As a dude with a sizable head, the one-size-fit-all hats that tend to be given out as freebies annoy the heck out of me. Because obviously those hats never fit my enlarged noggin. One size fit all is blatant false advertising! There are dozens of us!
I didn’t realize my head size is abnormally large until hats started to irrecoverably squish down my hair into an unsightly shape after wear. Why doesn’t my hair bounce back up like most other people do? Well, not when the hat is effectively putting a tourniquet on my dome.
Fitted baseball hats solved my problem. (They are individually sized, much like a shoe would be.) Finally, a hat that comfortably and completely covered my head. But there was a problem: I didn’t want to be a guy that wears baseball hats outside of a baseball stadium. I’m simply not of that age anymore.
A good thing about this online shopping era of ours is that you can find absolutely anything. If there’s a need, someone probably already solved it. Major clothing retailers aren’t likely to cater to the ends of the bell curve like me. An online shop that’s dedicated to a specific kind of clothing is where it’s at. (Long ago, I found appropriately-sized glasses frames for my large head.)
A Google search for “hats for large heads” gave me Oddjob Hats, so kudos to their marketing team for excellent SEO execution. Oddjob is a purveyor of headwear targeted specifically towards folks with larger than average head size. Finally, I am able to wear a “regular”, adjustable cotton hat without it looking ridiculous. I too can, on a bad hair day, quickly put on a cap and look somewhat stylish with it.
Do I still wish my head isn’t out of proportion with the rest of my body? Of course. Since head-shrinking surgery isn’t (yet?) a reality, I have to make do with what I’ve been given. Thanks, mom and dad!
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