I think I'd have to disagree with you on that one. The mage hat and the frugal hat have different base models, where the mage hat has a wider brim and the tip is bent, the frugal hat has little cuts in the brim. I'm not positive because I don't have it yet, but I do believe based on pictures that the striped mage hat is probably just the mage hat with a different texture. I'll give you that one, I just wanted to defend the frugal hat.