Fastskin Question

"Matt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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does anyone know where to obtain a fastskin from a foriegn country (like

one

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from japan, europe, or australlia)? ive heard that the materials vary in the different countries,
so some may be better than others. also, the colors are a lot cooler 🙂

thanks.

Why should they vary? Most of the companies producing these suits are multi-national and the only
reason for them to introduce differring formulas is to test new ones on elite athletes.

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Why should they vary? Most of the companies producing these suits are multi-national and the only
reason for them to introduce differring formulas is to test new ones on elite athletes.

Actually, Dr. Clean, swimsuits vary quite a bit around the world. "Speedo", "TYR", "Arena", etc are
all just brand names which are licensed to many different companies around the world who manufacture
and market the swimwear in distinct regions. I haven't been buying any Fastskin or elite-type suits,
but with Speedo and Arena, for instance, I've been much more pleased with swimsuits I've purchased
in the UK or Asia than with the very mediocre mass-market stuff they try to sell in the US.

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Why should they vary? Most of the companies producing these suits are multi-national and the
only reason for them to introduce differring

formulas

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is to test new ones on elite athletes.

Actually, Dr. Clean, swimsuits vary quite a bit around the world. "Speedo", "TYR", "Arena", etc
are all just brand names which are licensed to many different companies around the world who
manufacture and market the swimwear in distinct regions. I haven't been buying any Fastskin or
elite-type suits, but with Speedo and Arena, for instance, I've been much more pleased with
swimsuits I've purchased in the UK or Asia than with the very mediocre mass-market stuff they try
to sell in the US.

There are various quality standards of swim suit for all companies that I've seen. However, I'm sure
they license companies to produce to the specified quality and that if they fell short of that
quality they would loose their license????

I find that the difference in price I pay for some suits of the same name reflects a change in
quality and reliability. However, I haven't seen (or don't remember seeing) any labelling to suggest
a quality standard. If the quality control standards of these companies are so poor then the general
public should know about it.

Other peoples knowledge would be appreciated here.

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DrClean www.DrClean.co.uk The Best Fabric Cleaning Resource on the Web

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Why should they vary? Most of the companies producing these suits are multi-national and the
only reason for them to introduce differring

formulas

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is to test new ones on elite athletes.

Actually, Dr. Clean, swimsuits vary quite a bit around the world. "Speedo", "TYR", "Arena", etc
are all just brand names which are licensed to many different companies around the world who
manufacture and market the swimwear in distinct regions. I haven't been buying any Fastskin or
elite-type suits, but with Speedo and Arena, for instance, I've been much more pleased with
swimsuits I've purchased in the UK or Asia than with the very mediocre mass-market stuff they
try to sell in the US.

There are various quality standards of swim suit for all companies that

I've

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seen. However, I'm sure they license companies to produce to the specified quality and that if
they fell short of that quality they would loose their license????

Maybe they're not short of quality, maybe they are just at the acceptable level of quality... While
in other places, in a smaller volume market, it would be counter productive to have the higher and
the lower quality product, so, it's possible that certain markets only get certain type (higher
quality) product.

There is also several levels of quality (and price) within a brand name. I get Speedo and TYR
catalogs, and often you see higher end swimsuits in there that you never see in a store(even a
specialty store), and they can be purchased through a catalog. I've seen my local specialty store
having those catalogs, and they offer to order the swimsuit for you (even with no obligation to
buy), but they often don't carry the items that don't sell in a certain volume.

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I find that the difference in price I pay for some suits of the same name reflects a change in
quality and reliability. However, I haven't seen (or don't remember seeing) any labelling to
suggest a quality standard. If the quality control standards of these companies are so poor then
the general public should know about it.

Other peoples knowledge would be appreciated here.

--
DrClean www.DrClean.co.uk The Best Fabric Cleaning Resource on the Web

Thank you for the info, but it doesnt answer my question. Im looking to buy Fastskins that are in
different colors (like the ones you see in the Olympics from Europe or Japan). Thanks

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> Why should they vary? Most of the companies producing these suits

are

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> multi-national and the only reason for them to introduce differring

formulas

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> is to test new ones on elite athletes.

Actually, Dr. Clean, swimsuits vary quite a bit around the world. "Speedo", "TYR", "Arena",
etc are all just brand names which are licensed to many different companies around the world
who manufacture and market the swimwear in distinct regions. I haven't been buying any
Fastskin or elite-type suits, but with Speedo and Arena, for instance, I've been much more
pleased with swimsuits I've purchased in the UK or Asia than with the very mediocre
mass-market stuff they try to sell in the US.

There are various quality standards of swim suit for all companies that

I've

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seen. However, I'm sure they license companies to produce to the

specified

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quality and that if they fell short of that quality they would loose

their

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license????

Maybe they're not short of quality, maybe they are just at the acceptable level of quality...
While in other places, in a smaller volume market, it would be counter productive to have the
higher and the lower quality product, so, it's possible that certain markets only get certain type
(higher quality) product.

There is also several levels of quality (and price) within a brand name. I get Speedo and TYR
catalogs, and often you see higher end swimsuits in

there

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that you never see in a store(even a specialty store), and they can be purchased through a
catalog. I've seen my local specialty store having

those

Quoted message said:

catalogs, and they offer to order the swimsuit for you (even with no obligation to buy), but they
often don't carry the items that don't sell

in

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a certain volume.

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I find that the difference in price I pay for some suits of the same

name

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reflects a change in quality and reliability. However, I haven't seen

(or

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don't remember seeing) any labelling to suggest a quality standard. If

the

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quality control standards of these companies are so poor then the

general

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public should know about it.

Other peoples knowledge would be appreciated here.

--
DrClean www.DrClean.co.uk The Best Fabric Cleaning Resource on the Web

Maybe some of them are exclusive to the teams. you might want to look up the websites for those
teams, and see who their sponsors are.

"Matt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Thank you for the info, but it doesnt answer my question. Im looking to

buy

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Fastskins that are in different colors (like the ones you see in the Olympics from Europe or
Japan). Thanks

DaKitty <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:aBGcb.4406$gi2.3029@fed1read01...

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"DrClean" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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"Shannon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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are

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> > multi-national and the only reason for them to introduce

differring

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formulas
> > is to test new ones on elite athletes.
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> Actually, Dr. Clean, swimsuits vary quite a bit around the world. "Speedo", "TYR", "Arena",
> etc are all just brand names which are licensed to many different companies around the world
> who

manufacture

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> and market the swimwear in distinct regions. I haven't been buying any Fastskin or
> elite-type suits, but with Speedo and Arena, for instance, I've been much more pleased with
> swimsuits I've purchased

in

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> the UK or Asia than with the very mediocre mass-market stuff they

try

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> to sell in the US.

There are various quality standards of swim suit for all companies

that

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I've

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seen. However, I'm sure they license companies to produce to the

specified

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quality and that if they fell short of that quality they would loose

their

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license????

Maybe they're not short of quality, maybe they are just at the

acceptable

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level of quality... While in other places, in a smaller volume market, it would be counter
productive to have the higher and the lower quality product, so, it's possible that certain
markets only get certain type (higher quality) product.

There is also several levels of quality (and price) within a brand name.

I

Quoted message said:

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get Speedo and TYR catalogs, and often you see higher end swimsuits in

there

Quoted message said:

that you never see in a store(even a specialty store), and they can be purchased through a
catalog. I've seen my local specialty store having

those

Quoted message said:

catalogs, and they offer to order the swimsuit for you (even with no obligation to buy), but
they often don't carry the items that don't sell

in

Quoted message said:

a certain volume.

Quoted message said:

I find that the difference in price I pay for some suits of the same

name

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

reflects a change in quality and reliability. However, I haven't seen

(or

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don't remember seeing) any labelling to suggest a quality standard. If

the

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

quality control standards of these companies are so poor then the

general

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public should know about it.

Other peoples knowledge would be appreciated here.

--
DrClean www.DrClean.co.uk The Best Fabric Cleaning Resource on the Web

Matt: Sorry for our digression... here are two possibilities for you:
1) www.allensswimwear.co.uk has a few unique color combinations...
2) members.cox.net/ngc-4314 ... this guy (Scott is his name) has a source in Japan who gets
swimsuits from the major labels over there. Scott's online catalog doesn't include any full-body
suits, but I think he does have some fastskin briefs and jammers, and he might be able to help
you find full-body suits.

Good luck... -Shannon