I used to love The North Face clothing that is until

[PimpJuice]

Originally posted by: legoman666

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal
The North Face used to be primarily sold in stores like REI, Joes Sports, etc and now they're being sold in stores like Macy's. What's up with that? I'm one to go against the grain and choose clothes that are somewhat expensive but not many people wear. Time to switch to Mountain Hardwear? What do you wear that comfortable, warm, durable, and in a sense, more expensive than Kohls so to speak? Now, I'm not trying to say I'm a snob and want expensive clothing but from what I've seen, you get what you pay for.

... you're a douche.

Wearing something different than others just because its different doesnt make you cool, it makes you look like a fool. it sounds like you have to try to be different to get attention......you shouldnt worry about peoples percieved interpretation of you from what you wear.....honestly, nobody cares.

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

Okay. Maybe I wasn't too clear in my post, and I apologize for that. My feelings: TNF used to primarily be worn by outdoor enthusiasts, and for the most part, it still is. However, maybe I'm out of the loop, it now (Or always has) seems to me that it's turned into this huge fashion statement to wear it. Like people want to fit in with the outdoor people. Maybe I am a conformist of some sort as I fit the persona of the outdoor type as that's where I love to spend my time. I wear TNF because it's warm, comfortable, and does what it's reputation says it does. For example, my fleece Denali jacket. Warm as hell in the winter (My go to in the winter). And my Windwall. Light, breathable, and blocks out most of the wind on breezy days on the lake.

Now for the extremely talented people with their one liners that I'm a "Douche" or an "Idiot". You may say that TNF isn't that expensive because you spend so much on Burberry or Niemen Marcus, but you have to be honest, $165.00 for a fleece Denali is pretty damn expensive or $230 for one of their ski jackets.

Thank you to the few that actually had anything good or slightly encouraging to say.

 

[Mo0o]

You're douche because you seem to look down on the people who are conforming to a certain image, which happens to include TNF jackets, yet you are doing something similar by going out of your way to intentionally not wear such things. You also go on to claim you're a rebel, which is just the epitome of hypocrisy since what you choose wear is based largely on what most of society is wearing. THe only difference is that you go out of your way to pay for something other people dont have, which is no better, and ultimately no different, than the random teenager buying a TNF jacket because most of his/her friends have it and it's a high quality jacket.

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
You're douche because you seem to look down on the people who are conforming to a certain image, which happens to include TNF jackets, yet you are doing something similar by going out of your way to intentionally not wear such things. You also go on to claim you're a rebel, which is just the epitome of hypocrisy since what you choose wear is based largely on what most of society is wearing. THe only difference is that you go out of your way to pay for something other people dont have, which is no better, and ultimately no different, than the random teenager buying a TNF jacket because most of his/her friends have it and it's a high quality jacket.

I see. I'm the douche because my opinion and way of life differs from yours. That sounds logical. Very judgmental. My hats off to you.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal

Originally posted by: Mo0o
You're douche because you seem to look down on the people who are conforming to a certain image, which happens to include TNF jackets, yet you are doing something similar by going out of your way to intentionally not wear such things. You also go on to claim you're a rebel, which is just the epitome of hypocrisy since what you choose wear is based largely on what most of society is wearing. THe only difference is that you go out of your way to pay for something other people dont have, which is no better, and ultimately no different, than the random teenager buying a TNF jacket because most of his/her friends have it and it's a high quality jacket.

I see. I'm the douche because my opinion and way of life differs from yours. That sounds logical. Very judgmental. My hats off to you.

No youre a douche because you're being hypocritical

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal
Okay. Maybe I wasn't too clear in my post, and I apologize for that. My feelings: TNF used to primarily be worn by outdoor enthusiasts, and for the most part, it still is. However, maybe I'm out of the loop, it now (Or always has) seems to me that it's turned into this huge fashion statement to wear it. Like people want to fit in with the outdoor people. Maybe I am a conformist of some sort as I fit the persona of the outdoor type as that's where I love to spend my time. I wear TNF because it's warm, comfortable, and does what it's reputation says it does. For example, my fleece Denali jacket. Warm as hell in the winter (My go to in the winter). And my Windwall. Light, breathable, and blocks out most of the wind on breezy days on the lake.

Now for the extremely talented people with their one liners that I'm a "Douche" or an "Idiot". You may say that TNF isn't that expensive because you spend so much on Burberry or Niemen Marcus, but you have to be honest, $165.00 for a fleece Denali is pretty damn expensive or $230 for one of their ski jackets.

Thank you to the few that actually had anything good or slightly encouraging to say.

wow.....just.....wow. You really don't get it do you?

You had your identity which you defined by your clothes, particularly a name brand or two. Now you feel your identity is being threatened because others are wearing these clothes?

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal
Okay. Maybe I wasn't too clear in my post, and I apologize for that. My feelings: TNF used to primarily be worn by outdoor enthusiasts, and for the most part, it still is. However, maybe I'm out of the loop, it now (Or always has) seems to me that it's turned into this huge fashion statement to wear it. Like people want to fit in with the outdoor people. Maybe I am a conformist of some sort as I fit the persona of the outdoor type as that's where I love to spend my time. I wear TNF because it's warm, comfortable, and does what it's reputation says it does. For example, my fleece Denali jacket. Warm as hell in the winter (My go to in the winter). And my Windwall. Light, breathable, and blocks out most of the wind on breezy days on the lake.

Now for the extremely talented people with their one liners that I'm a "Douche" or an "Idiot". You may say that TNF isn't that expensive because you spend so much on Burberry or Niemen Marcus, but you have to be honest, $165.00 for a fleece Denali is pretty damn expensive or $230 for one of their ski jackets.

Thank you to the few that actually had anything good or slightly encouraging to say.

wow.....just.....wow. You really don't get it do you?

You had your identity which you defined by your clothes, particularly a name brand or two. Now you feel your identity is being threatened because others are wearing these clothes?

You obviously don't get it. Re-read the damn thread. I wear it because I enjoy a lot of outdoor activities, not just to have the emblem on my right shoulder. Then you have the Escalade Driving Macy's and Nordstroms shoppers who obviously have spent little or no time with outdoor activities wearing it. I don't want to be classified as that type of person. If I'm wrong for feeling that way, I guess I am a douche. Maybe I wasn't too descriptive in my OP, and for that I apologize.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal
Okay. Maybe I wasn't too clear in my post, and I apologize for that. My feelings: TNF used to primarily be worn by outdoor enthusiasts, and for the most part, it still is. However, maybe I'm out of the loop, it now (Or always has) seems to me that it's turned into this huge fashion statement to wear it. Like people want to fit in with the outdoor people. Maybe I am a conformist of some sort as I fit the persona of the outdoor type as that's where I love to spend my time. I wear TNF because it's warm, comfortable, and does what it's reputation says it does. For example, my fleece Denali jacket. Warm as hell in the winter (My go to in the winter). And my Windwall. Light, breathable, and blocks out most of the wind on breezy days on the lake.

Now for the extremely talented people with their one liners that I'm a "Douche" or an "Idiot". You may say that TNF isn't that expensive because you spend so much on Burberry or Niemen Marcus, but you have to be honest, $165.00 for a fleece Denali is pretty damn expensive or $230 for one of their ski jackets.

Thank you to the few that actually had anything good or slightly encouraging to say.

wow.....just.....wow. You really don't get it do you?

You had your identity which you defined by your clothes, particularly a name brand or two. Now you feel your identity is being threatened because others are wearing these clothes?

You obviously don't get it. Re-read the damn thread. I wear it because I enjoy a lot of outdoor activities, not just to have the emblem on my right shoulder. Then you have the Escalade Driving Macy's and Nordstroms shoppers who obviously have spent little or no time with outdoor activities wearing it. I don't want to be classified as that type of person. If I'm wrong for feeling that way, I guess I am a douche. Maybe I wasn't too descriptive in my OP, and for that I apologize.

I live in Ohio. Outdoor sports like backpacking is pretty much nonexistent in Ohio. I go to a preppy university and EVERYONE wears North Face. The percentage of people here who wear North Face and have actually taken even a walk in the woods is probably 1%. They buy it entirely because it's a fashion statement and it's expensive. Mountain Hardwear is getting to be about the same.

I hike. I backpack. I get dirty and I like roughing it. I'm one of the few who actually do these things at my school, and yet I don't own a single piece of North Face gear because the price to performance ratio is so damned low in all but their hardcore "I'm a mountaineer climbing Everest" products. Columbia angers me. I don't think Mountain Hardwear is all that special. There are so many other brands that I'd rather buy like Marmot, Montbell, MSR, REI, Western Mountaineering, hell, even Campmor. And yes, I don't want to be identified with the preppy North Face crowd, and I don't feel like spending a huge premium just to get average performance and a pretty little North Face emblem on my clothes, even though I'll definitely be testing the limits of the apparel, unlike the other people at my school.

 

[theeedude]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal
Okay. Maybe I wasn't too clear in my post, and I apologize for that. My feelings: TNF used to primarily be worn by outdoor enthusiasts, and for the most part, it still is. However, maybe I'm out of the loop, it now (Or always has) seems to me that it's turned into this huge fashion statement to wear it. Like people want to fit in with the outdoor people. Maybe I am a conformist of some sort as I fit the persona of the outdoor type as that's where I love to spend my time. I wear TNF because it's warm, comfortable, and does what it's reputation says it does. For example, my fleece Denali jacket. Warm as hell in the winter (My go to in the winter). And my Windwall. Light, breathable, and blocks out most of the wind on breezy days on the lake.

Now for the extremely talented people with their one liners that I'm a "Douche" or an "Idiot". You may say that TNF isn't that expensive because you spend so much on Burberry or Niemen Marcus, but you have to be honest, $165.00 for a fleece Denali is pretty damn expensive or $230 for one of their ski jackets.

Thank you to the few that actually had anything good or slightly encouraging to say.

wow.....just.....wow. You really don't get it do you?

You had your identity which you defined by your clothes, particularly a name brand or two. Now you feel your identity is being threatened because others are wearing these clothes?

You obviously don't get it. Re-read the damn thread. I wear it because I enjoy a lot of outdoor activities, not just to have the emblem on my right shoulder. Then you have the Escalade Driving Macy's and Nordstroms shoppers who obviously have spent little or no time with outdoor activities wearing it. I don't want to be classified as that type of person. If I'm wrong for feeling that way, I guess I am a douche. Maybe I wasn't too descriptive in my OP, and for that I apologize.

I live in Ohio. Outdoor sports like backpacking is pretty much nonexistent in Ohio. I go to a preppy university and EVERYONE wears North Face. The percentage of people here who wear North Face and have actually taken even a walk in the woods is probably 1%. They buy it entirely because it's a fashion statement and it's expensive.

Has it occurred to you that the North Face stuff is pretty good to wear everyday, even if you don't go backpacking, and that's why people wear it?
I have a light jacket from them that I bike to work and run in because it's light, blocks wind well, and is breathable, I wear same jacket around when I go out, and when I am at work or doing anything. I get complemented on it a lot. It's very comfortable, washable, and fuss free. I wear it a lot, and I only paid $25 for it when it was on clearance at REI. It's the best jacket I've ever had, and I don't think I can even buy anything half way decent at Kohl's for $25. I would have paid the full $80 for it if I knew how good it was. I don't care about the badge, I wear Target stuff too. It's just a damn good product that I am happy to wear all the time. Honestly it doesn't matter to me if North Face makes any products that are good for climbing Everest or have cred in the backpacking community, they are good to wear every day, and that's what I buy them for.

 

[IronWing]

Just retrieved from deep memory storage: To the OP: If Macy's selling North Face clothes bugs you, what is your opinion of a patio furniture store selling North Face tents? Chalet Ski and Patio sells ski ware and ski gear in the Winter and patio furniture in the Summer. Back in the 80s they also sold top of the line North Face tents along side the patio furniture. I guess they figured that folks buying upscale patio furniture would impulse buy expedition tents.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: senseamp

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
I live in Ohio. Outdoor sports like backpacking is pretty much nonexistent in Ohio. I go to a preppy university and EVERYONE wears North Face. The percentage of people here who wear North Face and have actually taken even a walk in the woods is probably 1%. They buy it entirely because it's a fashion statement and it's expensive.

Has it occurred to you that the North Face stuff is pretty good to wear everyday, even if you don't go backpacking, and that's why people wear it?
I have a light jacket from them that I bike to work and run in because it's light, blocks wind well, and is breathable, I wear same jacket around when I go out, and when I am at work or doing anything. I get complemented on it a lot. It's very comfortable, washable, and fuss free. I wear it a lot, and I only paid $25 for it when it was on clearance at REI. It's the best jacket I've ever had, and I don't think I can even buy anything half way decent at Kohl's for $25. I would have paid the full $80 for it if I knew how good it was. I don't care about the badge, I wear Target stuff too. It's just a damn good product that I am happy to wear all the time. Honestly it doesn't matter to me if North Face makes any products that are good for climbing Everest or have cred in the backpacking community, they are good to wear every day, and that's what I buy them for.

I have no problem with people who buy it because they like the performance, even though I think the only time it's ok to buy is when it's on sale, otherwise you should find other brands that are cheaper and perform the same.

But around here, people wear it because it's North Face. That's it. What are their activities? Walking to class in fair weather and going uptown to get shitfaced. They don't bike because it's unfashionable or something. Trust me, these people don't select North Face because they're worried about "performance." In bad weather, I see these people all the time freezing and wet and miserable in their expensive North Face jackets while I'm warm and dry in my clothing that I chose for its performance, not for its name. If it didn't have the North Face emblem on it, it'd just be literally another generic fleece jacket. There is nothing special about most North Face fleece jackets compared to other fleece jackets that are cheaper and from other outdoor manufacturers. Others are just as soft, just as warm, just as pill-free, just as windproof, for cheaper. Same with their down jackets and other mainstream apparel. North Face is not a company like Smartwool or Patagonia in which you pay a hefty price premium for something that is heavenly to wear and performs great to boot.

 

[alkemyst]

😕 I love sell out threads 😕

 

[Capt Caveman]

I have a lot NF stuff that I use outdoors and around town. Who cares what others wear or think.

My only concern is the increase in production will lead to a decrease in quality.

 

[ebaycj]

Originally posted by: aphex
i agree with the previously mentioned douchebag comment.

 

[grrl]

Damn! I hate it when others take my nonconformity mainstream!

 

[dbk]

I want good deals on some NF stuff.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: dbk
I want good deals on some NF stuff.

REI has occasional sales on NF stuff. Plus, you can always use the 20% coupons they give out quarterly on NF products.

Campmor and SierraTradingPost almost always have discounted NF stuff.

 

[Shadow Conception]

Wear what you would wear if trends did not exist. If you go out of your way to pick out what's not mainstream, you're the same as those who go out of their ways to pick out what is mainstream. Not only that, but you're letting these trends dictate what you can and cannot wear. Are you comfortable with that?

Also note that there are probably many others that try to be untrendy and always choose out the untrendy things. You fall right in with them. What about the people that wear just what they want, indifferent to trends? You could say that they fall into a stereotype, but they tend to be much more unique than the wannabe nonconformists and the trend followers.

 

[zerocool84]

A true rebel doesn't care what fads or trends exist. They wear whatever they want reguardless of anything else but keep thinking what you want OP.

 

[Bulk Beef]

If you ain't wearing Diesel, you ain't shit.

Seriously, if you want to non-conform, go naked. The price is right.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal
Okay. Maybe I wasn't too clear in my post, and I apologize for that. My feelings: TNF used to primarily be worn by outdoor enthusiasts, and for the most part, it still is. However, maybe I'm out of the loop, it now (Or always has) seems to me that it's turned into this huge fashion statement to wear it. Like people want to fit in with the outdoor people. Maybe I am a conformist of some sort as I fit the persona of the outdoor type as that's where I love to spend my time. I wear TNF because it's warm, comfortable, and does what it's reputation says it does. For example, my fleece Denali jacket. Warm as hell in the winter (My go to in the winter). And my Windwall. Light, breathable, and blocks out most of the wind on breezy days on the lake.

Now for the extremely talented people with their one liners that I'm a "Douche" or an "Idiot". You may say that TNF isn't that expensive because you spend so much on Burberry or Niemen Marcus, but you have to be honest, $165.00 for a fleece Denali is pretty damn expensive or $230 for one of their ski jackets.

Thank you to the few that actually had anything good or slightly encouraging to say.

wow.....just.....wow. You really don't get it do you?

You had your identity which you defined by your clothes, particularly a name brand or two. Now you feel your identity is being threatened because others are wearing these clothes?

You obviously don't get it. Re-read the damn thread. I wear it because I enjoy a lot of outdoor activities, not just to have the emblem on my right shoulder. Then you have the Escalade Driving Macy's and Nordstroms shoppers who obviously have spent little or no time with outdoor activities wearing it. I don't want to be classified as that type of person. If I'm wrong for feeling that way, I guess I am a douche. Maybe I wasn't too descriptive in my OP, and for that I apologize.

Well you're a douche then.

 

[Brainonska511]

Necro thread!

 

[IronWing]

Tales from the crypt.

 

[Reckoner]

Who gives a shit what the logo says, as long as it's comfortable, durable, and gets the job done? Fact is TNF makes very good jackets, and worrying about the amount of people who wear one is asinine.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal

Originally posted by: Babbles

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal

Originally posted by: Babbles
So you don't want to continue to wear a good, and I assume tried and true product for yourself, simply because another retailer (i.e. Macy's) has decided to sell it?

Sounds sorta lame to me.

Agreed. However, I've never been the one to be a trendy type of person. I'm a rebel of a sort. Not the emo type. I wear what is comfortable, durable, and warm, especially during the winter. But I prefer not to put myself in the frame of normal society. So to speak.

A rebel isn't one that chooses to stop wearing something that may be perceived as popular; that's just you trying to fit into another stereotype of sorts. Which, in my opinion, is even more weak when one tries to purposely go out of their way in attempting to somehow be different. In fact, isn't that pretty emo?

Regardless, in case you didn't catch the memo, North Face has been pretty damned popular and common all over the place for a good while now. So if you thought you were being 'unique' in wearing North Face . . . you weren't.

In the city I live in, very few people wore North Face. And no, it's not Emo. It's being your own person. Non-comforming as what was said above. Fail I may in the eyes of ATOT, but being honest I must.

hate to break it to you...but a good amount of people are in the "non-conforming revolution". Green Day even made a song about it....