Evans business owner sells ‘hard to find’ merch after Georgia win

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Native shops have seen University of Georgia merchandise fly off the shelves since Monday’s win.

We stopped by Fan Zone, the place the proprietor needed to make a visit to Athens to get his merchandise.

In the event you’re a fan of faculty soccer, it’s extra than simply the sport, it’s a practice that runs deep, and Dawg followers say they’re including on retail remedy as a brand new custom.

“It’s a faith for us right here within the south. It actually is. And I imply, there’s nothing like being in Athens on a Saturday afternoon for a superb tailgate. I do know the road stored transferring, and it was round two touchdowns. And I believed Georgia may deal with that. However to win by 58 factors. I don’t assume anyone within the nation noticed that coming,” mentioned Jimmy Atkins.

It was a blowout that shocked the nation and shocked native enterprise proprietor Bryan Kirkland.

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“Very powerful to order a pre-order. So we began ordering about three weeks in the past, and because it bought nearer, we began including on to the orders and getting particular dates,” he mentioned.

However with demand and delivery points, Kirkland says it wasn’t sufficient. He took off to Athens Tuesday morning.

“We jetted straight to Athens for pickups for t-shirts. Our printers that printed these shirts final evening, they began at 10 o’clock, at halftime and began printing, they usually print into seven o’clock this morning,” he mentioned,

With back-to-back wins, he needed to supply his prospects like Atkins merchandise he couldn’t get wherever else.

“One factor I like is that they carry a whole lot of merchandise made by native distributors. And help the native financial system is, is large. And you recognize, you discover stuff in a small family-owned retailer like this, that you just’re not going to seek out within the field shops,” mentioned Kirkland.

His cargo included eight bins of t-shirts and jerseys a number of the different shops have but to obtain.

Kirkland added, “We’ve bought jerseys in, so if they need jerseys come hit us as a result of these are very, very laborious to seek out. Academy’s cargo of those shirts was on the dock once I left Athens, so that they haven’t picked these up but.”

That arduous-to-find merch is what Atkins loves.

“It’s positively thrilling to be one of many first to have it in your again. You understand, the champion, the 2022 championship emblem,” mentioned Atkins.

Kirkland says he can be again on the roads at 5 a.m. to choose up 28 extra bins of t-shirts, hoodies, polos, crew necks, and quarter zips.

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