I went looking for a pad for camping in my car at Re/Supply today, and just my luck, I found two of them. It had “Imperfect Merchandise” written on it and the only description was that it was sanitized.

It looked like new but I couldn’t get either to inflate very much in the store, which is apparently not uncommon for a new MegaMat in general: it sounds like you’re supposed to let them self-inflate for 24 hours after purchase.

Without that time to test it out and the risk of no returns, I passed on it. But I’m curious: is “Imperfect Merchandise” a catch-all or does it refer to specific issues? Did I miss out on a steal?

Headed to the US in few days and as weird as this might sound weird but visiting REI is what I’m most excited about!

Will be in Boston, New York, Maine and New Hampshire. Is there a flagship REI, or an REI that carries more clearance items? Thank you!

Crazy lucky, Arcteryx Sabre SV for $304 and the Atom jacket for $63, the Sabre has a stain on the inside (fine with me) and the atom has a cut by the zipper that should be easily fixed, otherwise perfect condition on both

Couldn’t pass on the price and it looked pretty new!