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Chelsea Boots?
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And don't listen to people, which tell, that synthetic crepe-sole doesn't work. My storebrand ones got synthetic crepe-rubber and these boots just ROCK!! Especially now, in high-summer. 
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Jeans tucked in:
Yay or Nay?
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Nay.
Yay or Nay?
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Nay.
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My God! I just looked up Viberg chelseas. $700 for a pair of basic boots! I am comfortably off and fortunate in life, but I still value thrift. While I don't speak for other's choices, I can't imagine paying more that $100-$130 US for a pair of boots of any kind.
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Fifty150
Call Me a Cab
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These were from a happier time in my life. Long before I knew about Goodyear welts, stitchdown construction, leather grades, Puritan stitches, etc. When I just saw shoes at a store (on sale, of course), tried them on, and bought them if they felt comfortable. Decades old, from when they were all Made in England. I seldom wear them. Chelsea boots feel like slippers. That's good and bad. I worry about slipping out them. I worry about them slipping off. They are just right for when I fall asleep in a pew while worshipping. Or if I have to sit through long winded speeches before they serve the rubber chicken and cheap wine.
Looking at the timeline, I wonder if e-commerce could have been good for Dr. Martens. They shut down the factories and moved production to Asian countries in 2003. That was a heartbeat away from web sales really taking off with Amazon, eBay, PayPal, etc.
As a shoe, these are fine. They are light and comfortable. Easily slip on and off. Roomy toe box. Decent traction. They also appear to be cemented construction. Glued together shoe with a Texon lasting board. Very thin, soft, supple leather. Almost like glove leather. Not exactly heavy duty boot leather. The insole insert was terrible, and I replaced it with some gel type inserts from a drug store.
Whatever I paid 2 decades ago, it was worth it. I still own them, and they're still wearable.
Looking at the timeline, I wonder if e-commerce could have been good for Dr. Martens. They shut down the factories and moved production to Asian countries in 2003. That was a heartbeat away from web sales really taking off with Amazon, eBay, PayPal, etc.
As a shoe, these are fine. They are light and comfortable. Easily slip on and off. Roomy toe box. Decent traction. They also appear to be cemented construction. Glued together shoe with a Texon lasting board. Very thin, soft, supple leather. Almost like glove leather. Not exactly heavy duty boot leather. The insole insert was terrible, and I replaced it with some gel type inserts from a drug store.
Whatever I paid 2 decades ago, it was worth it. I still own them, and they're still wearable.
Bfd70
I'll Lock Up
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They don’t get any love here because they’re not made by a mystical hermit cobbler using unicorn hides but my blundstones are probably my most worn footwear these days. Easy and casual, they are basically gym shoes without looking like gym shoes.
Fifty150
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Bloodstone is a good shoe. Comfortable. Durable enough that they don't disintegrate when you wear them. Not every shoe is meant to be resoled 2 or 3 times. Or even resoled once. The important thing is that you get to wear them in comfort, and they do whatever you are doing. Not everyone needs a $600 boot or even a $300 boot. Not everyone can afford to spend that kind of money.
