Submitted by mawner t3_11978ze in springfieldMO
Does anyone know where I can locally purchase a Springfield flag? I see them all around town but haven’t been able to find a place that has them!
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Golden3ye t1_j9l0dx4 wrote
Just go to the people who insisted we adopt a new flag. Of course they already had a business plan outlined for how to profit on adopting the new likeness
Aimless78 t1_j9l0qea wrote
I would check with Ozark Flags on West Battlefield Road, just west of Burger King.
mawner OP t1_j9l3ckx wrote
mawner OP t1_j9l3dos wrote
Sweet, thanks
Arc-ansas t1_j9l49a0 wrote
The old flag was absolute trash. It looked like a 2nd grader made it in MS Paint.
Golden3ye t1_j9l65o0 wrote
True. I’m not going to argue against that. I’m just surprised we were so willing to follow the plans of a few profiteers
bradleysballs t1_j9ldplt wrote
if they're out of stock locally, you can get them from flags for good. I got mine from them and it's a great flag
Low_Tourist t1_j9lduc1 wrote
Are you new to Springfield? That's how the whole town is.
bobone77 t1_j9lftdz wrote
Nah. Usually it’s the churches. Oh wait, they’re profiteers too…
RawnsNeed t1_j9lmt5z wrote
How does that surprise you? This area predominantly voted for the golden king of profiteers.
ActionFalcon t1_j9ltwxr wrote
It's not that deep. People like the new design enough to want to own a flag or some apparel of it. Who really cares if the original intent was to profit? The city gets a better looking flag and those who put in the work to make it happen get to profit from those who wish to own the new design. Seems like a win-win for both sides, not this "profiteering con" you seem to be implying.
lemler3 t1_j9mfo0y wrote
45 bucks? it's been a while since i got a flag but that seems a little over priced
cktk9 t1_j9miu6f wrote
It surprised me. It is a custom low volume thing though, and they are a good group to do business with. If it is high enough quality it is probably worth it.
var23 t1_j9pyd80 wrote
The design is open sourced and available for free.
417spacewizard t1_j9qg977 wrote
Says the guy who drives new BMWs and wears fancy watches. and is fighting for some dude who runs a 3rd tier haunted house to keep his building. Don't seem to mind capitalism that much
Great-Bratton t1_j9rikbs wrote
Sounds like socialism to me… /s
It’s pretty hard to profiteer off an open sourced design. Don’t be mad because a local company, who gives back to local charities and is owned by local folks, sells stuff with this awesome design to promote our town. At least they’re trying something to make SGF better.
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Numerous-Mix-9775 t1_j9kv70p wrote
https://www.5poundapparel.com/collections/springfield-flag