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4.5
For ten years, I continued to wear my black Columbia brand winter jacket, and I loved it. It kept me warm, was very comfortable, had an extra zipper pocket vertically inside at the chest area and had lovely, comfortable, soft cuffs of a different type of material than the sleeves with a hole that you could put your thumb through. Finally, my beloved jacket started to sport holes and the white stuffing inside showed through. Eventually, it started to look pretty bad, so I decided to replace it. This jacket is better in that it has a hood, which I absolutely love (because even when it's not up, my neck stays warmer than with the collared type I had before); however, I am not at all a fan of the sleeves, which end in a narrow band that is a little smaller than the sleeve and no place to put my thumb to help keep my hands warm. It also is missing the extra inside pocket that I really loved. Lastly, it's slightly longer than the exactly the same size one I had before. Alas, old jacket, I miss you. This newer model works, but it's not as good as the old one, except for the lack of holes...
