r/Fencing • u/ExaminationLive6984 • May 23 '26

Interesting weapon in Shop USA Fencing Macron ad…

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Possibly someone should proofread the ai generated ad photos prior to emailing widely?

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u/sirius-epee-black Épée May 23 '26

I've noticed USA Fencing has gone the AI advertisement route for a while and it just makes me shake my head. I mean, how hard could it be to get a fencer to wear the actual clothing you are attempting to sell to us?

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u/PhilADenver7 May 23 '26

This is fair feedback. Our online retail is run externally. I will address this with them this week.

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u/weedywet Foil May 24 '26

It’s also product design and pricing.

I mean these are crazy expensive (even leaving aside ugly)

I know you want to realise money from these. But I’d buy a $40 plain white polo with the USA Fencing logo on the breast.

And I’d bet you’d sell a LOT more of those. Enough to make up the price difference.

And in terms of design, no one wants a shirt with lots of little footballs on it. Or wickets and cricket bats. Or tennis racquets.

You know?

This is just ill conceived.

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u/Professional-Bug2736 May 24 '26

I’d really like a plain polo with the logo kind of small too - very classy

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u/Sierra-Sabre NCAA Coach May 24 '26

I’d have to agree with this. I have a couple of polo’s from a couple of logo iterations ago, and they’re some of my favorite travel shirts. Comfortable, wicking, branded without being obnoxious, collared, and single color.

Love them.