I wanna north face (or other)down coat that it seems you can't get in England

temba

Hello. I'm going to Banff in January (very cold) and I'm thinking I need a (woman's) down jacket/coat. Most of the ones for sale here seem to only come to your waist as they are designed for skiing, but I'm not going skiing or hiking, and I need something that will keep me warm. In pursuit of a longer down jacket I came across several American websites with a huge selection of north face (amongst others) down coats, a much bigger selection than I've found anywhere in England. What's more, is that naturally they are cheaper (dollar price equal to sterling price). However, it seems that none of these American shops are allowed to ship North Face or Patagonia outside the USA. Does anyone know why, or if there is anywhere I can get this selection of down coats in Britain, or even of any American sites that can ship abroad?

Thanks

WestEndGirl_2

Have you looked at Lands End? http://www1.landsend.co.uk/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/CategoryDisplay?cgrfnbr=1243573&cgmenbr=361&mdiv=wm&cat_level=prod Their Chevron down coat has been recommended in a trendy mag I think.

I had an email from them offering £10 off and free delivery too :
How to redeem

PLEASE NOTE: The saving will not appear during checkout or on your order confirmation
e-mail, but will be shown on the final invoice despatched with your goods.

Simply enter the code 62243955 when you place an online order at landsend.co.uk before midnight Thursday 13th December 2007 to receive £10 off your order plus free delivery. The code must be entered in the 'Enter code or voucher' field on the ‘Order Summary’ page to receive the offer.

Terms & Conditions
Free UK standard delivery (saving £3.50) plus £10 off is subject to the promotional code 62243955 being entered at checkout only at landsend.co.uk
Applies to full price product only.
Only valid on online orders placed up to midnight Thursday 13th December 2007.

Hope this helps

Puttytat

Hi there,

I can highly recommend Lands End for down coats. They're not cheap though! Try www.landsend.co.uk and look under outerwear. They have a clearance section too which may be worth a look.
Hope this helps.
Putty

redruby

hi temba,

I have been looking for a long down coat too, for winter walking, we go all day and need to be warm, they have quite a good selection on ebay, quite pricey, but well worth it, as they do keep you warm as toast.

HTH

mountainchrisriver

temba... pop a link up or give us the name of the jacket you are interested in, as that'll help me provide you with some help (hopefully!! :think: )...

temba

Hi, thanks for your messages. Here is a link to one of the pages I was looking at. There are loads of jackets here.

http://www.usoutdoorstore.com/brand/the-north-face/womens-jackets/

Also here's another link to one I was looking at:

http://www.backcountry.com/store/TNF1671/The-North-Face-Triple-C-Jacket-Womens.html?CMP_ID=SH_NXT001&CMP_SKU=TNF1671&mv_pc=r147#

I will check out Land's End. Thanks. Temba x

mountainchrisriver

temba... this any good for you?

http://www.theoutdoorshop.com/Outdoor/ProductDetails.aspx?language=en-GB&product=28023

temba

Hi everyone, thanks so much for very useful info and links. Mountainchrisriver, that site is brilliant. I had a good look and will certainly remember it...

BUT I took a plunge earlier today and bought a mountain hardwear coat (after all that searching for Northface!!) from an american site which will deliver in UK. Here is what I bought:
http://www.rei.com/product/753531?vcat=REI_SEARCH

I think the site looks okay, and the price was really good, especially since if you sign up to their emails you get an extra 15% off your first order, so the coat ended up only costing £100, though the international postage was PRICEY ($75!!!). It still works out cheaper than most of the coats I was looking at in England, though Mountainchrisriver's link is very competitive.

Well fingers crossed that my coat arrives in time.

Thanks everyone.
Temba

ailuro2

If it doesn't, the main street in Banff has plenty of shops that will be happy to kit you out from top to toe in cold weather gear. Canmore just down the road is smaller but cheaper.:D

Have a great time- I do assume it's the Canadian Banff, not the Scottish one...;)

temba

Yes.... the Canadian Banff... thanks everyone for all your replies! I'll be buying all my thermals in Banff since I've been so disorganised about getting them here!

Temba.xx