Gift card dilemna ?

[Moondog55]

I have a Patagonia Australia gift card here
Of reasonable value too
BUT
There is nothing at Patagonia I need or want and what I do want has been deleted from Patagonias line-up and the information I have received is that the garments will not be reappearing in the foreseeable future.
I'd get something for The Boss but there is nothing in Patagonias womens range that will fit anybody above a skinny size 12 female and my beloved is a cuddly size 16+ and I like her that way

If I sell the gift card what is the normal discount that applies?
Ebay has DAS pants available and really that is the only Patagonia garment I'm interested in after the shopping trip in New York last year
Would be easier I know if I wasn't an XL/XXL in pants and jackets.

As I emailed Patagonia head office a while ago "Bring back the Puff=Balls"

[paul_gee]

Whatever the market will bear.

[Moondog55]

If I was to use the gift card to get something made by Patagonia what should I buy?
I'm impressed by the R-3 hoodie but that garment is a seriously warm mid-layer and won't fit under my current down parka
http://www.patagonia.com/product/mens-r ... ts#start=1

[GPSGuided]

Put it up here and maybe someone will exchange it 1:1 with you.


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[Moondog55]

Took a drive to Torquay to try stuff on, nothing I need or want there at all and the R-3 hoodies are no better really then than R-1 hoodie I have, a little lighter and warmer but not worth buying just to use the card up Nothing suitable for Cecile either
Listed at a reasonable discount in the relevant forum section

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=24176

[damoprz]

Took a drive to Torquay to try stuff on, nothing I need or want there at all and the R-3 hoodies are no better really then than R-1 hoodie I have, a little lighter and warmer but not worth buying just to use the card up Nothing suitable for Cecile either
Listed at a reasonable discount in the relevant forum section

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=24176

Is there anything on sale at the moment?

[Moondog55]

I never looked to see if there was anything on sale damoprz.

[damoprz]

I should know in the next week or two whether I have a research contract bridging from my PhD until my job starts. If I do I would be interested, unless someone beats me too it.

[Moondog55]

Got your thesis written into a readable book yet??

[damoprz]

It is about 2/3 done, to be submitted on the 31st of October. Usually takes 3 to 6 months to get the review back and changes made. The end is near!

[Moondog55]

SD was frocked last year actually almost 2 years ago now and is still trying to transfer her thesis into a book

[damoprz]

Most of the work is published, or soon to be, in academic journals. I hopefully won't have to make many changes after submission. When the corrections are completed I will be moving on to something a little different for my first job.

[Moondog55]

Out of interest what is your speciality??

[damoprz]

I am in computational/mathematical physics, looking at plasmas (ionised gas). I currently look at how we can use sound waves in the sun to measure properties of sunspots (which are large magnetic field structures). This is tricky because of the effects magnetic fields have on these waves. We wish to understand their structure, formation and evolution because the magnetic energy held with-in provides the energy for eruptive events like solar flares. So to predict solar flares early, we need to understand sunspots + solar magnetic fields better, in order to protect our satellites, power grids and other systems.

I am hoping to stay in science as long as possible, before the inevitable move to business optimisation/logistics or finance.

[Moondog55]

Impressed