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They are calling it the "Tweet heard around the world" as eager cycling fans awaited for the venerable "Last Day 28 Jersey" to become available.
Radioshack tweeted:
"The 28 Jersey has arrived exclusively in the @TeamRadioShack shop. These are limited, get them quickly! Shop Now"
To many that watched the last day of the tour, the most memorable moment wasn't Contador winning the Tour, but it was the defiance and courage shown by the Team Radioshack team who dawned the infamous Livestrong #28 Jersey, which stood for the 28 million people who have cancer around the world.
As sales hit the Team Radioshack site Tuesday evening, within one hour, the jersey was completely sold out in all sizes. Lance Armstrong himself tweeted, "Heard the "28" jerseys sold out in an hour. Whoa. Make more?"
Many who came to the site the following day or few days afterward were much dismayed and disappointed as they had been following the sale of these jerseys for quite some time now. Most of the reviews for the jersey is rated at one star, and the comments are filled with angry sentiments of how it's no longer available.
In a way it's a shame. The jersey is symbolic to the 28 million people who have cancer, and yet, for such a strong message from livestrong, shouldn't it be available to everyone?
I guess the 28 million dollar question is, will they make more? I can tell you from sources that I contacted, they will not make more. It was a limited edition jersey, and after contacting the several organizations, Livestrong, Nike, Radioshack, and even the manafacturer of the jerseys, more will not be made. So those that got them, don't wear them out too quickly because there won't be any more. Now as far as knock offs or counterfeit replicas? That may be on the horizon as the demand for these jerseys is quite amazing. The only way I see more being made is if enough people twitter Armstrong to get it to happen. I am doubting even Armstrong himself has the muscle and pull to get more jerseys made.
- Silent Assassin
Radioshack tweeted:
"The 28 Jersey has arrived exclusively in the @TeamRadioShack shop. These are limited, get them quickly! Shop Now"
To many that watched the last day of the tour, the most memorable moment wasn't Contador winning the Tour, but it was the defiance and courage shown by the Team Radioshack team who dawned the infamous Livestrong #28 Jersey, which stood for the 28 million people who have cancer around the world.
As sales hit the Team Radioshack site Tuesday evening, within one hour, the jersey was completely sold out in all sizes. Lance Armstrong himself tweeted, "Heard the "28" jerseys sold out in an hour. Whoa. Make more?"
Many who came to the site the following day or few days afterward were much dismayed and disappointed as they had been following the sale of these jerseys for quite some time now. Most of the reviews for the jersey is rated at one star, and the comments are filled with angry sentiments of how it's no longer available.
In a way it's a shame. The jersey is symbolic to the 28 million people who have cancer, and yet, for such a strong message from livestrong, shouldn't it be available to everyone?
I guess the 28 million dollar question is, will they make more? I can tell you from sources that I contacted, they will not make more. It was a limited edition jersey, and after contacting the several organizations, Livestrong, Nike, Radioshack, and even the manafacturer of the jerseys, more will not be made. So those that got them, don't wear them out too quickly because there won't be any more. Now as far as knock offs or counterfeit replicas? That may be on the horizon as the demand for these jerseys is quite amazing. The only way I see more being made is if enough people twitter Armstrong to get it to happen. I am doubting even Armstrong himself has the muscle and pull to get more jerseys made.
- Silent Assassin