San Francisco 49ers
I’m going to say this upfront – there’s a type of 49ers fan you don’t need to read this for. You know the one. They already have the jersey. They already know the entire roster inside out. And on game day, they will be in their seat doing whatever it is they said they would be doing. Buying for that person is very easy or very difficult depending on your frame of mind. Easy because they care and will cherish something you select with actual care and attention to detail. Difficult because they’ve got literally every keyring, mousemat and fridge magnet with the team logo on it and will know immediately whether you actually put any thought into your gift or if you just grabbed the nearest NFL licensed merchandise item off the shelf.
We built this shop with that person in mind. The fan who has moved past tier one gifts like novelty mugs and wearing team branded underwear to the television. We hunted down gifts that sit at the good-end of 49ers merchandise, gifts that feel like they’ve been picked by someone who actually understands what this team means to the person you’re buying for. Not just stuff because it’s red and gold. Things that have some actual thought behind them.
The team’s history is one reason why. The 49ers are one of those teams with heritage most teams would love to have. Fourteen year gap between Super Bowl victories yes but five titles overall. Montana. Rice. Greatness that spans the team’s time in Candlestick Park through to what they are building at Levi’s Stadium right now. The fans that grew up supporting this team feel that history like its their own and the best gifts for long-time fans recognise that instead of sweeping it under the carpet. There’s a difference between dropping a team logo on an item and properly celebrating what makes this team special. We’ve done our best to only pick products that fit the latter description.
Whether it’s a birthday, Christmas, picking something out for a person who just watched every hopes dashed on Sunday and you want to cheer them up, or because there’s a 49ers fan in your life who has lived through all of this teams ups and downs with them, we’ve made this as easy as possible. But also hard. We had to. Because opting for 50 ‘kind of OK’ gifts isn’t going to help anyone. Only a curated selection of really great gifts is going to help you out when you’re trying to buy for that clever 49ers fan.