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Started by Tony_H in Ski Chatter - 94 Replies

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Neiltoo
reply to 'Ski gloves' posted Nov-2008

ise wrote:

Don't forget customer service, most people will consider paying a small amount extra for any article if it comes with a good after sales service. Mostly shops here are expensive but the after sales service is pretty good.


Good point.
I do assume though , perhaps wrongly, that those who shop at TK Max arent so concerned with customer service. )

Neiltoo
reply to 'Ski gloves' posted Nov-2008

bandit wrote:

It's a sad fact that even if paying full price from a big ski gear retailer in the UK, IME there is big hassle if anything turns out faulty. I did buy some gloves some years ago from one of the big ski shop chains. The seams on the palms parted after 6 days. My OH laughed at me...then his went the day after :lol: (same glove/model).

The retailer was adamant that the gloves had been damaged by carrying skis and ski gloves were not designed for this, (so sod off IOW) All this analysis without seeing them BTW. It took quite a bit of hassle, phone calls to their Head Office etc, before I got a result and a refund.

For a retailer to be emphatic that ski gloves can't be used for carrying skis or the seams will part, is utter nonsense IMHO. I have not purchased gloves from this company since. Full price branded goods, poor durability and shoddy aftercare.

Good job that Hestra gloves seem capable of coping with all aspects of skiing :D



Any ski glove that I have ever seen can be sliced by a sharp ski edge. This wouldnt be due to any defect, just the nature of sharp things versus material. :D
Any manufacturing defect should be obviously different from a slice. For someone to say what caused the damage without seeing it does sound daft.

In my experience its not the carrying of skis that slices gloves its picking them up, seperately, then wrapping your hand around both edges of one ski, then letting the ski slip through the glove - I see beginners do this all the time.

If they would pick the ski up by the toe piece of the binding and put the skis together before putting a hand around them - no more slices!

When it comes to the bigger, chain stores many of them dont seem to understand that its better to lose a sale than lose a customer.

Tony_H
reply to 'Ski gloves' posted Nov-2008

I bought a pair of gloves from TK Maxx last year for my son. While we were away they started coming apart at the stitching. On return to the UK I took them back. No question, full refund. Probably better than some smartarse in a ski shop trying to tell me I was carrying my skis the wrong way.

Neiltoo
reply to 'Ski gloves' posted Nov-2008

Tony_H wrote:I bought a pair of gloves from TK Maxx last year for my son. While we were away they started coming apart at the stitching. On return to the UK I took them back. No question, full refund.


Which you were entitled to under UK consumer law.

Edited 1 time. Last update at 21-Nov-2008

Tomski
reply to 'Ski gloves' posted Nov-2008

i had a pair gloves which i got from millets it was my first ski gloves and they cost £35 which i thought at the time ! must be the real macoy,they got damaged by fire :(, they made my hands so hot i was ooozing sweaty hands and on the 3rd ski trip at zell this year my hands were humming, every time i took the things off, it got a bit embarrising ,(my appoligies to those in the lifts) :oops:in the end the wife burnt them in the fire,but the outside of the gloves were perfect ,does this mean im sooooooo hot,i have no idea what to get now ,maybe stick with a cheap pair each trip.

Bandit
reply to 'Ski gloves' posted Nov-2008

From your description, the gloves were plenty warm enough, but lacked any breathability in the fabric, bit like a personal sauna. Spend a little more and your gloves will work at keeping your hands dry by moving moisture away from your skin.
If you are out in very cold weather, there would be a point at which the perspiration could freeze the whole glove.

I'm wondering if you could use anti-perspirant on your hands...anyone any ideas here?

Tomski
reply to 'Ski gloves' posted Nov-2008

bandit perhaps i could ski with hands in pockets :lol:

Tony_H
reply to 'Ski gloves' posted Nov-2008

tomski wrote: they got damaged by fire :(, they made my hands so hot i was ooozing sweaty hands


I have this image of you running into a blazing building shouting "Its ok, I have got my millets gloves on....."
www  New and improved me

Topic last updated on 26-November-2008 at 15:45