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Swim Jammers
December 5, 2022 at
01:57 PM
I guess this might be a bit of a niche item, but I'm looking for decent swim jammers for under $30. I'm on my last pair of Adidas jammers that I got on clearance several years ago for $10 at which point I bought three.
Looking around on Amazon and SwimOutlet, it seems like they make a big point of showing off lots of cheap stuff, only for you to actually click through to find everything is OOS, even if you opt to not show OOS items. (I guess because there's a selection and if even one absurd size that nobody ever buys and which isn't even marked down to the price shown on the search page, they can consider the whole thing as not OOS.) Stopped into a Dick's Sporting Goods yesterday, and everything is full price, even as they relegate their swimwear section to a tiny rack during the off-season. (I go to a gym with an indoor pool, so it's always in-season for me.)
Ideally I'd like a known brand like Speedo, Adidas, or even Tyr. (Not sure about that last, but it seems to be pretty reputable.) The Amazon brand is relatively cheap, but it widely reported to have severe color fading issues, some people claiming that the dye literally comes off into the pool as they're swimming, and eventually causing the jammers to be semi-transparent.
Looking around on Amazon and SwimOutlet, it seems like they make a big point of showing off lots of cheap stuff, only for you to actually click through to find everything is OOS, even if you opt to not show OOS items. (I guess because there's a selection and if even one absurd size that nobody ever buys and which isn't even marked down to the price shown on the search page, they can consider the whole thing as not OOS.) Stopped into a Dick's Sporting Goods yesterday, and everything is full price, even as they relegate their swimwear section to a tiny rack during the off-season. (I go to a gym with an indoor pool, so it's always in-season for me.)
Ideally I'd like a known brand like Speedo, Adidas, or even Tyr. (Not sure about that last, but it seems to be pretty reputable.) The Amazon brand is relatively cheap, but it widely reported to have severe color fading issues, some people claiming that the dye literally comes off into the pool as they're swimming, and eventually causing the jammers to be semi-transparent.
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Looking around on Amazon and SwimOutlet, it seems like they make a big point of showing off lots of cheap stuff, only for you to actually click through to find everything is OOS, even if you opt to not show OOS items. (I guess because there's a selection and if even one absurd size that nobody ever buys and which isn't even marked down to the price shown on the search page, they can consider the whole thing as not OOS.) Stopped into a Dick's Sporting Goods yesterday, and everything is full price, even as they relegate their swimwear section to a tiny rack during the off-season. (I go to a gym with an indoor pool, so it's always in-season for me.)
Ideally I'd like a known brand like Speedo, Adidas, or even Tyr. (Not sure about that last, but it seems to be pretty reputable.) The Amazon brand is relatively cheap, but it widely reported to have severe color fading issues, some people claiming that the dye literally comes off into the pool as they're swimming, and eventually causing the jammers to be semi-transparent.
Advice: keep searching Swim Outlet or Amazon, or try a few in store options. Big 5 Sporting Goods has coupons they send out in Valpak mailers and they can have some good sales. Another option is Ross Dress for Less. December and January is when they get their swimwear in and they carry a lot of Speedo and Nike.
Kohls and Walmart also carry Speedo, but they too always seem to be out of stock.
Advice: keep searching Swim Outlet or Amazon, or try a few in store options. Big 5 Sporting Goods has coupons they send out in Valpak mailers and they can have some good sales. Another option is Ross Dress for Less. December and January is when they get their swimwear in and they carry a lot of Speedo and Nike.
Kohls and Walmart also carry Speedo, but they too always seem to be out of stock.