In reply to Reader_Rambles:
To keep the costs down I use a pair of dickies leather insulated work gloves (nikwaxed,) for the walk in and the first pitch, 2 pairs of skytech argon insulated work gloves for climbing and some uber warm belay mitts.
SnowShepard do venitex leather gloves, which are great as a warm skiing glove too.
These are also a lot more hard wearing than purpose made climbing gloves, as soon as I see "goat skin palm," advertised, or some such, I assume the gloves will have about 10 to 15 climbs in them.