{"product_id":"pay-n-pak-embroidered-dad-cap-hat","title":"Pay 'n Pak Embroidered Dad Cap Hat","description":"GhostCorp Apparel - resurrecting iconic corporate ghosts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePay 'n Pak grew from a 1962 home improvement venture into a Western retail chain with 112 stores by 1987. This embroidered dad cap hat honors that Pacific Northwest story and the generations who remember shopping at its home centers. The Kent flagship had an especially unusual format, with separate electrical, plumbing, and lumber departments arranged as individual stores, plus a coffee shop. It is a wearable nod to regional retail history, made for former shoppers, brand collectors, and anyone interested in the stories behind familiar community businesses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePay 'n Pak was a home improvement chain based in Kent, Washington. Stan Thurman, an electrical and plumbing supply retailer from Longview, Washington, established the business in 1962. In 1969, Pay 'n Pak merged with Eagle Electric \u0026amp; Plumbing, a company led by Thurman's protégé David Heerensperger, and went public. Thurman was voted out that year, and Heerensperger became chairman, serving until 1989. The chain's original Kent flagship, Pay 'n Pak Mall, arranged its hardware departments as separate electrical, plumbing, and lumber stores and included a coffee shop. A larger store was built beside the mall by the 1980s, and the mall was sold. In 1987, the company faced a hostile corporate raid attempt; in 1988, it went private for $226 million. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1991 and liquidated its remaining stores in 1992. Thurman Industries bought four former locations in Butte and Billings, Montana, and Moses Lake and Wenatchee, Washington, operating them as Thurman Pay 'N Pak home centers. Ernst took over the Kent store and distribution center. Thurman Industries liquidated and closed its four stores in March 2003. Heerensperger left in 1989 to form Eagle Hardware \u0026amp; Garden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduct features\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Unstructured 6-panel body for a relaxed, low-profile fit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Permacurv® precurved visor with 4-row stitching and color-matched underbill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Self-fabric hideaway strap with antique brass buckle and grommet for adjustable fit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- 100% cotton construction (Green Camo variant 65% polyester \/ 35% cotton)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Sewn-in label and brand sticker on visor; adult sizing (not for ages 0–3)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCare instructions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Use warm water and dish soap and clean spots off your hat. It's not necessary to soak the whole item. For hard to clean spots use a soft bristled brush.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"One size \/ Black","offer_id":54674984567068,"sku":"24496135899178678247","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"One size \/ Dark Grey","offer_id":54674984599836,"sku":"11107890359686352285","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"One size \/ Green Camo","offer_id":54674984632604,"sku":"13451577857052857386","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"One size \/ Khaki","offer_id":54674984665372,"sku":"17805684726008535378","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"One size \/ Light Blue","offer_id":54674984698140,"sku":"61004063369715864225","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"One size \/ Pink","offer_id":54674984730908,"sku":"17492572689282946288","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"One size \/ Stone","offer_id":54674984763676,"sku":"18265333813184673234","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"One size \/ White","offer_id":54674984796444,"sku":"23145156152008572415","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/2517\/5580\/files\/11539352785020236798_2048.jpg?v=1791668602","url":"https:\/\/ghostcorpapparel.com\/products\/pay-n-pak-embroidered-dad-cap-hat","provider":"Ghost Corp Apparel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}