No my guilty pleasure has to do with gear... outdoor gear. I'm pretty much a geek when it comes to this sort of thing. I love when things are described as having tape-sealed seams or as being moisture wicking. Sick I know but I love it. There is one website in particular that I tend to hold high above the rest in terms of the online outdoor retailing world, the gem I am speaking of is backcountry.com. Now as much as I love looking at the many things they have to offer, I rarely, if ever, can bring myself to actually purchase something. (This is probably a good thing seeing as I am a student, and therefore don't have much of a disposable income)
Now here comes the kicker. Backcountry.com is such a great institution that it runs a discount site by the name of SteepandCheap. SteepandCheap runs one amazing deal on premium outdoor gear and apparel at a time. The product is always at least 50% off and is sold via the site until that product is gone. As soon as that deal is over, another amazing one begins. So it is to a gear-obsessed nerds advantage to continually check the site to see the current deal. See how this can be habit forming?
Anyway, I have known about the site for about a year - it is on my bookmark bar for easy access - and I had yet to cave into making a purchase... until today. Today I caved. I bought a Lole down jacket. I know, I know... it seems frivilous. But I couldn't pass the 78 dollar deal on a formerly 258 dollar jacket. Yeah, sounds too good to be true, right? Well here is my purchase. Needless to say I am very excited.
So I know deep down you have a weakness for outdoor gear too. Lucky for you SteapandCheap isn't the only of its kind. Check out these other websites for deals that'll make you want to wear your Chaco's to work.
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