 Poster: A snowHead
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Well,last seasons;or so they say.This has been said many times,but if you're looking budget,go to TKM.Checked out Tamworth today.Loads of gear.Plenty of jackets(shell & padded)from the likes of Dare2Be,Tenson,Helly H and good ole Trespass.Interesting range labelled 'K2'?Well featured shell jacket with quality fittings,pit zips etc.Siporax(spelling?)lining;looked good value at £45.Always considered D2B good,budget value.My wife,daughter & son have all had their gear in the past.Never had a problem with any of it.Jackets are nice,esp ladies.Well cut and well made.Average at TKM-£30 to £40.
Some nice gloves.Couple of branded(Serious)but mostly not.However,good selection of 'Thinsulate'lined,drawstring cuffs,full grip palms etc.Looked excellent value at £19.99?? Not so many fleeces at present but,once again,D2B microfeeces at £9.99 are a steal??
Picked up a nice one piece(Shredz)for my 7yr old daughter.Believe 'Shredz' is a girly range as I've only ever seen female items(mostly boarder trousers)but well made & nicely cut.£25.
Never been sure of this 'last season' thing at TKM.Believe it to be more of an industry description thing than anything?Saw some D2B jackets today labelled 'past season';price £49.99.Exact same jacket at a leading snow retailer(who has an outlet at the Dome)price £99.
Do yourself a favour,check out TKM.Stock does vary widely from store to store;but keep checking.Its amazing what you can find.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Don't tell everybody!!!
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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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Checked out their store in Brighton over the weekend and tons of jackets and trousers. I picked up a couple of pairs of Salomon Merino (spelling??) wool socks rrp £20, TK = £10. On another forum someone posted that TK Maxx were selling iridium lens Von Zipper goggles for £30, they were selling for £100+ last year, none in brighton though.
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Dan, Is that where all TKMaxx South's quota goes??? Last weekend Southampton's snow-wear gear stretched to all of one and a half rails - lucky to pick up anything other than XXS or XXXL in lurid pink/green.
Sigh. 
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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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Dan, I tried out some of those socks at the snowdome on Friday and they were superb. Buy all you can get!
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Manda, There were at least 4 2 sided rails of jackets and 2 single rails of trousers. There was also a section on the wall of gloves, hats & socks............there was a lot of stuff there! And that was what i saw on the mens floor. I guess there was a whole shed load of stuff in the girly floor below. From what i saw there weren't really any top of the range "technical" stuff but all more than adequate, majority of jackets had snow skirts  All sorts of different sizes as well.
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Wait for Aldi to start selling Ski gear - must be soon now
Dave
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Well, I don't go into Reading much and only pop into TkM occasionally - but we went in on saturday and I got a rather nice Trespass jacket from the Reading store marked 'Last Season' - £39.
Yes, it was Lime Green - but I wore it at MK on monday and not only did it made me ski much better but Denise could spot me too 
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I bought a really nice pair of Animal ski trousers for £20 squids last year.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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The Bournemouth TKM has a large selection of ski jackets,salopettes etc. The one to viist if you are on the South Coast is the Centrepoint one not the town centre one although they may have gear I have not been there recently. Most of it was last season (if you follow fashion that is, personally I just want to look warm without being luminous - simple really) but not all of it, in parti the dare2be and trespass stuff looked very up to date. Perfect for kitting out the kids too. Bought new sallys for £39, the rrp £99.99
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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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Still say wait for Aldi.
For my kids last year I bought Ski Jacket/Salopettes and an all in one ski suit for £15.99 each. I was sceptical but they are fantastic quality, warm, well made and very functional. Their ski gear is made by German sports company Crane.
Also bought socks, thermals, ski tops, gloves and sunglasses etc - all at remarkable prices. They also sell adult gear so stocked up on thermals, socks and tops.
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Frosty, did you mean Castlepoint rather than Centerpoint ? 
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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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last year at tk maxx in doncaster, i picked myself up a nice quiksilver jacket, RRP : £230, i pay £80
billabong trousers
rrp: 115
i pay £40
thers naff all this year tho 
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Poster: A snowHead
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IN TK Maxx, Team Valley, Gateshead, last Friday. Lots of ladies stuff,
Nice TRespass, Roxy, Nike(£99-Goretex jackets) , Dare2be (but thought the quality poor in comparison)
Not so much choice in the Men's section though.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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LOads of stuff in the two stockport stores. Few no-name brands like brugi and dare2be. plenty of trespass, some Nike ACG, couple of Killy AWT and some quiksilver Jackets, few columbia too
Pant wise, same kind of mix Prices round the £40 to £50 mark. Bargain.
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