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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Tchibo are also doing a very decent immitation of a Suunto watch that I would have bought - except for the fact that I have women's wrists and the watch looked extremely stupid on me.
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I have one from a couple of years ago. Works fine 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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You can buy CE approved back protectors at £30-40 from most decent motorbike stores. Did you have a look at the 320 hooded jacket - is that a soft-shell?
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| fatbob wrote: |
| You can buy CE approved back protectors at £30-40 from most decent motorbike stores. Did you have a look at the 320 hooded jacket - is that a soft-shell? |
I didn't sorry fatbob.
It looks awfully like softshell on the picture though...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I saw a previous message on a thread about lidl/aldi skigear and they recommended the goggles from tchibo but they don't appear to be selling them this year - any bright ideas for a novice I am taking along this year?
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Kaiser, Try E-bay
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Kaiser, lidl/aldi sell gogglestoo - my jacket/trousers set are from aldi and performed brilliantly in -12 degrees and howling winds on L2A glacier. the aldi stuff is by a company called Crane Sports so it might be worth seeing if they have their own website, I'll have a look.
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Kaiser, The Lidl thread you mentioned is here, it's in the shops on Thursday.
Lidl thread
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Tchibo are also doing a very decent immitation of a Suunto watch that I would have bought - except for the fact that I have women's wrists and the watch looked extremely stupid on me.
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All that's missing from that is possibly the most useful thing int eh world - the Snopass
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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eng_ch, funny, I thought the same thing 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Rather strangely, I bought a Performance Ski Jumper froma small Tchibo section in Sainsburys today - they had sallopettes, thermals, socks, gloves, hats, balaclavas etc at very low prices.
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The socks are great, hubby likes thinner ones and buys the cross-country ski socks.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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The Tchibo jacket and ski bag ( and salopettes, jumper, socks and balaclava) bought yesterday match my new Recons perfectly...
And that's the most important thing. Isn't it? 
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Poster: A snowHead
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My mum and I went to Carters in Reading and succombed to a new Bonfire outfit pour moi and a rather warm long Saloman jacket for mother- alas no ipod beanie 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Boredsurfin I had a look this morning and found the goggles to be dual lens but full of glue!!?? Not sure if they will be up for the job? The socks looked okay if only slightly better than tubes (I am a merino man myself  )
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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stanton,
That looks remarkably similar to http://tchibo.co.uk and the exchange rate means even the prices are about the same!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Bizarre conversation with Tchibo today.
Because they didn't have all the stuff I wanted in the high street, I went online.
Secure site and all that , filled in CCard details, placed order, with a £5 voucher discount, email confirmation promptly back to me. Luvly Jubbly. Sorted.
Well, you'd have thought.
Got a letter today: " as first time buyer please can you send us a personal cheque. Our company needs to protect itself... we are liable to suppliers and employees...".
My initial thought was this load of guff was a scam mail and that their security had been compromised. Where do they get the idea that a personal cheque gives them better "protection" than a credit card payment?
So called customer service. No, it was genuine.
Apparently they think they have a better chance of establishing a long term relationship with me by insisting that I buy an envelope and a stamp, wait 3 days for it to get to them, and thena further 4 days while the cheque clears, so , as their service centre put it "they can set up your details with the bank for faster service in the future". Eh? - as a Credit card holder the Banks have done all the checking required: you Mr Retailer need know nothing about my bank account - its not important. So what the fox hat all about? Non credible BS quite frankly.
And consequently add another 7 days (at this time of year for gawds sake!) for delivery - I did check that they wouldn't sell out while they were going through this rigmarole - but apparently an order placed is put on one side for up to a month waiting for the cheque.
Which makes as much sense as a down-hill drag lift: given that their whole business model is predicated on weekly turnover, why on earth would they want to clutter up their warehouses with things that they have no marketing channels for if I decide not to order after all?
Oh, and because I haven't paid yet, I have to send a cheque not including the £5 discount, but they will credit it straight back to me, by sending me a cheque.
But its all OK because "this is the only time you have to do this - after the first order you can use a CCard" . Well thank you so much for that.
I know they seem to have a strange business model, but this seems way out in left field.
I did check the calendar, its not April 1st.
Anyone else experienced this odd behaviour, with ANY of their on-line retail purchases? Ever? Because I certainly haven't.
Just for comparative purposes,
Last month I bought a DVD player from threewisemonkeys (first contact with them) - I confirmed by email at 4:50pm that I accepted their offer of enhanced discount (long story) , the box was on my front door by 9:15 the next day. Now THAT's customer service.
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and the large was too big for me. They aren't as comfortable as the Dainese ones I've previously tried on - but for less than half the price they're good value.
