I've been buying Columbia Interchange-style jackets and other winter garments for myself and family some 20+ years. So, I was downright disappointed with my latest purchase. The fit was fine for my 6'5" size, but the finish of the garment ... well, it was not up the the toughness standard Gertrude set a couple decades ago.

So, I'll start with the biggest quality disappointment ... the zipper. The all important zipper failed because of a missing box catch for the mating pin; how dumb is that? I'm not particularly confident with the replacement given the lightweight construction of the zipper (v.v. Gertrude used to supply heavy duty zippers). The outer shell is of a seemingly less durable fabric material when checked against older jackets, and added branding has been cheapened by imprinting instead of sewn patches. For the price, the garment does not present as a premium quality product.

Were it not for the lapse of Northface and Patagonia to offer tall-size garments, I would be done with Columbia, today. Thankfully, there is Amazon's no quibble customer satisfaction process to deal with this vendor's quality lapses.