Today a good friend of mine is off to Canada with her boyfriend to go dog sledding among other activities.
This friend is not really an outdoors type, she's a Dr.Hauschka skin care rep (a very expensive brand of skin products). She didn't want to freeze up there, but it seemed unrealistic for her to buy expensive wool items just for her 3 day trip.
So I outfitted her with a great warm set of wool- socks, top and bottom base layer, over tights, turtleneck shak, jacket, mittens with liners, balaclava, earflap hat. The works. She had strict instructions not to wash anything (don't want anyone washing my wool but me).

I hadn't asked for anything in return, but she gave me a GIANT bottle of my favorite Dr.Hauschka face moisturizer, worth $50 retail, and a bottle of lavender shower/bath stuff worth $23. The face moisturizer is the one expensive skin care product that I actually do splurge on for myself- so this is about 8 months' worth for me and saves me $50!

Wool. Like money in the bank.