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Filos for Christmas

06/12/07

Fingers crossed we should be getting the new Filo jackets in time for Christmas. Here is the why, where and how..

Just thought we would update you on the “Filo Situation”..  for those of you that are a little confused this isn’t a bad 70s movie. It’s all about the new and improved Filo Jacket and why it isn’t in our shop yet.

There have been a number of reasons why they are late probably all my fault, but mostly it’s been about getting loads of down jacket in loads of colors in loads of sizes. We have learnt by our mistake, and we know that it is better to arrive late than to arrive wrong.

We are 99% certain that we will get them before christmas. They are due to leave on 13th and arrive in the UK over the weekend. They then, should be delivered to us on Monday the 17th.  At the moment time is tight but we are expecting to get these to everyone pre Christmas using Royal Mail Special Delivery or City Link. If we get them on Monday then we should be good to go. We’ve drafted Ken in from Italy, so we know we can pack every jacket we will have in the building. Priority will be given to customers who are already on our waiting list, if you would like to join this list send us an email!

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The jacket itself is looking good, it’s a little different from last years model but hopefully all for the better. The cut has improved from last year as has the detailing and as you can see from the pictures you will have a good choice of colours. The fabric is the same used on the Filium smock so it has nice soft handle, is quite quiet and is pretty durable.

We will be posting some pictures on the site as soon as we can, but everyone that has seen or used the samples seems to like it.

So again sorry for it taking so long, we try not to do this too often.

Comments

Hi Guys I ordered my Filo on Tuesday and as promised it arrived the next day. The jacket its everything you said it would be, a fantastic piece of kit. Keep up the good work. Next item on my shopping list is a new sleeping bag which I will be purchasing from your good selves.
Have great New Year team.

Regards
Ronnie

Posted on 04 January, 2008 by ronnie mcveigh

could have done with one today. it was freezing at the crag. oh well i will need to wait.

Posted on 18 December, 2007 by fraser g

ah yes, but what a great new year it’s going to be!

Posted on 18 December, 2007 by Colin

No down jackets?
No bivy bags?
No short sleeping bags?
It’s going to be a dull Christmas this year.

Posted on 17 December, 2007 by LANCE JAMES

Please let me know when your down jackets come back into stock - it is very chilly at the moment!! Many thanks.

Posted on 17 December, 2007 by Bev Wills

Hi there,

Please keep me up to date with the filo jackets!  I would like to get one in January sometime - your news and feedback on down is valuable.

Cheers,

Estelle

Posted on 12 December, 2007 by Estelle Oliveri

Hi Everyone
As promised i’m going to try and keep everyone updated as to whats happening.

First the bad news, the factory has had a power cut over the weekend so we have lost two days production. This means the jackets wont leave China until the 17th or 18th, we will now expect them on the 19th 20th 21st . So we are going to be tight.

This means that we will be sending out the jackets on Special Delivery at no extra charge.  The jackets are now most likely to arrive on the 24th.

If you need it earlier then let us know and we will see what we can do to get it to you earlier.

Ken will be updating the site in the day or so.

Posted on 11 December, 2007 by nick

Q Do the jackets have a tail.
A Yes, one of the key features of the last filo was to have a drop bum that actually covered your bum and although it does look a little different than other jackets, it works.

Q Can i pre order
A Sorry we can not accept pre orders, when we first started we took some preorders for a product and then they didnt arrive so we had to refund everyone, with Banks doing what they do best this cost us a bit. The jackets wont go live on the site until they are in the building, we wont make this navigable from the shop page. This means that only people on this mailing list will be able to buy it, pre christmas.

The only thing to remember is that for the first shipment we dont have unlimited stock of all size and color options. This means you will have to be quick. We will do our best to keep you informed as to when they could go live.

Posted on 11 December, 2007 by nick

Q Whats the fill weight
A Fill weight is between 200g and 250g of +700 Fill Power white goose down.

Q Any Photos
A Very soon - Keep checking the site

Q Do you have a delivery date
A Best guess is that we can start to dispatch then on the 20th or 21st.

Q How much will they cost
A £65 ( that includes postage

Posted on 11 December, 2007 by Nick

Don’t suppose you know if the sizes are the roughly the same as the old filos?

Cheers

Posted on 11 December, 2007 by tim
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