In our part of Virginia we don't have winter for very long, sometimes it doesn't even get all that cold. This year it feels like actual winter and I wanted to make sure everyone had a decent hat to stay warm the next month or two, but I didn't want to spend a small fortune on beanies that are likely to get lost or wind up stuffed in the closet and forgotten. Six people in my house, six hats, nice price, so I took a gamble on this. Turns out I win.These hats are great, similar quality to hats I would have paid $15 a piece for at Target or somewhere else local, and the style and colors and neutral enough that my picky teenagers couldn't even find anything to complain about and happily wore them without being nagged to put a hat on. Warm kids, didn't spend a fortune, happy mom.