Yeh but everyone knows stickers make the bat go better
Indeed, without stickers, a bat will refuse to perfrom, ahahahha
I thought about purchasing a custom made bat, however, my other bat has died and I need a new one as we are getting into the pointy end of the season now with 3 games to go plus finals. I didnt wan't to use a bat which has pretty much no middle anymore, and ordering a custom bat might take some time, so I went with the Gladiator as it is already made and it looked great, plus Asad said it was the best of the ones I liked. I also didn't want to pay the crazy prices for a top bat at an Australian store.
The only place that sells SS in Australia that I know of is Kingsgrove sports, even then they only have 1 top class bat and it's the Platnium and it costs $615/£365. I got the gladiator for $385/£250 with postage and handling included. So I save $230/£143. With the savings I can buy 2/3 pairs of gloves.
I just hope it gets here soon.