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  1. Fifty150

    The Alden 405 Indy Boot is not a workboot.

    Here is an interesting perspective on Alden pricing.
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    Feet Up! The Work Boot Thread

    When Sears was around, I got to go into the store. Handle the shoe. Try on the shoe. DieHard were sold with a warranty. An undefined "limited lifetime warranty" which was probably meaningless. If you own the shoe long enough, everything could be considered "wear and tear". Nonetheless, I...
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    Feet Up! The Work Boot Thread

    The markings inside the boot indicate March 2013. Leather lined with canvas in the forefoot. Suede heel counter to grip your heel and prevent slipping. Well cushioned. Soft wedge sole. Every step feels bouncy. Sears is basically gone. This boot, along with other DieHard products, are...
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    Just another Alden Indy Boot 403 Chromexcel Review

    Fast forward a few years. The current list price is 680. That's over $700 with sales tax. Alden construction is unique in a few ways. There is a piece of canvas which Bridges the welt. This holds the shoe together in the odd event that the glue on the gemming delaminates. On some...
  5. Fifty150

    The Alden 405 Indy Boot is not a workboot.

    There are probably some customers who are buying it as an orthopedic device. At the price, it's certainly a "luxury" item.
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    Dr Martens

    Weston Kay is not spending $$$$$ on boots, so that he can cut them in half for your entertainment. He operates the YouTube channel for profit. Obviously, the more people who view the videos, the more he gets paid for the advertising revenue. In each video, there is an advertising segment...
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    The Alden 405 Indy Boot is not a workboot.

    I can't even begin to imagine, how anyone would consider the Alden to be a work boot. I have moc toe work boots. They look nothing like an Alden. No tradesperson or blue collar worker could possibly walk into an Alden boutique by accident, then accidently spend over $700 on a pair of Indy...
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    Clarks Desert Boots Lately

    Here are a few videos of the resole on crepe sole shoes.
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    Clarks Desert Boots Lately

    Here is a video of a resole which cost at least $300. The shoe is worth about $150. This is a Clark's resole.
  11. Fifty150

    Dr Martens

    NPS Solovair is essentially selling the same boot. The same boot which they used to make for Dr. Martens. The same factory, the same lasts, the same leather from the same supplier, the same soles. In The USA, the price structure is that the Made in England Dr. Martens are the most...
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    Show us your SHOES !!!

    So far, these Allen Edmonds sneakers have been very comfortable. They are also deeply discounted. Allegedly resoleable. Although a resole will cost more than the shoe.
  14. Fifty150

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    I don't care what a shoe costs. Comfort is the main factor.
  15. Fifty150

    Clarks Desert Boots Lately

  16. Fifty150

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    In the lower cost, casual shoe world, they are no longer a 500 lb gorilla. Still, a gorilla, nonetheless. In the modern world of the internet, online influencers despise them. To be fair, I think that online influencers are also paid to promote competing products. They have to make a video...
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    Clarks Desert Boots Lately

    In the modern world, there are resole-able sneakers. Not all sneakers are meant to be disposable. I have modern shoes and boots which are built on sneaker soles. Ultimately, it's the sneaker sole that you are walking on. The soles are stitched to the shoe, which allows for new soles to be...
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    Clarks Desert Boots Lately

    I have the Bushacre 2. Keep in mind that it's a rubber sole, not a crepe sole. It should be easier to resole. The sole could be heated to delaminate the glue, then peeled. A belt sander should remove the rubber without gumming up and damaging the sanding belt. A creative cobbler could add a...
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    Clarks Desert Boots Lately

    The soles are fine. Actually, the soles are replaceable. A cobbler could cut off and sand down the worn sole, all the way to the lasting board, and simply glue on a new sole. They are a stitchdown shoe. Not welted. The vamp and upper are stitched down to a lasting board. Those...
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    Experimenting on foods.

    "Do you know what you're doing?" No. Not a clue. I bought a jar of sauce from the supermarket. It can't be that hard to cook pork, then brush on sauce. "So you're just mocking thousands of years of culinary technique refinement, and defiling an entire culture?" No. Panda Express...
  22. Fifty150

    What's cooking?

    Ham, veggies and rice in a rice cooker. 1 pot meal. I can always stir fry it with eggs to make fried rice.
  23. Fifty150

    Experimenting on foods.

    Wrapped in plastic, heavily salted, and full of preservatives. My local grocery store's version of ham.
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