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4.5
My grandmother wanted to get our daughter a new winter coat for the holidays. It worked out as perfect timing because my daughter's old coat (one with the inner liner that comes out) decided to blow a zipper. When looking for a new one for I came to Amazon (hey, I will NOT be going anywhere shopping in person at this time of year .. nope, no way!) and decided on this one for our daughter. Now, she is 6 and solidly wears a size 8 clothing. I went with a size medium (sized 10/12 according to the Columbia website) in hopes of getting more than the rest of this season out of the coat. I ordered it on Sunday, and it arrived today (Thursday) despite not being expected until December 27 - January 4.Couple of things ... right out of the packaging, I got concerned. While the color is nice, for some reason I was expecting a lighter brighter blue. This is more periwinkle I'd say, almost purple. My daughter picked "the blue one" and can be particular on colors of things. This coat feels like nothing. This coat does not feel like a nice warm heavy winter coat. It feels like a lightweight jacket. Add to that, because of the lightweight look to it, it looks small. I was concerned it wouldn't be big enough to grow into at all. Well, my darling daughter knew the package was here and came bounding down the steps being her nosey self and wanted to see (and consequently try on) what was inside. This is where my mind changed.First, she saw the color and was super excited it is "kinda like blue and kinda like purple, my 2 favoritest colors!" and then she unzipped it to find that inside is "kinda like orange and kinda like pink, my other 2 favorite colors!" I guess any concerns on color are out the window, huh? So she put it on. Perfect fit. Just a little big to grow into a bit, but not overly big and bulky. My daughter actually used the words "comfortably roomy." Now, my home isn't kept super warm during the day and we got home before the house really got back up to temp for her, it was maybe 64* in here when she put it on. Within about 2 minutes she had to take it off because it was getting a bit warm for her to be wearing. Although she was twirling and spinning and generally putting the new coat through the paces around the living room. We will have to see how it fairs in these NY winters. I'll be sure to come back and update after we wear it a bit. ;)UPDATE: So my daughter wore this coat to school yesterday and SHE has some feedback:1 - She was cold in the morning on her way to school. (However, she refused to wear hat / scarf / gloves and it was extremely windy. Her chill may have come from not bundling properly.)2 - It was "so tiny to hang on my (her) hook! it didn't take up so much space!" (This was apparently a huge thing for her because her old coat took up so much space in the coat cubby.)3 - She was "super duper warm at recess." (This speaks volumes to me after her chill in the morning, because the playground tends to be a few degrees more extreme - hotter in summer / colder in winter - than the rest of the world. I've yet to figure out how / why this is.)4 - On the way home from school she was nice and comfortable, despite the 31* temperature for that walk. Her hood was up and her hands were in her pockets and there were no complaints, despite the invitation for them.Yep, I'd recommend this coat to others. We are happy. ;) I'm actually looking into getting the same coat style for myself now. ;D
