 New TK Maxx has opened in Cardiff - the old one above JJB Sports has now shut; the new one's in The Hayes - easy to miss because it doesn't have those eye-catching red signs all over the front - just down from Waterstones, opposite the 'Ground Zero' of St David's 2.
At the moment it's rather less horrible and disorganised than the Queen Street one was. Lots of Ronhill stuff in Ladies (didn't find any in the men's section), and Merrell shoes in seemingly every design in sizes 7-8ish, some Salomons.
It also boasts a TK Maxx cafe. What's that going to be then? Knock-down Gordon Ramsey food?
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ACG W Orizaba 3-layer lightweight jkt rd/gy XS M £70
LA W Houdini trs pebblestone 12 £8
Sprayway M Microlite jkt rd S £15
Garmont W Nage VI approach shoes 4.5 £18
Rossignol W XCR approach shoe, Vibram Planet sole gy/pur 4.5 £6!
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Latest silliness: Royal Robbins W fleece lined Cabin pants bk 12 £12 khaki 14 £5Keen sandal shoe thing Arroyo? tan/rd 6.5 7 £25 rrp £75 Salomon ProTrek 7 GTX gy 6.5 £30 The Keen things are odd. They have big holes in the side, and yet they have a 'waterproof' label on them...
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Odd? No, they're INCREDIBLY comfortable!
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The 'odd' bit was the apparent disconnect between a shoe labelled 'waterproof' and yet having great big holes in the sides...
I was hoping they'd be comfortable, but the heel seemed to dig into my achilles. Maybe they were a women's fit; one problem with TKM...
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 I think the "waterproof" is trying to signify that the leather can withstand water. Keen originated from a sailing background.
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TK Maxx - Chester
Karrimoor X-Terrain Low Weathertite 4 pairs size 9 £30 rrp £65
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Hammersmith & Ealing shops: Keen sandals & trainers / watersports shoes £30. size 6-11UK
ealing: lowe alpine desertweave trousers. forest green and sand colours 30, 32, 36, 38 on clearance rail, £8
load of craghoppers kiwi tousers etc £15
Hammersmith: revolting orange/red PATAGONIA[do i win a prize? :-)] trousers. £15?
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 Dundee-Keen Targhee Mids £30. Plus other Keens/Tevas/Merrels.
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Lafuma Microtop 100 wt zip fleece pullover lots, red £15
Montane Toasty Primaloft olive XL £40
Montane Duality olive L £40
Montane Superfly elm XXL £100
Montane Superfly XT rd/bk S £100
Montane Featherlite bk S £20
Montane Featherlite Velo fl S £80. Hah, convinced them it was £20.
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 Went down the 'Montane route' in TK Maxx at the weekend purchasing a rather nice primaloft insulated jacket (no idea of the name as I'm too lazy to travel down the 14 stairs it will take to reach the cloakroom) £50 reduced from £100, the cheapest I managed to find it on 'tinternet was £75 (80 if postage is factored in) so I'm happy, although as the bargain alert thread shows NEVER trust their RRP! Anyway, it's happened! AND i felt the need to share it. I found... The North Face in TK Maxx. I feel cheated.
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 I bemoan the fact that the Leeds stores never seem to have anything much of outdoor interest in them, but went to the Crown Point one this lunchtime and they did have a Montane Toasty at £39.99 in olive green size medium (so no good for me then). Usual range of Craghoppers trousers and a few TNF jackets but nothing much else.
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I just want to say that this is the first time I have looked at this thread. For some reason, I have looked at the thread title and thought; "why all the fuss about a watch from TK Maxx?".  Possibly I have been out in the sun too much... oh, and my next trip to St Albans I will scan the racks of s*** and see what I can see.
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Mike, that's brilliant! TKMaxx Llantrisant: Berghaus women's Glissade (?) IA jackets, red, size 12 & 14 £99
Montane Superfly men's XXL, blue, £99
Montane Verso men's XL, black, £49
The usual Craghoppers, more in men's than ladies. Lots of Merrell approach shoes & sandals, mostly in 7½.
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Reading Quite a few Hi-Tek V-Lite Hurricane W eVent lined approach shoes, £20
Lafuma Cortina Windbloc jackets £60
Keela Indi soft shell jkt £40
Craghoppers Micron half zip hard faced fleece £20 Bah. How do you people stop this hideous thing putting in unwanted line breaks? I had to resort to a bulleted list...
Ah: SHIFT-RTN. Grumble...
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 Aberdeen,
Lots of Hi-Tek shoes and the usual smattering of Craghopper trousers. Starting to get in some ski gear and had a few light weight full zip fleeces.
Bought myself a pair of Rohan approach shoes (Raid ?), Event lined, Xstatic insole nice and comfy £80 down to £30!
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 TK Maxx Loughborough: Montane eVENT Softshell jkts, Black found XL'S £140 down to £79.99. Also a mixture of Hi-Tec & Craghoppers kit
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Reading Berghaus W Exposure TecnoWool zip-neck 8-14 charcoal and 'delft blue' £40 rrp £60
Skila W Coral Reiff GTX jkt & fleece liner £70
Timberland PT200 classic jkt £20 And an interesting looking one: Rehall W Natasha soft shell jkt £20
stretch polyester face
bonded micropile inner
two body pockets
one sleeve pocket
a bit more wind resistant than PowerShield, but not impermeable
The link is the only one I could find; they seem to be a Dutch outfit, but I'd never heard of them.
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If anyone sees one of the Rehall Natasha jackets in size small, could they let me know. A friend has taken a fancy to it...
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Wild Roses W 8000 Extreme Farvel GTXSS jkt rose XS £100
Wild Roses W 8000 Extreme MAtric PowerShield jkt orange M £100
Wild Roses W Mountain Trek Schoeller DSE 3XD trousers black M £60
ACG W GTXSS jkt coral/bk S L £150
LA W DryZone ls shirt grey S M L £15 Slough
Berghaus Heatcell jacket black L £200 (!) rrp £340
Berghaus ProShield jkt plant/gy M £80
LA Mettle Tech trs gy/bk 32 £25
Rohan Strider jkt gy S £50
Montane Verso bk M £50
Craghopper Epoch eVent jkt nv M £80
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