Warranties have been the subject of litigation and legislation for years. Most states and the feds have consumer protection laws that deal with warranty problems.

I agree, "lifetime warranty" plus a lot of exceptions equals unhappy customers and plenty of work for lawyers.

I also have a Nuptse. Got mine at the now closed outlet store in Cabazon, CA. $100 for a down jacket isn't bad and its a nice jacket.

My TNF parkas each have one logo on the front and one on the back-that's it. My mountain park, vintage mid 80's has one postage stamp sized patch on one sleeve, plus the buttons say North Face if you get close enough to read them, so I don't understand all the fuss over logos.

My Nordica ski jacket has a Nordica logo on it. My skis say Atomic all over them in big red letters and my ski suit has a big Colmar logo on it. My car says Ford all over it. None of this particularly bothers me.