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what's wrong with North Face?
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I am confused.
promised myself I'd retire when I turned gold, and yet here I am
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Re: what's wrong with North Face?
This doesn't reflect my personal views- I just like this particular take on the wonka meme and will use it every chance I get. Which isn't often.
Speaking of which- where is wonka?
Better?
So price is the issue?
Quality winter gear costs, always has, always will.
Heck, I bought a pair of very midline downhill ski pants this past week for $250 (and that was on sale).
Yay Canada. (it's expensive up here!)
North Face has kind of cheaped out. The quality of their consumer grade, buy it at Diick's, stuff is not very good. Every sorority girl around here seems to have a North Face Denali jacket.
Their top line stuff is still very good and can actually be used for what it's intended. It's expensive, though.
My sister got all of our Northface at 75% off wholesale.
Yeah that pretty much was the best thing ever.
Oh a $500 jacket for like $75....don't mind if I do.
Nothing. I have my NF fleece from 8 years ago and it still looks fine. Clothes that last years? I'm all over that.
Someone gave B one for Christmas. I likely would not have bought her one myself since she grows so fast, I can't justify it. Also, she has 11 billion winter coats this year as everyone we know handed one down to her, of course, after I'd already purchased, taken the tags off, and washed the one bought.
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But, compared to other brands you can get for the same price, North Face is not that great quality. Yes, it's better than Old Navy or Gap or whatever, but I wouldn't rely on it for a backpacking trip. However, you have to go to an actual outdoor store to get those brands. I live in a very outdoorsy town and the only people that wear North Face are the sorority girls.
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Nothing but the price for me. I have always wanted a fleece bc I hate winter coats. I wear sweatshirts 90% of the time when I am not at work. It sucks trying to put a winter coat over a sweatshirt. The denali would fit nicely. My grandfather got all the grandkids Sypder Jackets for Christmas this year. I freaking love that thing. It think its stylish, but warm and will last forever.
Nothing's wrong with them. To me they are like Uggs- totally ubiquitous. I am guessing that is where the backlash is coming from.
I don't have one so I don't know how much they cost, but I am guessing they don't cost more that any other decently manufactured cold weather jacket.
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I went to CSU - I know what you're saying. I got a Spyder fleece instead and I love it. It's just a fleece and not for hard core activities but day to day it's been awesome for 10 years now.
I really like my NF backpack though - that thing is tough, 15 years later it's still in great shape.
Don't get me wrong, I think Patagonia is excellent quality. Just around here, it's turned into the status symbol. I actually own some Patagonia shirts and tanks, which I love.
Altrech.com and moosejaw are great sites too. I bought some Smartwool long undies for half the price of REI on altrech this weekend.
Spyder rocks. I have one of their softshells for snowboarding and I love that thing.
North face makes more than the Denali.
I should note that I do not go on adventures so getting a coat like that would only be worn to the grocery store in my situation.
Typical Saturday morning breakfast scene in The Fort:
Uggs, tights, North Face Denali jacket, hair that looks like it hasn't been brushed in a week along with a forced "I'm hungover look".
I don't know what is fashionable or attractive about that.
Seriously. North Face is not the only brand of higher end coat. Look at Marmot and Mountain Hardwear. Marmot is my favorite and they look awesome. Plus, it's not North Face.
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I live in the farking HILLS and go on many adventures! (getting to work can sometimes be an adventure)
I do like to mix up my outerwear, though. I also like Mountain Hardware and whatever will keep me warm here in March.
My NF fleece (above) is stark white. I think I was on something when I bought it but it cleans nicely and feels like a duvet cover.
You forgot a Starbucks cup in one hand and Nalgene in the other and very big sunglasses.
Are we/they still doing Nalgenes? Gah, things haven't changed so much. Well, except for that when I was in school it was Birkenstocks instead of Uggs.
Yes! It really is quite comical. They try so hard to look like they're not trying so hard.
I think it's Siggs (aluminum water bottles) now.
A lot of the North Face hate online comes from college kids. There are national universities like U of Wisconsin and U of Michigan that have student bodies made up of a mix of in-state, less affluent kids and rich kids from other states, largely the northeast. A lot of those rich kids show up every fall in their North Face jackets. So yeah, a lot of the hate comes from the price point and class warfare.
I prefer Marmot myself as well, not that I need a real coat in SoCal. Weather is 60 degrees and slightly rainy today. Man, it's awful!
I was going to say something like this, but you summed it up much better. I'd rather go w/ Marmot or Mtn Hardwear as well.
Yup. Picture every annoying person you knew and then have them all wear the same thing. It's easy to get a negative association after that.
LD, since you brought up mid-western B10 universities, you might enjoy this:
North Face Girl
I had never heard of Marmot, so I just looked them up.
Ho.ly. Cr.ap. I'd have to sell my car to buy most of that stuff.
Nalgene was awesome until we realized their products were full of BPA. Not sure I trust them anymore.
Although I do use a lot of their products in lab. I just don't drink from them.