My Cardinals ring was involved in a Playskool airplane crash five years ago, so this is not mine, I am borrowing someone's picture.
I am not a huge jewelry person. I wear my wedding ring, that's it. I have watches. They sit in a dresser drawer. I think the last time I wore I watch on a regular basis was sometime around 2004. So, naturally if I am going to go out and find a stadium giveaway item to display in my baseball room, a championship ring is really low on the priority list. More of a bobblehead person.
Still, I have two ring giveaways......
The Durham Bulls ring is from their 2013 Governor's Cup Championship. It was a giveaway to season ticket holders and mini-plan holders the following season. The Cardinals ring is from 2011. I forgot how the team originally gave out these rings, but they were hard to find for a long time, and very expensive on Ebay. Then the St. Louis Post-Dispatch started selling them $9.99 on their site. I got one just because......
I picked up another ring this year from the Durham Bulls. Same idea as the 2013 ring, but the Bulls ended up winning the Triple A National Championship last year, not just their league championship. The ring was given to season ticket holders and mini-plan ticket holders just like the 2013 ring.
It's quite large.
The side panels have good details.....
and for comparison to the other giveaway rings that I have......
Like I said, one giant ring.
A friend of mine sets up at shows with replica rings (not the SGA ones, but some aftermarket company) and sells them pretty well. I thought about picking up a Packers one for my pops, but then I realized he'd probably think "what the heck am I supposed to do with this" ;)
ReplyDeleteThey look cool, I am with you on what do with them. I see players wear them sometimes and I question how they can make it through a day with that thing on.
DeleteThose rings are nice, but like you I'm not a jewelry person. I briefly thought about getting a Cubs replica but I don't want to get into finding spaces to display or house the trinkets.
ReplyDeleteI just set them next to my bobbleheads on a shelf. Is there is a player of a bobblehead connected the event than I place them there. I have my Cardinals ring in between Pujols and Holliday, but my Bulls ones are not attached to a player.
DeleteI am not a huge jewelry person. I wear my wedding ring, that's it. I have watches. They sit in a dresser drawer. I think the last time I wore I watch on a regular basis was sometime around 2004. So, naturally if I am going to go out and find a stadium giveaway item to display in my baseball room, a championship ring is really low on the priority list. More of a bobblehead person. wedding rings for men
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