not since I switched to all leather work gloves, VR!

the nicest are elk, goat, or deerskin. Cowhide's not bad. Last a heckuva long time.

The problems with REI sales are their schizophrenic nature.
Very few things are on 'sale' on the REI floor anymore, they pull discounted items and offer them at sale prices only at their website. As an example, this fall, I went to get a front blinkie. NO white blinkies at a discount price on the floor. On REI.com, there were 15 or so white blinkies at deep discounts.

However, once they actually have a sale, they pull out buttloads of overstocks you can't get at clearance prices on their website, only at their store. It's probably two different inventory systems, so as to not get floor and web sales merchandise comingled.

The end effect is REI consumers pay more money on an everyday basis while visiting their retail outlets. It's not a totally honest move as a co-op, in my opinion.