diznefan76 said:When I was in DL last June, a cast member told me that they were getting rid of the "Hand Stitching" and they were going to having a computer stitch the names on the ears. It should be interesting to see how they look done by a computer vs. the hand stitch
karylrocks said:Not true - I have my name on mine!
Their thought might be who is going to decide what is offensive? CM? Argue with a guest about whether or not some name (Hot Mama) is offensive? They probably are wise to just say no nicknames and then be reasonable with grandparent type nicknames.KimD said:No nicknames??? My mom had "Ma" put on her golden's and "gramps" on my step-dad's good ole' fashioned Mickey's, since that is what the kids call them. They got no flack for that at all. I am really surprised that at THE place where they promote fantasy and all that comes with it that they won't let you put a nickname on a hat with ears!?!? I could see if was offensive, then I would totally understand....but otherwise....
hlbtimes2 said:They are going to computerized machines. They look ok. They are missing the "flair" of having them done by hand- you know, little extra swirls at the end or little hearts, etc. They also take way longer to do. I had 4 pairs done at Star trader in Oct. I had to leave them and come back in 25 minutes. The hat shop on main street (next to the bank ) still does them by hand. I had three pairs done there in March. It took the guy about 5 minutes to do them all, and he was chatting with us while he did it!
They are replacing the machines with computerized ones because they can no longer get repair parts for the old machines.
There are a few styles of ears that they will not put names on. I think they are the tie dyed ones, one with the pictures on the ears, and maybe one other. The gold ones are not on that list!