If someone could explain the whole Northface thing, I'd appreciate it. Right now I'm wearing a very NF-looking fleece that I got as a gift from someone who bought it for like $15 at that "T" store I don't like (she told me because she knows I like a deal, lol.) At the time the cashier said, "I didn't know we sold Northface."
Um, you don't. But you can't tell the difference because it's the same flipping thing - minus the embroidery. The embroidery that everyone else <cough>lemming<cough> is wearing. And they don't look any warmer than I do in mine.
So really, what's up with $90 fleece jackets?
If someone could explain the whole Northface thing, I'd appreciate it. Right now I'm wearing a very NF-looking fleece that I got as a gift from someone who bought it for like $15 at that "T" store I don't like (she told me because she knows I like a deal, lol.) At the time the cashier said, "I didn't know we sold Northface."
Um, you don't. But you can't tell the difference because it's the same flipping thing - minus the embroidery. The embroidery that everyone else <cough>lemming<cough> is wearing. And they don't look any warmer than I do in mine.
So really, what's up with $90 fleece jackets?
Ok, missy, I'll explain it. My DH and I hike, backpack, camp, canoe and cross-country ski. A lot. We use our gear a lot and we're hard on it and it's really a major bummer when your pants rip when you sit on a rock after you've hiked to the summit of a 14,000' peak and now you have (a reallly breezy) hike back down with your pink panties showing to the mountain goats, or your gear breaks when you're 20 miles from a road. We've learned from experience to pay for better quality gear. We've used friends' gear, and we've led groups of kids on wilderness trips, so we've been exposed to a lot of different brands, and there really is a difference in features and performance.
Some people are just paying for the name, unfortunately.. they'll never understand why the product they're getting is technically superior. Kinda like buying an automatic transmission Corvette just because you've heard it's great but you don't get why We don't wear our spendy Thorlo hiking socks around the house because we don't want to wear them out because they're expensive to replace.
Also, I cut the labels off most of my equipment (and the handles off toothbrushes, don't get me started...). labels are just added weight that doesn't contribute anything to performance. When you're carrying a 20 - 30 pound pack over 50 miles, every ounce counts.
Well oooookay then. You're hard-core and use it 'cause you think it's better. Gotcha. Methinks you're in the minority though, when I see peeps who are clearly not outdoorsy wearing the "gear" y'know? I've literally been stopped in my tracks, laughing-on-the-inside (and inside only, I hope) at chicks wearing the "uniform." Got their Uggs and their matching Northface jackets, same goofy sunglasses, etc. :rolleyes: You know the type I mean, I'm sure.
BTW, those socks ARE nice.
So, sorry if I offended, but you could have just linked like:
'cause THIS is more along the lines of what I was thinking.
How did I not know this site before? :lol:
So KG - when's the next excursion and where do we sign up? I think a first-hand hike/ski trip is in order as I'm having a hard time imagining your DH in his pink panties.
If someone could explain the whole Northface thing, I'd appreciate it. Right now I'm wearing a very NF-looking fleece that I got as a gift from someone who bought it for like $15 at that "T" store I don't like (she told me because she knows I like a deal, lol.) At the time the cashier said, "I didn't know we sold Northface."
Um, you don't. But you can't tell the difference because it's the same flipping thing - minus the embroidery. The embroidery that everyone else <cough>lemming<cough> is wearing. And they don't look any warmer than I do in mine.
So really, what's up with $90 fleece jackets?
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