Re: What are your opinions on North Face products?
Posted by:
Goatfuckerer2
()
Date: September 19, 2017 02:36AM
Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> oshwga Wrote:
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> > Fashionista. Wrote:
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> > > Unfortunately, like many legacy brands North
> > > Face's quality and pricing have become
> greatly
> > > divergent. 10 years ago, North Face were
> > premium
> > > quality goods at premium prices.
> > >
> > > Now that they have become an enormous brand,
> > they
> > > have continued to escalate their pricing
> while
> > > cutting a lot of corners on their quality and
> > > finishing. Things that were double-stitched
> are
> > > now single-stitched and fewer of their
> > offerings
> > > are fully weather and water proof.
> >
> > Jackets used to be made in the USA and had
> metal
> > zippers. Now they're made in China with plastic
> > zippers that can't be replaced.
>
> Most zippers have always been made by the same
> Japanese company. YKK Zippers Japan. Look at
> your various zippers, over 80 percent of them
> probably say YKK on them. There are only two
> types of zippers, Japanese YKK or not Japanese
> YKK. American zippers or any other zippers are of
> less quality.
It's true Ravi knows. Nobody has unzipped as many guy's pants as Ravi.