How did you obtain your gloves?

[Rain Man]

I was walking to work today and it was really cold in Denver. I have a nice pair of gloves that is relatively thin but quite warm, and I was studying them as I walked. I have no idea how long I've had them, but I decided that I had received them as a gift.

I've got probably half a dozen pairs of gloves (2 for running, 3 that I keep in coat pockets, and 1 pair of astronaut gloves that I keep in the closet for really cold days), and of those I've only purchased one pair. It was a $3 pair of those cloth work gloves that I got at a truck stop because I was about to run a race that was much colder than expected, and I had no gloves.

I wonder, though, how common it is to buy one's own gloves. I have a theory that it may be the item that is most likely to be received as a gift instead of purchased.

Poll coming as soon as I can get my gloves off. For the purposes of the poll,

1. consider the pair of gloves you most recently wore
2. include only gloves that you own personally (e.g., not your latex gloves that you use when conducting brain surgery), and
3. include only cold-weather gloves as opposed to dishwashing latex gloves or sanitary gloves that you use to handle your collection of Precious Moments figurines.

[journeyscarab]

Got some nice Heat Holders Thermal Gloves for Christmas.

[SAUTO]

I don't ever wear gloves.

Last time I did was the playoff freezer against the ravens. I bought a pair on the way up.

[EPodolak]

Nice mittens are underrated, not one mention yet.

Boxing gloves are really mittens, after all.

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

It's getting harder and harder to get quality gloves for anything reasonable.

brown Jersey gloves- 2 pairs for $4.00. Double them up and they work great.

[Kiimo]

This plus This

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by EPodolak

Nice mittens are underrated, not one mention yet.

Boxing gloves are really mittens, after all.

They're hittin' mittens.

When it's really cold, I'll pull my fingers out of the glove fingers and ball them up in a fist. It's a lot warmer, and probably similar to how mittens work.

[TimBone]

My wife seems to buy me a pair of gloves before every winter. I have no idea why, because its not very cold here on Louisiana. So, when we decided to attend the Chiefs-Raiders Thursday nighter last month, I was excited about putting to use a pair of the many gloves she's purchased for me over the years.

Then about 5 days before we were scheduled to head to Kansas City, an amazon box arrived at the house.

She had purchased us some gloves for the game.

[sd4chiefs]

I have a nice pair of leather gloves I keep in the closet if I ever have to travel some wear cold.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

I went through 12 pairs of gloves today. I have to buy my own.

[patteeu]

If we only do brain surgery as a hobby, at home, with our own latex gloves, do those count?

[RobBlake]

is there an age group to who tends to wear gloves frequently? I notice it's usually those in the mid thirties and above to wear them regularly

[patteeu]

I bought mine at a military surplus store outside of Fort Drum. My thinking was that soldiers in Afghanistan want gloves that keep them warm but allow freedom of movement. They're pretty decent at freedom of movement, but my fingers were freezing off this morning when I scraped the ice off my windshield. It reinforced my appreciation for even the day to day things our deployed troops have to deal with.

[Chief Northman]

Originally Posted by LOCOChief

Smell the glove

Well played sir.

[eDave]

When I was playing Baseball, my Dad bought me all my gloves.

[Kiimo]

Eenie meenie miney moe

I wonder where

my glove will go