Blacks is a UK outdoor retailer, trading since 1861, that sells clothing, footwear, tents and camping equipment from brands such as Berghaus, Rab, The North Face and Salomon.
Prices are in GBP. For a first UK order, the 15% off from joining the Blacks email community is the discount to grab first.
Blacks uses the tagline "Original In Nature," and its catalog stretches from everyday outdoor clothing to technical mountain kit. Named lines include Rab Microlight and Nebitron, Montane Hydron and Protium, Mountain Equipment Lightline and Berghaus Cornice, along with Gore-Tex pieces, Oakley and Ray-Ban sunglasses and Garmin watches.
The equipment side covers climbing hardware such as harnesses, ropes, crampons and ice axes, plus roof, family, inflatable and refurbished tents. Blacks also sells mountain, road, folding and electric bikes with cycling clothing, gym and yoga wear, sports nutrition, baby carriers and travel bags, and its kids' range includes back-to-school jackets and bags.
Does Blacks offer free shipping?
Yes. Standard UK delivery is free from £95, and next-day delivery is available for orders that can't wait.
What is Blacks' return policy?
Blacks gives you 28 days from receiving the order to send items back complete with packaging, refunded to the original payment method.
Does Blacks have a student discount?
Yes. Blacks links a student discount in its site footer, but the amount and verifier aren't stated.
More about shopping at Blacks
No exchanges
Blacks refunds rather than exchanges, so a different size means placing a new order.
Delivery refunds
The delivery charge comes back only for faulty or wrong items, or a distance-selling cancellation.
Multibuy returns
Send back part of a multibuy and the items you keep are recharged at full price.
Email community
Signing up to the Blacks email community gets 15% off your first order.