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Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:51:52 GMT

Guys i dunno if any of you are members to www.secretsales.com but there is a ski sale on for the next two days with dare2b items. all the items are cheaper then on the dare2b website (and they have a sale on at the moment). Also from today (monday) till next tuesday there is a Regatta ski wear sale on. Never heard of that make but i thought i would let you guys know.
Can get some good sales on that site. shame it has more sales for women that it does us men.

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:50:39 GMT

Better off at TK Maxx buying better quality brands at cheap prices mate. D2B is not great, although a lot better than it used to be, and Regatta is not ski stuff really, although some of their gear serves a purpose such as fleeces and waterproofs.

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:31:29 GMT

I may well be wrong, but I think Regatta own D2b. My daughter has D2b ski trousers and has no problem with them.

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:58:42 GMT

I like d2b. I have a d2b ski jacket, which I bought in Austria 3 years ago. It has loads of pockets, including one on the sleeve for a ski pass, zipper air-vents that you can unzip for extra ventilation under the arms, a big, roomy hood which can be removed, it's really warm and waterproof and has a snow skirt. What more do you need? :-o

Allie

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:12:03 GMT

Allie,
I'm glad you like your D2B jacket. I had a look at their sale (thanks Sm4sh) and I've bought some new larger ski trousers (in case I can't slim down in time - if I do I'll send them back) for GBP39 after a 40% reduction, and base layer leggings for GBP10 after a 60% reduction, and a base layer top for GBP10 after a 66% reduction.

I'm ashamed to say I've been wearing some ordinary leggings and ordinary cotton T-shirts under my ski stuff for the last 6 years :oops: :D

Ally

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:17:31 GMT

Ally - me too. I know what people say about proper base layers blah blah, but when money was tight we spent it on outerwear. And we wear the much-maligned tube socks, shock horror! :twisted:

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:23:37 GMT

acarr wrote:Ally - me too. I know what people say about proper base layers blah blah, but when money was tight we spent it on outerwear. And we wear the much-maligned tube socks, shock horror! :twisted:

I've been wearing tube socks for the last 6 years as well, without a problem, but this year I've bought a couple of pairs of the merino wool fitted ones to see if I can notice any difference.

And my first few years back on the ski slopes I wore my ordinary jacket, with a zip in liner/fleece, because it is a perfectly good jacket - Peter Storm - and I didn't see why I should buy another one. The only reason I bought a new jacket was because my daughter said I was embarassing her, and actually I don't think my new ski jacket is as good as my Peter Storm normal jacket. Maybe when she leaves home and I start ski-ing without her I'll go back to my old jacket :wink:

Ally

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:58:05 GMT

AllyG wrote:

I've been wearing tube socks for the last 6 years as well, without a problem

Ally

Thats what you think

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:29:59 GMT

did you buy from secret sales Ally? I didnt find any i liked on there :(
Just looked at the Regatta and nah it didnt look like ski clothes. even though it says ski clothes sale. ah well lol

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:59:32 GMT

No, I got my stuff from the D2B website itself.

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:50:12 GMT

yeh i think ill do the same. but the secretsales website is selling the clothes even cheaper then the sale on dare2b.
tis a good website. you should check it out www.secretsales.com

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:05:56 GMT

Seriously, go to TK Maxx first. They even sell D2B jackets for about GBP45, as well as other nicer stuff to including Nike, Quiksilver, etc. I have even seen some Patagonia, Lowe Alpine and Marmot stuff in there (albeit in odd sizes)

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:17:28 GMT

the tk maxx in stoke didnt have much ski stuff apart form coats. i asked someone where they was and i think he said they havent got any. ill have to go in again and ask someone that i can understand :lol:

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:03:15 GMT

sm4sh wrote:the tk maxx in stoke didnt have much ski stuff apart form coats. i asked someone where they was and i think he said they havent got any. ill have to go in again and ask someone that i can understand :lol:

I don't think many shops in Stoke have much in the way of decent stuff in, do they? :wink:

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:15:05 GMT

Tony_H wrote:

sm4sh wrote:the tk maxx in stoke didnt have much ski stuff apart form coats. i asked someone where they was and i think he said they havent got any. ill have to go in again and ask someone that i can understand :lol:

I don't think many shops in Stoke have much in the way of decent stuff in, do they? :wink:

went to uni in Stoke, all I learnt there was the fact the word decent is redundant in that sentence :)

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:21:46 GMT

ay theres nothen wrong with stoke!!!

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:30:01 GMT

sm4sh wrote:ay theres nothen wrong with stoke!!!

No? I would like to correct you there. Replace nothing with everything, and I reckon you are about right!!!!

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:43:49 GMT

Hmmmmm, as this is a skiers (and snowboarders') site, the term "stoke" usually means a decent image of someone really good ripping down an impossibly steep line in waist deep pow 8)

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:03:31 GMT

sm4sh wrote:ay theres nothen wrong with stoke!!!

It's okay Sm4sh,

Don't pay them any attention. They're just jealous because they don't live in Stoke :D

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:12:01 GMT

lol they named a image of decent ski/snowboarder after stoke. so it cant b that bad.
And if stoke is so bad...... Why did you come to uni here? :lol:

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:31:30 GMT

sm4sh wrote:lol they named a image of decent ski/snowboarder after stoke. so it cant b that bad.
And if stoke is so bad...... Why did you come to uni here? :lol:

I didn't.

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:40:45 GMT

oooo it was tino. ah well

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:13:42 GMT

My new ski trousers I bought from D2B in their sale turned up today, and I'm really cross. My old ones were 'Animal' size 12 and I'm a bit fat for them at the moment, so I ordered some more from D2B in their sale, size 14. And I've just tried them on, and they're exactly the same size as my old size 12 ones!

And what's more, I've always worn cotton leggings underneath, because nylon etc. makes me itch, but after listening to everyone going on about how bad cotton is as a base layer, I thought I'd better get some proper thermal leggings from D2B and I only had them on for about 2 minutes and now I'm all itchy!

So, tomorrow I will have to work out how to return my shopping. Honestly, what a waste of time :evil:

Ally

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:52:46 GMT

My advice? Buy second hand. I recently bought a Gore-Tex XCR Eider ski jacket for GBP60 from ebay. I'll be looking in to salopettes too, since I managed to slice the ankle of my trespass ones to pieces with my ski edges (yes, yes, I know my stance was too narrow). My experience with the cheaper makes has been anything but favourable, but then again I think I get warmer than most when I'm skiing so it's breath-ability rather than insulation that's the big factor for me.

I did manage to grab a bargain in TK Maxx the first time I went there though, obliviously picking up a Killy shell for GBP70, not really knowing they were such a decent make. It's definitely possible to strike gold there, but not a common occurrence I would say.

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:02:19 GMT

Ally - always try on before you buy. If you are buying online, go into a shop that stocks the brand to see how their sizes come up.
Looks like you've got a bit of work to do on the fitness regime yet then if you can't get into a 14 )
Animal tend to come up large as well :shock:
As for base layers, I'd love to have Merino wool but my skin doesn't agree with it. I have to admit my thermal bottom layers are 50% cotton as thats nice and soft, and I wear breathable polyester base layers normally, something like Adidas Climacool.

Gooseh - the Killy stuff is fairly good, and I saw the shell jacket you were on about, so you've got yourself something smart there at a decent price. Result.

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:24:16 GMT

Tony_H wrote:Looks like you've got a bit of work to do on the fitness regime yet then if you can't get into a 14 )

:-o How rude!!!

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:57:27 GMT

Salski wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Looks like you've got a bit of work to do on the fitness regime yet then if you can't get into a 14 )

:-o How rude!!!

Salski what would you expect to happen if you posted your clothes sizing problems onto an internet forum, for the whole planet to pass judgement? :D

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:42:17 GMT

bandit wrote:

Salski wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Looks like you've got a bit of work to do on the fitness regime yet then if you can't get into a 14 )

:-o How rude!!!

Salski what would you expect to happen if you posted your clothes sizing problems onto an internet forum, for the whole planet to pass judgement? :D

Lol!

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:42:42 GMT

Salski wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Looks like you've got a bit of work to do on the fitness regime yet then if you can't get into a 14 )

:-o How rude!!!

Salski,
It's okay, I don't really mind, but thank you for defending me :thumbup:

It's entirely my own fault for eating too much Christmas pud, chocolate, crisps, etc. etc. I can't pretend that anyone has been force feeding me :D

And Bandit, I'm just airing what I imagine is a pretty common problem - people having difficulty getting into their old ski wear. As far as I can see, there's only two solutions to the problem - buy bigger stuff or go on a diet. I'm particularly annoyed about the sizing problem. I mean clothes sizes should be the same whatever brand of clothes one buys. The bigger trousers were supposed to be an insurance policy in case I can't get comfortably into my old trousers before my holiday. I can actually put them on, and even bend, but I'd like a bit more free space in them. It would be terrible if they split while I was ski-ing :oops:

Tony,
I'm actually doing okay with the fitness regime, thanks, (I shall post something about it on the fitness thread), it's the fatness regime I'm having trouble with at the moment :D.
You're quite right about the way I should have checked out the size of D2B clothing. A size 14 is normally still too large for me (even at the moment!). My daughter's ski trousers are D2B and she said she could have told me they were a size smaller than they're supposed to be if I'd asked - so I was exceptionally stupid :oops:
I don't know what the D2B thermal base layer clothing is made of - I can't find it written anywhere, but it feels like some sort of polyester. I think I will go back to wearing my cotton T-shirts. At least I know I won't get itchy then.

Ally

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:30:47 GMT

so when ever i order from d3b i know now to buy a size bigger then normal. lol knowing my luck everything will be to big then!!

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:36:14 GMT

sm4sh wrote:so when ever i order from d3b i know now to buy a size bigger then normal. lol knowing my luck everything will be to big then!!

Sm4sh,
As Tony said, the thing to do is to go into a shop and try on the different brands, to see how the different sizes fit on you. It is all very irritating. And sometimes it depends on the cut of the clothing, which is something you can't tell from looking at a photo on the internet. I suppose this is one of the major disadvantages of buying on the internet. I will now have to pay GBP3-50 to return the D2B trousers.

Ally

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:16:46 GMT

lol yh and then by the time you get the right size it prob cost the same price as it did in the shop. they should do free returns lol. what shops sell D2B?

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:44:41 GMT

sm4sh wrote:lol yh and then by the time you get the right size it prob cost the same price as it did in the shop. they should do free returns lol. what shops sell D2B?

Smsh,
I don't really know, but my daughter got her D2B ski trousers in a surf shop a few years ago. I would say small sports shops and possibly even general clothing shops and very large general stores. I think the specialist large sports shops might be full of the more expensive makes like North Face and Helly Hansen. You can pay GBP400 for a pay of ski trousers if you like, in one of these shops :roll:

As others have said, they also sell cheap ski stuff in Lidl and Aldi and TKMax, but you just have to be lucky and buy when you see it, because you never know what they're going to stock next.

Ally

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:40:44 GMT

I'd suggest if you are going to buy D2B skiwear and pay ITRO GBP90 for a jacket, you might as well pay a little more and invest in something mid range like North Face, as not only are they better made and higher quality, but they look a lot better too.
Blacks currently have some good deals on some North Face stuff.
I paid GBP75 for North Face sallopettes from the USA, retail over here was GBP150 for the same pair so thats half price, and the fit, comfort and style are top drawer.
I also paid GBP30 for a brand new pair of ladies North Face sallopettes off of that Ebay :wink: because the daft woman who bought them got the wrong size and couldnt get a refund as she left them too long, so wanted to get rid of them. GBP130 retail new.
You really do need to spend some time on the net and you will come across some really good deals.
Buying new stuff like D2B from a shop to me is like going out and buying a new Ford Fiesta, you just wouldn't.

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:24:37 GMT

TK Maxx buys in big bundles of remaindered (ie they did not sell) clothes. So delivery is lumpy - feast one minute, famine the next. But it;s now online too so all that checking if they'd had stuff delivered is a bit of the thing of the past - even tho you will find one or two things in branches that are not on the web.

Re base layers - 90% are made from polyester as it gets moisture away from the body ('wicking'), and dries quickly. Merino is the answer, but is quite expensive - that said, Decathlon now stocks merino base layers. It's a good investment as they don't wear out for the average skier; I've had the same HH merino base layers for four years - four years x 2/3 ski trips a year = just a few weeks of wear per item, less than your normal smalls I bet!

Re 'is D2B a good brand' etc - probably as good as they need to be. Dunno about skiwear, but I feel it;s highly likely the same factory in Taiwan or PRC make skiwear for lots of brands... bear in mind that some Armani suits are made in the same place as M&S suits.

I think the answer is end-of-season sales - get what you want at half price. My Eider Specialist jacket was such a purchase, and my Fischer Soma Progressor boots. Prior to that I was wearing a North Face waterproff jacket with a zip-out fleece - which was fine, even if TNF zips are a bit hinky.

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:44:26 GMT

I think what Sm4sh wanted to do, was to go to a shop that sold D2B stuff, check their sizes, and then buy it on the internet in their current up to 60& off sale, so that he wouldn't get caught out like I did with buying D2B trousers too small.

I bought my Animal ski trousers in a sale (in a 'proper' shop), half price, and I really like them (I just wish I hadn't been so gluttonous lately).

Trencher,
I am off to TK Maxx today to see what they've got, and then I'm going to see if I can buy myself a ski helmet.

Ally

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:14:56 GMT

Tony_H wrote: like going out and buying a new Ford Fiesta, you just wouldn't.

Dunno, the new ones get rave reviews. And look quite dashing. Maybe a new Kia? Or Proton?

Re:Secret Sale.com ski wear sale

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:47:41 GMT

Timeforabeer wrote:

Tony_H wrote: like going out and buying a new Ford Fiesta, you just wouldn't.

Dunno, the new ones get rave reviews. And look quite dashing. Maybe a new Kia? Or Proton?

They're probably ok for the Mrs to go shopping, or the lad to trev about in Tesco's car park, but I still wouldn't.