M E C quality questions

[turn_one]

stumbled across M E C site recently web page noticed some really good pricing. my questions is to the canooks or any who have experience w/ these guys as to the quality of there stuf. pros/cons etc.

thanks

[mwills]

i've been very impressed with MEC stuff - good quality, but most of all it fits! no akward cuts, clean designs, etc. i look at it like patagonia on pro-deal .

[allison]

mwills, that is kind, their brand line stuff is well made, but no PataGucci, worth the $$ and great warranty service. Good stuff though, and Made in Canada.

[salbrecher]

There are NO cons to MEC .

[cj001f]

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Originally posted by turn_one :

stumbled across M E C site recently

web page

noticed some really good pricing. my questions is to the canooks or any who have experience w/ these guys as to the quality of there stuf. pros/cons etc.

thanks

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MEC rocks. REI should wish it could be 1/2 of what MEC is.

[Rainier_Wolfscastle]

I have been very satisfied with every MEC garment I have purchased. The quality is good, the prices are decent, and the designs are functional without un-needed frills. The only thing I don't like is the zipper pull on their jackets are on the other side (like a womens jacket). Not a big deal, just takes a little getting used too.

[turn_one]

rock on folks, and thanks for the replies.

[Geek_the_Greek]

Yep, MEC rocks. Biggest pain in the ass, though, is that they will only ship their own brand stuff to "foreign" (as in, outside Canada) addresses. So no cheap Arc'T packs by mail - you have to drive up to the store to get them!

[Dru]

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Originally posted by Geek the Greek:

Yep, MEC rocks. Biggest pain in the ass, though, is that they will only ship their own brand stuff to "foreign" (as in, outside Canada) addresses. So no cheap Arc'T packs by mail - you have to drive up to the store to get them!

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supposedly they are limiting the us graymarket that way. obviously the mfgers cant impose the same agreement on barabbe's etc.

[leejams]

Wanting to get up there (MEC) for some cheap gear. Anyone know how to get there and want to split the petro some weekend?

[Ade]

The MEC web site has driving directions including a map etc.

[Geek_the_Greek]

Take I-5 to Canadian border, continue up Hwy 99 into Vancouver. Once the freeway ends, you're on Oak st. You can take that all the way to Broadway (9th Ave), but it's usually quicker to turn right on 41st, then left on Cambie. In either case, turn right onto Broadway, go three blocks past Cambie to Columbia, turn right and immediately left into the alley and parking.

 

Make sure you have a loonie! (That's a Canadian $1 coin) . If you go straing from the US, you have to go to a 7-11 or something first (there's one at Broadway and Oak) to get change for the parking meter. The parking attendants are nazis and I have gotten two tickets because of that. That $1 loonie will clear you for 2 hours of MEC madness...

[snoboy]

If you go straing from the US, you have to go to a 7-11 or something first (there's one at Broadway and Oak) to get change for the parking meter.

 

Or you could just get change at the Member Services desk , or pay with a card I think...