Fruugo and Amazon Don't Care About Field Hockey

Consider the consequences of purchasing field hockey gear from Fruugo and Amazon.
Buying any field hockey gear off-shore, no matter what brand, costs American jobs and deprives the development of our sport in the United States.  USA Field Hockey receives financial support for all of its programs from USA based distributors of field hockey brands and other products and services.

Look at the list of sponsors and you won't see the names of Fruugo or Amazon or any of the off-shore purveyors of gear.
Buying outside of the USA is personalized Out-Sourcing. Amazon and Fruugo care nothing for field hockey.

Where in the USA is FRUUGO.us  located? It isn't in the USA.
Head Office:  Ulverston, Cumbria, UK
Buying field hockey gear off shore is at very least a gamble for a consumer.  What happens if the wrong size is ordered or shipped or the item was broken during transport from England. What if the product is defective?  If there is a warranty,  you will have to send the product back to England.

Here are a few Fruugo customer reviews, from a company called TrustPilot.com, which may inform your decision.

I Will Never Place and Order  With Fruugo
Unhappy Fruugo Review
Will Not Use Fruugo Again
Terrible
Won't Do It Again
Never Again
Scam
UNHAPPY
Warning
Fraudulenta

Buying from an authorized USA based retailer gives you fast service, a warranty, and real gear.  Buying in the USA helps keep USA jobs and truly supports field hockey in America.
Amazon is a USA based company, but their field hockey vendors are off-shore, for the most part.

Dita products purchased from authorized, USA based retailers are fully warrantied.
List of authorized Dita retailers

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A yellow ball all alone. 
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Clearly it is resting.

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What Stick Do You Play With and Why?

Do you know Bquipped? 
Bquipped is an independent company with a goal of  matching up
field hockey players with the brand and model stick appropriate to their style and level of play.
Bquipped is not associated with any brand gear.  To make this work they need input, especially from experienced players who have played the sport for more than a few years and have played with a variety of stick brands.

Their data could use more input about real stick brands,  and not the domestic
stick brands produced for lacrosse companies or as advertising for appliance  or shoe companies. 

I would like to encourage you to complete an online questionnaire at bquipped.com?
http://www.bquipped.com/surveys.php?id=50

Dita Sticks On Amazon

DITA is NOT offering or selling sticks on Amazon. 

Most of the sticks being offered through Amazon make the claim that they come from DITA. The main seller is offshore and not authorized to sell in the USA. These sticks are at best, discontinued models with no valid warranty in the USA or Canada.

Before purchasing a Dita product on Amazon, check if the source is an authorized Dita retailer.

Sticks and shoes from other sources are not warrantied.



 

Please purchase only from authorized Dita retailers:
http://www.fieldhockey.net/locyourneard.html

Kat Sharkey Could Play With Any Stick

"The Black Cat is a very light stick, which allows me to get quick shots off from anywhere in the circle. In addition, I feel I have much more power in both my forehand and backhand shots with the Black Cat. I really feel that the touch and feel of this stick gives me complete control as an attacker and makes me a threat in the circle."

Retro Classic Dita Stick Still Rocks

Designed in 2000, as Teun De Nooijer's
personal model, the Dita #14,
remains a classic example of a stick
with fine characteristics: 22 mm bend,
soft touch and reduced rebound,
a balance point and head
that encourage quick stick handling.

The expression: "They don't make 'em
like this any more" is appropriate for this
classic RETRO stick.



This stick might sell for $420.

The Price of this Classic is RETRO, too: $250