# I'm looking to buy a heavy duty American flag

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-to-buy-a-heavy-duty-american-flag/643355>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 7, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-to-buy-a-heavy-duty-american-flag/643355 "2012-12-07T21:41:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-to-buy-a-heavy-duty-american-flag/643355/1 "2012-12-07T21:41:01Z")

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For a Xmas gift. Ideally, I’d like something that can stand up to the elements and won’t snag on anything and tear.

If you have suggestions, I’d appreciate hearing them.

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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-to-buy-a-heavy-duty-american-flag/643355/2 "2012-12-08T06:49:14Z")

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I’d call a local VFW. When my father died 40 years ago, the VFW gave my mom a flag. That thing is uber-heavyduty.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-to-buy-a-heavy-duty-american-flag/643355/3 "2012-12-08T07:04:40Z")

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Previous [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=580079) on the subject.

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**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-to-buy-a-heavy-duty-american-flag/643355/4 "2012-12-09T18:57:44Z")

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Sooooooo…polyester flag? Is that what I’m to gather from this avalanche of responses?

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**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-to-buy-a-heavy-duty-american-flag/643355/5 "2012-12-09T20:03:07Z")

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[Annin Flag](http://www.annin.com/products/all_products.asp) is a US-based manufacturer of American flags.

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**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-to-buy-a-heavy-duty-american-flag/643355/6 "2012-12-09T20:24:45Z")

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Check with your congressman. You may be able to buy a flag that actually flew over the White House. Now that would be a cool gift!