Why can down jackets only be sold for two or three months a year, and there are still so many brands selling down jackets and making a lot of money? Because the deepest thing in the clothing circle is down jackets.
People subconsciously think that "the thicker the clothes, the more expensive they are", so they are willing to pay a higher premium for down jackets.
Of course, it's okay to buy the "genuine", but if you spend hundreds or even tens of thousands of dollars to buy back a "fake down jacket", will you be willing?
There are many "consumption traps" in down jackets, in order to avoid everyone being deceived, these 3 kinds of down jackets that "steal beams and change pillars, confuse the public", no matter how cheap they are, don't buy them!
Down padded jackets
Many people buy down jackets online, and often accidentally buy "down jackets", which are word for word, but they are completely different things from down jackets.
The break of "down cotton clothing" is actually "down, cotton clothing", and the filling is polyester fiber, or down cotton (not real cotton, nor pure down).
There are two types of down cotton:
- Carded and formed, it feels similar to DuPont cotton, also known as "imitation goose down cotton"
- There is no molding, and the feel is similar to down, also known as "PP cotton"
No matter what kind of cotton, its warmth is not as good as down, and it is not worth much at all, many merchants love to play word games, so that you can spend hundreds to buy a "cotton suit" of dozens of yuan.
For a real down jacket, the filling used is either duck down or goose down, and there will be no other materials, otherwise it will affect the warmth and quality of the down jacket.
Down jacket with "down content".
Whenever you hear down jackets that use "down content" as a selling point, you must be careful, this is a phrase used by the industry to fool consumers.
Velvet content = velvet content + velvet content, but it is the velvet that really has a warm effect, and the "single velvet" contained in the velvet content is not only not warm, but also the "culprit" of drill velvet.
The new national standard clearly stipulates that the "down content" is changed to "down content", which not only controls the quality of down jackets, but also prevents some businesses from fooling consumers with this.
In addition, the down content is greater than or equal to 50% to meet the standards of down jackets.
Keep in mind these two parameters stipulated in the new national standard in order to avoid buying some unscrupulous merchants mixed with down silk and feather silk to fill the number of "fake down jackets".
Fluff content parameters adapted to different regions:
- Southern Commuting: Eiderdown 70%-90%
- 北方通勤：鸭绒/鹅绒80%-90%
- Prolonged outdoor: goose down 90%-95%
Down jackets with a "percentage" of down filling
When buying a down jacket, there is another crucial indicator, and that is the "filling volume".
Filling volume: The weight of all the down filled, in grams.
Some unscrupulous merchants mark the "percentage" on the certificate, confusing the public and deliberately confusing consumers, but those who know a little about down jackets will not buy it.
Under the same quality, the higher the filling amount, the warmer it is. Of course, it is also necessary to choose the appropriate filling amount according to the actual situation, combined with different regions and occasions.
Filling capacity parameters adapted to different regions:
- Southern commuting: short (over 100g), long (over 150g)
- Northern commuting: short (150g or more), long (200g or more)
- Long-term outdoor: (250-450g)
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