A very foggy day in Wellington and with my wife taking the car for the day, a good walk through the mist over the hills to the post office in Khandallah to post beret parcels (yes, including yours RJR!).
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I dare say: no post office in New Zealand has dealt with so many berets as this small office in the northern Wellington hills! (and yes, some dedication eh, orders are posted within 24 hours whenebver possible).
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The béret de jour is the Tolosa Tupida PG in 32cm Bordeaux; one great shield in the mist!
Talking to the manufacturers in France and Spain last night, planning my meetings there in May, I was amused by the reaction of two of these gentlemen (together good for almost 100 years of beret manufacturing experience!) when sharing with them the ongoing posts on this forum about which is "The Best" beret. Unaware of the other's response to my comment, both said that the competitor probably is better!
What a great attitude and it is this kind of humbleness and manners that I associate with boineros (and bonetaires).
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Meanwhile, some of you will have received a survey in your inbox about my business, South Pacific Berets. 350 customers have been selected randomly and the result (68, so far) is humbling for me. On a scale of 1 - 10 the lowest number is an 8 (apart from one person giving a 3, finding me too expensive), with an average of 9.2! Thanks to all who have responded! Once all results are in, with comments, I shall respond here with a reaction to the various suggestions and ideas. So far, the most common complaint is that there is too limited a choice in cotton berets and, I'm happy to say, from late May there will be a brand new selection of small and medium diameter cotton Basques by Laulhere.