If you want to know the depth of devotion Eagles fans have for their team, head over to Amy Plowman’s shirt and hat stand in Langhorne.
Four days after blowing it 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII, Plowman’s business was brisk in the parking lot of a Lukoil gas station at Maple Avenue and Pine Street. Blouse Manufacturer
“People love this team,” said Plowman, born in Lancaster but who lives in North Carolina, where she’s employed by a T-shirt maker.
“We had all the stuff ready to go for the win, and we really thought the Eagles would win,” she said. “When they lost, I thought, well, we’re screwed.”
Sunday, hoodies sold for $50 each. Monday, as groggy fans were still trying to understand what went wrong, her hand-painted sign said, “Half off.” Then, by Wednesday, it was changed out for “HATS SHIRTS 5 for $20.” Hoodies are marked at $10. She didn’t have much of a choice, with inventory piled on folding tables beneath a tent.
“Not like we have much of a choice,” she said.
All kinds of fans have showed up to snap up Eagles merch — men in suits, men in work boots, women in work uniforms, working moms headed back to the office from lunch break. And, despite the loss, all seemed to be in a happy mood.
“Miss,” a man said, carrying an armload of shirts, “Here’s $20 for five shirts and here’s $5 for you.”
“Well, thank you, bay-bee,” Plowman said. “You’re my kinda man.”
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Biggest seller for men is the Jalen Hurts camo-style shirt. For women it’s the Betty Boop shirt.
“Betty Boop is timeless,” said Winnie Schmucki, who picked up some gear for her family.
“All I can say is that I’m really proud to be an Eagles fan. But, really, where did (the Eagles) go in that second half? (KC quarterback Patrick Mahomes) came out on fire, and we were deflated on defense,” she said.
Maybe because Coach Andy Reid wouldn’t allow his players to watch the Rihanna halftime show.
“Well, that was it. You’re on to something there. We were distracted, they weren’t. Yeah, that was it,” Schmucki said.
Sales were swift Thursday morning and into the lunch hour. Plowman was happy, but knows there will be leftovers. It’s a matter of deciding what to do with it.
“Sometimes we just donate them to homeless shelters,” she said. “All I can say is I’m glad we didn’t print the Eagles Super Bowl champs stuff.”
She might have lost her shirt.
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