How to Shop the Patagonia Black Friday Sale

Posted by Admin November 26, 2024 Shopping

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I feel silly writing this story, honestly. There’s a pretty widespread movement, especially among more environmentally-focused companies, against Black Friday. I’ve written stories about the trend: Does Yeti do Black Friday? Does REI do Black Friday? The trend is to offer pre-Black Friday sales, then encourage consumers to spend time outdoors instead of shopping after Thanksgiving. Patagonia, in Yvon Chouinard fashion, takes it a step further. The company actively campaigns against Black Friday, and encourages users to shop its Worn Wear selection.

As someone who covers this stuff for a living, I get it. Black Friday brings out the worst tendencies in shoppers. Instead of buying cool menswear on Black Friday, most consumers buy junk that ends up in a landfill. That said, I also understand the other side of the coin. This stuff is expensive, and nobody’s got disposable income these days. We need deals.

As a compromise, before I show the rest of the Patagonia deals, I want to recommend one product only, this jacket. It’s a classic Patagonia cut, but instead of getting done up in petro-fabrics, it’s made of 100 percent organic cotton and woven by hand. The fabric has a good weight to it. The cut is cool, though I would have a tailor crop it an inch higher for a more vintage look, and it’s currently 50 percent off.

Organic Cotton Station Jacket

$173.99 at patagonia.com

Now for the rest of the “deals.” This is everything that’s still available in the Patagonia Web Specials section, as well as REI’s Winter Sale. Not a lot… Maybe, after all, you shouldn’t buy something this Black Friday. Hold onto that money you wanted to spend on a down jacket, and buy a gift for a loved one. Why not try that this year?