mike1 Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 New place to shop in Portland: Mountain Hardwear Quote
rbw1966 Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 New place to shop for "lifestyle" "gear". Not much in the way of actual "gear". 4 packs, a slew of bookbags, a couple of sleeping bags, ONE tent set up and a crapload of shirts, slacks etc. Its like a single-brand REI without the espresso machines. Quote
Couloir Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 It seems like they're just trying to hop on board the TNF, Patagucci, Columbia Sportswear train. Localized flagship stores. They must do enough business to make it viable; however if I was a retailer carrying any of these brands I wouldn't be all that excited having yet another company to compete with, albeit a company whose products I was trying to sell. Quote
billcoe Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 The margins on software made in China and sold in the US is HUGE! Shop the lil guy gear store is my opinion to help subsidise the actual gear. REI has Mt hardware throughout it's stores, or you can get that made in China stuff at Pattagucci, Eddie Bauer, REI, North Face and Nordstroms etc etc. Quote
billcoe Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 The margins on software made in China and sold in the US is HUGE! Shop the lil guy gear store is my opinion to help subsidise the actual gear. REI has Mt hardware throughout it's stores, or you can get that made in China stuff at Pattagucci, Eddie Bauer, REI, North Face and Nordstroms etc etc. BTW, truth in advertising: my wife has scored, FOR ME AS GIFTS, 2 Mountain Hardware items recently (both *cough* cough* Made in China. A MH Scholler vest for $30 at Costco, and a MH Scholler Coat someplace online. She left the tag on the Costco item so I could return it if my mindset dictated. IT DID NOT, and I am wearing that vest today. Sometimes made in China, given for no reason with a little love and a happy memory, is irresistible:-) I have a personal aversion to try to not buy "Made in China", which I sometimes do anyway, that she doesn't share. So she buys me stuff which she thinks I'll like and she does it whenever she sees a sale. My last 5 or 6 coats (2 North Face and 1 Patagucci) all showed up in this manner. Ya just got to love a woman like that. Quote
Couloir Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 I'll love her like that...and any number of other ways too! Quote
lightning Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 Ice breaker also has a PDX store now its by powells Quote
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