Winter planning - where did you find the best quality hats and gloves?

[Anonymous]

Carhartt

[Anonymous]

Places like Sierra have the best selection of name brand but discounted winter stuff. TJ Maxx can be good too. Outdoor stores like Dicks.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid just lost two coats at college. Left them in the dorm or cafeteria. Haven't showed up in lost and found.

I gave him Avery name labels to take back to college.

You really think the name labels are going to help? If someone is gonna steal a jacket-they are gonna steal it with or without a label.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid just lost two coats at college. Left them in the dorm or cafeteria. Haven't showed up in lost and found.

I gave him Avery name labels to take back to college.

I highly doubt many college students will be checking for a name tag and trying to find the owner .. I hope he is paying for replacements!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid just lost two coats at college. Left them in the dorm or cafeteria. Haven't showed up in lost and found.

I gave him Avery name labels to take back to college.

You really think the name labels are going to help? If someone is gonna steal a jacket-they are gonna steal it with or without a label.

IDK, both jackets were pretty common brands and models (nice looking but not cool/elite/resellable). By the time somebody realized it was not theirs (because they have 2), they might not remember where they picked up one of them to drop it back off. It's also possible my kid needs to check other buildings beyond dorm and cafeteria.

My kid brought home the wrong brand of black snowpants from the elementary lost and found once. We went back together the next day and I found the correct ones and dropped off the mistaken ones.

I would like to imagine that college students are not casual thieves. And if something was genuinely lost, giving a phone number would work.

Anyway, wanted to share that the issue continues even with older kids, lol.

I think my kid will be more careful now. At least it wasn't his heavy winter coat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid just lost two coats at college. Left them in the dorm or cafeteria. Haven't showed up in lost and found.

I gave him Avery name labels to take back to college.

You really think the name labels are going to help? If someone is gonna steal a jacket-they are gonna steal it with or without a label.

IDK, both jackets were pretty common brands and models (nice looking but not cool/elite/resellable). By the time somebody realized it was not theirs (because they have 2), they might not remember where they picked up one of them to drop it back off. It's also possible my kid needs to check other buildings beyond dorm and cafeteria.

My kid brought home the wrong brand of black snowpants from the elementary lost and found once. We went back together the next day and I found the correct ones and dropped off the mistaken ones.

I would like to imagine that college students are not casual thieves. And if something was genuinely lost, giving a phone number would work.

Anyway, wanted to share that the issue continues even with older kids, lol.

I think my kid will be more careful now. At least it wasn't his heavy winter coat.

Did you honestly just say that you can’t imagine that college kids steal things? Hahaha. Also you are comparing losing something in elementary school to losing it in college. You are very naive.

[Anonymous]

Do any of these things keep your kids warm? I had an experience last winter where our gear failed to keep my kid warm. My kid was freezing. The temp was around 3 degrees and we had to be outside for an extended time. She had on a baselayer, wool socks, gloves and boots. What brand gloves and hats do you buy for that?

[Anonymous]

Join your town/neighborhood mom's Facebook group. People sell outgrown, quality winterwear for much cheaper than new and often in excellent condition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do any of these things keep your kids warm? I had an experience last winter where our gear failed to keep my kid warm. My kid was freezing. The temp was around 3 degrees and we had to be outside for an extended time. She had on a baselayer, wool socks, gloves and boots. What brand gloves and hats do you buy for that?

honestly-not really. I find even the more expensive gloves and boots don’t actually hold warmth in when it’s very cold. I usually have to wear multiple socks and multiple pairs of gloves. I think the only ones that actually work are ridiculously expensive rated for Alaska and the like. Basically the gloves that cost like $200 and the boots that cost $600. And I mean I guess if you live in an extremely cold area it would be worth it. But in this area it rarely gets to extreme cold so I don’t think it really matters. For the couple of days we get of very cold weather we just mostly stay inside.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid just lost two coats at college. Left them in the dorm or cafeteria. Haven't showed up in lost and found.

I gave him Avery name labels to take back to college.

You really think the name labels are going to help? If someone is gonna steal a jacket-they are gonna steal it with or without a label.

IDK, both jackets were pretty common brands and models (nice looking but not cool/elite/resellable). By the time somebody realized it was not theirs (because they have 2), they might not remember where they picked up one of them to drop it back off. It's also possible my kid needs to check other buildings beyond dorm and cafeteria.

My kid brought home the wrong brand of black snowpants from the elementary lost and found once. We went back together the next day and I found the correct ones and dropped off the mistaken ones.

I would like to imagine that college students are not casual thieves. And if something was genuinely lost, giving a phone number would work.

Anyway, wanted to share that the issue continues even with older kids, lol.

I think my kid will be more careful now. At least it wasn't his heavy winter coat.

Did you honestly just say that you can’t imagine that college kids steal things? Hahaha. Also you are comparing losing something in elementary school to losing it in college. You are very naive.

Did not say I can't imagine. Said I would "like to imagine". Leave me alone in my delulu world where my son's 1%er dormmates aren't thieves. He doesn't want to think so either. Many years ago, I was in grad at the same place and Palm Pilots regularly went missing. But there's a heck of a lot more value to a device than a used navy windbreaker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do any of these things keep your kids warm? I had an experience last winter where our gear failed to keep my kid warm. My kid was freezing. The temp was around 3 degrees and we had to be outside for an extended time. She had on a baselayer, wool socks, gloves and boots. What brand gloves and hats do you buy for that?

3 layers - base, mid, outer - but also 3 degrees is quite cold! https://rainorshinemamma.com/2018/02/08/how-to-dress-for-cold-weather-video-gear-list/

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid just lost two coats at college. Left them in the dorm or cafeteria. Haven't showed up in lost and found.

I gave him Avery name labels to take back to college.

You really think the name labels are going to help? If someone is gonna steal a jacket-they are gonna steal it with or without a label.

IDK, both jackets were pretty common brands and models (nice looking but not cool/elite/resellable). By the time somebody realized it was not theirs (because they have 2), they might not remember where they picked up one of them to drop it back off. It's also possible my kid needs to check other buildings beyond dorm and cafeteria.

My kid brought home the wrong brand of black snowpants from the elementary lost and found once. We went back together the next day and I found the correct ones and dropped off the mistaken ones.

I would like to imagine that college students are not casual thieves. And if something was genuinely lost, giving a phone number would work.

Anyway, wanted to share that the issue continues even with older kids, lol.

I think my kid will be more careful now. At least it wasn't his heavy winter coat.

Did you honestly just say that you can’t imagine that college kids steal things? Hahaha. Also you are comparing losing something in elementary school to losing it in college. You are very naive.

Did not say I can't imagine. Said I would "like to imagine". Leave me alone in my delulu world where my son's 1%er dormmates aren't thieves. He doesn't want to think so either. Many years ago, I was in grad at the same place and Palm Pilots regularly went missing. But there's a heck of a lot more value to a device than a used navy windbreaker.

Yeah rich kids never steal things…love how you had to add that they were 1%ers.

[Anonymous]

Gilbin Magic Gloves on Amazon

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid just lost two coats at college. Left them in the dorm or cafeteria. Haven't showed up in lost and found.

I gave him Avery name labels to take back to college.

You really think the name labels are going to help? If someone is gonna steal a jacket-they are gonna steal it with or without a label.

IDK, both jackets were pretty common brands and models (nice looking but not cool/elite/resellable). By the time somebody realized it was not theirs (because they have 2), they might not remember where they picked up one of them to drop it back off. It's also possible my kid needs to check other buildings beyond dorm and cafeteria.

My kid brought home the wrong brand of black snowpants from the elementary lost and found once. We went back together the next day and I found the correct ones and dropped off the mistaken ones.

I would like to imagine that college students are not casual thieves. And if something was genuinely lost, giving a phone number would work.

Anyway, wanted to share that the issue continues even with older kids, lol.

I think my kid will be more careful now. At least it wasn't his heavy winter coat.

It's cute that you think his coats were not stolen. They were. Heck, someone stole my middle schooler's Owala bottle and it was labeled and had stickers on it. They are very easy to remove.

[Anonymous]

LL Bean or REI