Shop49ers.com Website Review & Ratings + San Francisco 49ers Team Shop Coupons

Need to update your 49er gear?  The San Francisco 49er Team Shop is the place to go to locate all of the latest team merchandise.  Any team item you might want to purchase can be found here.  Selection includes a variety of team jerseys and tee shirts for both men and women, headgear of all kinds, team sweatshirts and jackets can be all found at the store for great prices.  Visiting the clearance center can bring customers some even better values.  Other items avalilable include:

• watches
• desk clocks
• wallets
• blankets
• ponchos
• gloves
• key chains
• cases
• jewelry
• cups and containers
• pictures and frames

Autographed items can also be purchased through the Shop.  These come with a Certificate of Authorization to attest that these are the real deal.  Customers can also sign up for a loyalty club to find out the lastest in new gear and receive discounts on shop merchandise.  The SF 49er Shop is a great bargain for football fans.

The San Francisco (SF) 49er Team Shop is part of the NFL merchandising arm.  Began in 1963, and based in New York City, this is the National Football League's (NFL) merchandising arm.  In general, the League likes to control the team merchandise as if the Leage is one entity.  However, current lawsuits may undermine this principal and force the league to make changes.  As part of thier merchandising, each team features its own store.  However, the items sold must be approved by the NFL.  Since the late 1990s, NFL teams have had merchandise stores on the web.

I was not able to find much in the way of comments about the 49er Team Store.  The comments I did find were about the merchandise and they wre favorable.  Here is a sample from a number of websites including Amazon:

• My girl friend loves the jersey and so do I.
• Very nicely printed on a thick material shirt. My wife loved it and enjoys the confort and fit.
• Shirt was delivered in a timely manner. texture and design on shirt is good.
• This was a gift for my father in law for his birthday. He always talks about how comfy it is. The colors are vibrant." 

Since the NFL controls the sale of its "real" merchandise the options to buy are limited.

The SF 49er Team Store is powered through the Football Fanatics Company.  This company is a member of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and has a current rating of A- (A minus).  The company has been a member since 2006.  The SF 49ers are a nationally known sports team and are featured weekly on national broadcasts.  The 49er Team Shop is McAfee secure and is certified each day.  The company also has achieved an excellent rating by Stella Service, a customer service rating company.

Alexa shows that the SF 49er Team Shop ranks about 28,000 among websites in the United States.  The site has 68 other sites linking into the website.  The most popular areas for this website are the cities of San Francisco and Sacramento.  About 80% of the visitors come from the United States.  The majority of the visitors are male and tend to access the site from work.  Compete shows that the website averages about 54,000 visitors per day. Not surprisingly, visits double during the end of year holiday season. Many shoppers looking for 49er merchandise go to the NFL shop and begin their search there.  Clearly a number of shoppers are unaware that each NFL team has its own store.

Strangely, the SF 49er Team Store does not have any presence on social media.  Of course, the SF 49ers themselves are on every social media page including Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter, Pinterest, You Tube and others.  In addition, the NFL has a large presence on social networks as well.  So, apparently the SF 49er Team Store has no need of an additional page on social media.

According to the website, all of the SF 49er Team Shop transactions are secure.  They use the lastest 128-bit encryption technology.  The site is rated and certified daily by McAfee Secure.  Customer's data is limited to those persons who have a need to know.  Customers can control the use of their data by looking at the privacy policy.  Google's Safe Browsing Tool states the site is not suspicious and had no problems during the last 90 days.  The website runs on one network.

The pricing of merchandise on the SF 49er Team Store is controlled by the NFL merchandising arm.  This means that the prices for new items are set by the NFL and stores that carry these items are not allowed to underprice these items for a certain amount of time.  Sales items are different and it is here that a customer can obtain a discount on items for their team.  Since the NFL often puts out new merchandise each season, the end of season is a good time to also obtain discounts on items that were not available earlier in the year.

The SF 49er Team Shop uses a variety of shipping methods. Shipping starts at $4.95 and up; at times there is free shipping offered based on the order amount.  The company offers standard shipping in 3 to 7 days.  Shipping to Alaska and Hawaii takes longer and costs extra.   The store will also ship internationally to a large number of foriegn locations.  This long list can be found on the company's website.  The shop features the fastest foriegn shipping to Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Australia.  These are the international countries that order the most merchandise.

The 49er Team Shop accepts credit and debit cards for payment.  The credit cards accepted are Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express.  The company can also accept Paypal and Google Checkout which allows customers some other options to pay for their merchandise.  Customers can choose the method of their choice during checkout.

The company allows returns up to 365 days after receipt.   There is a return form that comes with every item.  Simply fill this out and return the item to the address on the label.  If a customer can't locate the return sheet, a call to customer service will help remedy this problem.  It is not necessary to call customer service before returning the item, but it might be a good idea.  The warranty with each item varies and is stated on the shipping papers with the document.  Any items that are received in defective condition should be reported to customer service right away to arrange for a solution.