Patagonia Fieldsmith backpack $59 at REI

REI’s current product listings do not match a Yahoo Shopping report that said Patagonia’s 32-liter Fieldsmith backpack had dropped to $59. On May 14, REI’s product page for the Patagonia Fieldsmith Roll-Top Pack showed a price range of $73.73 to $88.73, with a regular listed price of $149, while REI’s broader Patagonia pack listings showed the same markdown range. Yahoo Shopping published an article on May 14 saying the pack was selling for $59, reduced from $109. The discrepancy matters because REI’s Anniversary Sale page says the event begins May 15, while also telling shoppers they can see some deals available before the formal start. That means pricing may vary by color, availability or timing, but REI’s own pages reviewed on May 14 did not show the 32-liter roll-top model at $59. ### Which Patagonia bag is actually being discounted? REI identified the discounted item as the Patagonia Fieldsmith Roll-Top Pack, a 32-liter backpack with a roll-top closure. The retailer’s product page described it as suitable for trips around town and said the top rolls tight for protection in light rain. Yahoo Shopping’s May 14 article referred to the same 32-liter Fieldsmith backpack, but the price and original list price in that article differed from REI’s current listing. Yahoo said the bag was reduced from $109 to $59. REI’s pack category pages instead showed the Fieldsmith Roll-Top Pack marked down from $149 to as low as $73.73. ### What does REI’s site show right now? REI’s product page for the Fieldsmith Roll-Top Pack showed one color, Pine Needle Green, with a displayed price of $88.73 and a struck-through higher figure of $73.73 nearby in the page snippet returned by search results. REI’s Patagonia pack category pages were clearer: they listed the Fieldsmith Roll-Top Pack at $73.73 to $88.73, with savings of 40% to 50% from $149. The same REI listings showed other Fieldsmith items with different pricing. A Fieldsmith Hip Pack appeared at $32.73, down from $59, and a Fieldsmith Linked Pack appeared at $58.73, down from $109. Those separate products may help explain how a lower price and a $109 reference point entered third-party deal coverage, but REI’s pages treated them as different bags. ### Did Yahoo cite a price that belongs to another Fieldsmith model? Yahoo Shopping’s article said the 32-liter roll-top backpack was “now selling for as low as $74.” That figure aligns more closely with REI’s current listing for the roll-top model than the article’s separate reference to a $59 sale price in the story context provided for this card. REI’s category page showed the Fieldsmith Linked Pack at $58.73 from $109. The Linked Pack is a different product name and appears separately from the 32-liter roll-top bag on REI’s site. Based on those listings, the $59 and $109 figures now visible on REI are attached to another Fieldsmith model, not the 32-liter roll-top pack. ### When does the Anniversary Sale begin? REI’s Anniversary Sale page said on May 14 that “the savings start May 15.” The same page also said shoppers who could not wait could “see below for great deals right now,” indicating some discounts were already live before the official start date. That timing leaves open the possibility of further price changes once the sale formally begins. As of May 14, however, REI’s own product and category pages showed the Patagonia Fieldsmith Roll-Top Pack below its regular price, but not at $59. ### Where should shoppers check before buying? REI’s website is the primary source for the live price because product pages can change by color, stock status and sale timing. On May 14, the company’s product page and Patagonia pack listings both showed the 32-liter Fieldsmith Roll-Top Pack discounted from $149, with prices starting at $73.73. May 15 is the next concrete date in the promotion. REI says that is when its Anniversary Sale starts, and shoppers looking for the Fieldsmith Roll-Top Pack can verify the latest price on REI’s product page and Patagonia sale listings then.