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Just saw this while browsing sportsdirect.com.
Slazenger Ultimate Bespoke Cricket Bat Experience for £ 549.99 .

Experience a day in the life of a Slazenger professional! Encounter a service normally reserved for the games greatest players.

A return to bat making in the UK means you can see from start to finish the Ultimate cricket bat being personally handmade by our master craftsman at a secret location in England.

During this fascinating experience you will have the unique opportunity to choose the cleft for your bat from the finest willow available and watch our bat makers handcraft it into your preferred profile and weight.

Our master bat makers will assess your size, shape and weight to help you choose the exact bat to suit your style of play. You will be involved throughout the whole process from choosing the willow to the polishing of the completed blade.

As if the above is not enough, we will also present you with a signed Matt Prior England test shirt and you will receive a presentation certificate signed by your bat maker. You will be able to select from any of our four current models of bat sticker and to really make your experience truly special we will laser etch your bat to create a worlds first to your specification!

Your Slazenger Ultimate Experience includes:

> Handmade specially selected English willow cricket bat
> Complete tour of our bat making operation
> Signed Matt Prior England test shirt
> Presentation Certificate
> Personalised bat ID laser etching service
> Select from V100, V200, V360 and V500 bat stickers

I wish they did some retro range,they were classy back in the day.
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Re: Slazenger follows suit, Slazenger Ultimate Bespoke cricket bat.
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2012, 08:13:20 PM »

Nice but does anyone actually knows who make their bats in the uk?
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Re: Slazenger follows suit, Slazenger Ultimate Bespoke cricket bat.
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2012, 08:19:32 PM »

Ruined my pun of soon to be in a sports direct near you :(
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Re: Slazenger follows suit, Slazenger Ultimate Bespoke cricket bat.
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2012, 08:30:47 PM »

Retro Slazenger stickers were some of the best looking around IMO.
Used to love the V500 and V800 stickers
The new ones aren't so nice
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Re: Slazenger follows suit, Slazenger Ultimate Bespoke cricket bat.
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2012, 08:39:18 PM »

£549.99 Bargain! You could get two of them for a cenko! What a deal!

Oh wait I didnt win the lottery recently
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Re: Slazenger follows suit, Slazenger Ultimate Bespoke cricket bat.
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2012, 08:42:26 PM »

I feel they would not have much customers for the bespoke service. The slazenger website has got no details about it.
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Re: Slazenger follows suit, Slazenger Ultimate Bespoke cricket bat.
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2012, 08:58:41 PM »

Echoing what Fletch said..............who make their bats in the UK?

I have to say it makes me more likely to buy one, knowing that. Before, if I had wanted an SS I would have bought one with SS stickers on it not an SS dressed as a Slaz....
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Re: Slazenger follows suit, Slazenger Ultimate Bespoke cricket bat.
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2012, 09:06:38 PM »

Oh wait I didnt win the lottery recently

Even if I did I wouldn't get one, I'd get a SCAT instead :D
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Re: Slazenger follows suit, Slazenger Ultimate Bespoke cricket bat.
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2012, 08:28:06 AM »

£549?

That's way too expensive!!
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Re: Slazenger follows suit, Slazenger Ultimate Bespoke cricket bat.
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2012, 08:42:22 AM »

Even if I did I wouldn't get one, I'd get a SCAT instead :D

so would i  :D
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Re: Slazenger follows suit, Slazenger Ultimate Bespoke cricket bat.
« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2012, 08:42:41 AM »

£550 for a Slazenger :lol:
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Re: Slazenger follows suit, Slazenger Ultimate Bespoke cricket bat.
« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2012, 08:48:50 AM »

A mate of mine had a very nice old school V800 that lasted him about 7 years or so, he might be interested in this service if he had the cash.
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Re: Slazenger follows suit, Slazenger Ultimate Bespoke cricket bat.
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2012, 09:13:43 AM »

£550 for a Slazenger :lol:

I've just been sick........

Funny how all these brands have suddenly found superior players G1+++ willow. Makes a GM LE or Kook 1000 RP a bargain.
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Re: Slazenger follows suit, Slazenger Ultimate Bespoke cricket bat.
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2012, 09:17:00 AM »

However with these 'ultimate' bats now, does this now downgrade the GM LE's, Kook 1000's etc in terms the willow selected for these bats?
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Re: Slazenger follows suit, Slazenger Ultimate Bespoke cricket bat.
« Reply #14 on: April 24, 2012, 09:20:21 AM »

Ultimate is top of their range as it stands anyway.
It's not the worst offer with the extras - I wouldn't do it, but it's unfair to dismiss it without seeing a sample.
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