simulator and my virtual hat...
    – BoltClock's a Unicorn
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 15:52
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    +1 is for the awesome image, not the lack of hat love :(
    – shanethehat
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 16:34
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    The hat image made me want to create about a dozen sock puppet accounts and earn them some rep to up vote this. But then I saw "no plans" to add hats, and wanted to create about 11 sock puppet accounts and earn them some rep to down vote! So that leaves us with a net of one up vote. ;)
    – Andrew Barber
    Commented May 6, 2012 at 16:53
  • Jin is a hibster!
    – Blem
    Commented May 7, 2012 at 2:28
  • Just ordered one for my cat, thank you!
    – systempuntoout
    Commented May 8, 2012 at 22:31
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Only if we can have a hard hat, too.

'vote to close' Stack Overflow hard hat

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    Now I know exactly what I want for Christmas.
    – Andrew Barber
    Commented May 9, 2012 at 3:08
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    This is already standard issue for moderators of beta sites.
    – Cody Gray - on strike
    Commented May 9, 2012 at 4:14
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We now have hats.

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  • I dunno...wearing a top hat with the Stack Overflow logo on it gets looks. This gets _over_looked. Point taken, though.
    – Makoto
    Commented Dec 19, 2012 at 1:31

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