I have to share my excitement. I've gotten the Sierra Trading Post catalog for years in Virginia and Maryland. I'd thumb through it and see things I liked but then toss it because we really didn't need anything out of it. However, now that we live in a FROZEN TUNDRA during the winter months (October through May), I've rediscovered this store and holy cow!
I needed to get the boys better equipped for the snow. By the boys, I mean Doug and Bode. Keegen has a super-duper REI snowsuit that I bought on clearance when he was about 4 weeks old that now fits him, so he'll just need some boots (and the hand-me-downs won't work because he is so much smaller than Bode was). Bode needed to be outfitted from head to toe. I really wanted something high quality, so i went to work at Ebay looking specifically for Obermeyer brand snowclothes. I like them because of the quality and the "I-Grow" option (so a size 4 will fit this winter and then I let out the little thread in the arms and legs next winter and PRESTO CHANG-O! a size 5 appears!). But they're really pricey--brand new ski bibs run about $80+ and parkas run $100+ (yes, for preschoolers). Ebay had a few options, but one set sold for $100, which I wasn't willing to bid.
So, enter the Google search engine. And I found that Sierra Trading Post sells Obermeyer. And oh what a deal! Then I also found a 20% off coupon code! Oh, I'm practically giddy by this point! I got a great Obermeyer parka and bibs and a pair of Kamik boots for a grand total of $108. A pair of ski mittens for $5. Yes, I could have gone to Target like I've done in the past and not paid as much, but i now have ski clothes that will fit Bode at least the next two seasons (if not one more) and then Keegen will get to wear them, too (and at the rate he grows, he'll be in them for a long time!). So I think that's money well spent.
I got Doug some great ski pants and a ski shell, too. So, for the most part, we should be in good shape for our snow days to come. Watch, this will be the mildest winter on record after last year's "worst winter in 10 years."
In the process of writing this post, I noticed that they've taken an additional 20% off of all winter gear, which is sort of a bummer because I literally JUST ordered and received these things and it could have been even cheaper, but, hey, now I can go online and get some ski pants for me! There's a novel idea!
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Yes, this is my problem. I never buy snow clothes because it snows like 3 times here or something (unless there is a 6-footer). So I hate buying snow clothes that will only be worn a few times! Ugh. Choose a climate, MD!
Wow with that winter you had last year I don't blame you at all for wanting serious snow clothes! Glad you found such a great deal - the ones you picked sound so cool!
oh shoot! too bad you'll be living in VA in two years-- what will you do with all that winter stuff?!
Your title is perfect. I love that catalog. I have to be super-disciplined to not spend all kinds of money on those great deals.
Nice JOB!! I always feel like even the snow pants I buy at Walmart are a waste of money because we use them twice.
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