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If Chevron started giving out free gasoline, that still wouldn't mean we'd be better off driving as much as we wanted. REI's return policy is not some sort of mistake that we're "taking advantage" of - it makes them money, and there are economic, environmental, and social repurcussions for that. One can have an opinion either way about whether or not it's a good thing, but we consumers are the ones who ultimately condone it or not. If it continues to exist, we are the ones who let it. Taking consideration of this is called being a responsible consumer. True. However, I'm not going to lose any sleep for returning a broken item that they gave a lifetime warranty on. In the end we will all continue to be consumers. So yeah, try to use everything to the fullest extent of it's lifespan. Waste not, want not... When Chevron starts giving me free gas, sign me up. Does not mean I will drive more, just for the sake of driving. I'm sure most people in out greedy society would though.

Keep in mind REI can make whatever return policy they want. Always keep your receipts and take advantage of a policy THEY CHOOSE to implement. If it were not for the Return Every Item policy, I'd certainly rarely, if ever, shop there. Like Bill says, I too would not return stuff to the small gear shop (unless it was a factory defect or similar) as I know they can barely survive as it is.

Nope, been a couple months now ... Hoping you'll ropegun my fat arse up some epic 5.5 soon though.

Eternity with you will be awesome! At least we will be nice and warm together. MERRY CHRISTMAS BILL, many prosperous REI returns to you & yours...

I recently returned a 1996 era REI ice axe that I'd broken the adze off (using it as a pry bar to tighten a fan belt). I still had the original receipt. I thought they'd hassle me. Instead, the guy at the counter got all excited and started parading around the store showing it off and bragging about it's age. I'd been thinking of taking it back since I broke it back in 2001ish. Seemed like a great PR moment for them.

Sthuper! sickie! I'm just glad they have their backs turned to eachother...

As my Grandpa would have said... "You'd complain if you were hung with a new rope"... God rest his soul. Here is a shot of him in action. Funniest thing about him being in this commercial is we did not see it, or even know he was in it, till about a year AFTER he died. Pretty weird watching the tube and seeing yer dead Grandpa on TV. We never did figure out how he got in the commercial in the first place. Maybe your sig should be "I'm having , chest, chest, chest pains"... [video:youtube]

I think I finally found yer new sig... "It's not just a chicken, it's also a dinner" Le Cas De Pollo

Introducing, Le Casa De Pollo... [video:youtube]

SICK! Thanks!

Flip flops are AID!

Oh, do tell...

"Hi, I'm Pat. Um, ya, I'd Swirl-e dat"

HMMMMM, sounds a bit like our other newbie, SummitChaser? Interesting, very interesting, yez, no?

I'm not sharp enough to be an-non-om-ass on dat interweb...

Sorry I missed yer call... Saw yer car in the lot on my way to get the kids and felt pretty sorry for anyone brave enough to get after it in these conditions. GO, PLAID, GO! BTW, yes there will be plenty of nose hairs in my upcoming vid...

Nope, me and a couple buddies hiked in from Wonder Lake...

Maybe already considered this, but you can often find used expedition parkas for a fraction of the cost. I've seen lots of them here, garage sales and used gear shops. Folks spend the $500+, use it for a few weeks on the big mt, then no longer need it. Just an idea... That said, I did fine with a cheapo $100 Burlington coat factory gangsta puffy. We did the north side in April/May with temps as low as -60F. I just made do by adding more layers. I'd really regretted not buying the -40 sleeping bag, however. Folks were climbing high with animal skins back in the day and seemed to do well. But yeah, get the best you can find, whether it is new or used...

Sparky the Electrician, a.k.a., AW neener neener! I thought it was BillCoe's alter ego till recently though...

I know who King Beatard used to be (and really is).

Lucky? Are you Lucky? yep, i is Too late. You will always be Old Larry to me. I guess you can be Old Lucky Larry. Or maybe even Lucky Old Larry...

"Hey, I don't want to honk my own horn, but, BEEP, BEEP!" sickie

Fer dat punk ass Trashie POS...

Negative energy? I thought we was a stokin the love!

Now that's fuq'n funny, I don' care who ya'are. I s, s, say, son...