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   Nicole Göbel (nicolegoebel@digitalcourage.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 13:36:27 JST Nicole Göbel

   • Sabrina✨

   @ryanhoulihan maybe try a factory outlet of winter sports clothes? 🍀

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     Nicole Göbel (nicolegoebel@digitalcourage.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 13:37:50 JST Nicole Göbel

     • Sabrina✨

     @ryanhoulihan ah, you mean something more elegant?

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     SimplySarah (simplysarah@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 13:40:17 JST SimplySarah

     • Sabrina✨

     @ryanhoulihan Srsly, the cost has gotten absurd. My zipper busted on my "cheap" winter coat that I bought less than 3 yrs ago and even that wasn't cheap. Now I'm just layering fleece and polyester under my raincoat because the cost of replacing it is too much to think about right now.

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     SimplySarah (simplysarah@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 13:41:36 JST SimplySarah

     • Sabrina✨

     @ryanhoulihan Ding ding! Winner winner, chicken dinner. We're twinsies in this.

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     Nicole Göbel (nicolegoebel@digitalcourage.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 13:42:23 JST Nicole Göbel

     • Sabrina✨

     @ryanhoulihan really?!! 🤯
     In Switzerland, I never had the impression that it was inferior quality. But the general price level is higher here.

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     Shadow (andthegeekshall@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 13:45:33 JST Shadow

     • Sabrina✨

     @ryanhoulihan mug a rich person for their coat.

     Do it in another city though.

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     The Green Knight (greenknight23@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 13:48:17 JST The Green Knight

     • Sabrina✨

     @ryanhoulihan @nicolegoebel I bought a timberland pro winter coat from Burlington. has three removable separately wearable layers. waterproof, etc.

     It's about 20 years old now, and still good for the $100 I spent on it.

     I've looked at new coats. companies just don't make them like they used to. the fabric is cheap, the zippers are cheap, but most importantly the stitching is cheap.

     You might have luck looking at "wear it again" stores, and might find something retro and cute though.

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     Nicole Göbel (nicolegoebel@digitalcourage.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 13:51:27 JST Nicole Göbel

     • Sabrina✨
     • The Green Knight

     @ryanhoulihan @GreenKnight23 Perhaps also because of the supply bottlenecks since Covid? 🤔

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     HowToPhil (Phillip R) (howtophil@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 14:04:00 JST HowToPhil (Phillip R)

     • Sabrina✨

     @ryanhoulihan Check thrift stores for wool coats, sometimes they are even at free stores

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     Avocado Toast (avocado_toast@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 14:15:15 JST Avocado Toast

     • Sabrina✨

     @ryanhoulihan yo let's go fund you this

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     Juho Mäntysalo (iju@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 16:50:20 JST Juho Mäntysalo

     • Sabrina✨

     @ryanhoulihan

     Have you considered military surplus? The Polish officer's coat I bought two years ago for 60€ is the warmest winter coat I've ever owned, warm even in -30°C.

     I know finding these is a bit of a dice roll, but Varusteleka seems to get shipments semiregularly, you can subscribe for an inventory alert, and they sell these on both sides of the Atlantic, I believe.

     You can button these to both directions, if that's a criteria, and the backwaist can be adjusted, somewhat.