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I was trying unsuccessfully to replace a really nice white Columbia fleece jacket that I bought some years ago which resisted stains amazingly, looks really nice on me, and goes with everything. This is not it. This (Benton Springs Style Number 209 WL 6114) is a cheap imitation of my old fleece Columbia jacket (style number 207 WL6114).
I bought three Benton Springs jackets on 1-27-2010 at Sports Authority and I'm returning at least the two white ones, where the difference in quality is really noticable. I'm going to keep a navy blue one where the inferior cut, styling, workmanship, and quality control is not as noticable. In white, mine look cheap and slightly flawed, workmanship wise. I have another white fleece jacket from Walmart with the same problem that came as a liner with a (cheap) white raincoat.
Another difference is that the new ones are fuzzier, softer and thicker and the white is pinker. That would be fine if it hung and fit nicely like it's predessor.
It's so hard to replace women's clothes when they wear out, even in classic styles. Often I have to go to another brand to get the same thing since it's "out of style" in the brand I start with. Are they assuming it never wears out? The zipper eventually broke on my original Columbia fleece jacket, not before I got a lot of wear out of it, and a white jacket cannot stay stain free forever even though this fabric was very stain resistant.
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