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dowie

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Fair enough, seems like it is a one man operation and I suspect he'd have to charge even more if hand making individual custom orders like that! Still pretty cool and a nice bespoke product to have regardless and certainly the sort of business that is nice to support. :)
 

dirtychinchilla

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I have two pairs which are not made in England and they are both beautiful. I have the traditional 8 lace hole ones, and a pair of Chelsea boots. I don't think there's any way they could be much better to be honest. The price difference between the made in England and Thai (or wherever) models I don't think is enough to justify the difference, but then I've never owned the English ones.

Either way, I've never worn more comfortable boots than the 8 lace hole ones (sorry, can't remember the proper name).
 

Hades

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I bought my daughter some DM's last year. They are the regular 8 lace hole boots, not the Made in England versions. But they are really nice and sturdy.
 

mattyfez

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#Chri5# said:
What's the life span of handmade shoes? I see Loake will re-sole / refurbish their shoes for £80
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Leather soles wear out pretty quick if you wear them every day, like for work, and are lethal on wet paving slabs, I'd just use them for special occasions/dress shoes. - I'd usually go for rubber or a half and half type sole. The uppers should last a long time if they are looked after, i.e. bit of polish now and again.
 

watercooledman

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mattyfez said:
Leather soles wear out pretty quick if you wear them every day, like for work, and are lethal on wet paving slabs, I'd just use them for special occasions/dress shoes. - I'd usually go for rubber or a half and half type sole. The uppers should last a long time if they are looked after, i.e. bit of polish now and again.
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these bad boys have lasted me, yes a little polish here and there and they come up great.
i tried for a walk the other day when it was icy i got around 10 yards and came back home and switched for my trainers :)
 

dlockers

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mattyfez said:
Leather soles wear out pretty quick if you wear them every day, like for work, and are lethal on wet paving slabs, I'd just use them for special occasions/dress shoes. - I'd usually go for rubber or a half and half type sole. The uppers should last a long time if they are looked after, i.e. bit of polish now and again.
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Should be rotating leather sole shoes to let them rest. Dainite as a better alternative if its wet, but the rotation point still stands.

2 pairs of leather sole shoes 'in parallel' will outlast 2 in sequence by an exponential amount. Same as suit trousers and jeans.
 

Feek

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Ice Tea said:
What's Dr. Martens like these days are they still worth the money or has the quality changed?
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I looked into them last year and the general opinion is that even the Made in England DMs are poor compared to how they used to be with much thinner leather.

I emailed them on the 15th October to ask about their Made in England boots with a question that wasn't answered on their site. I got a standard reply which pointed me at their website and it said that if I didn't reply within seven days, my question would be closed. I emailed them straight back with a clarification but I heard nothing back.

That along with the more recent and scathing reviews about their quality meant I didn't buy from them.
 

dlockers

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Feek said:
I looked into them last year and the general opinion is that even the Made in England DMs are poor compared to how they used to be with much thinner leather.

I emailed them on the 15th October to ask about their Made in England boots with a question that wasn't answered on their site. I got a standard reply which pointed me at their website and it said that if I didn't reply within seven days, my question would be closed. I emailed them straight back with a clarification but I heard nothing back.

That along with the more recent and scathing reviews about their quality meant I didn't buy from them.
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I bought some gloves from Dents over Christmas. Similar "pay no interest" customer service when I enquired about altering the abnormal thumb size their Made in England range have. Shame.
 

Junglist

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Didn't fancy starting a new thread but I'm sure someone here would have a good recommendation.

Any comfortable insoles people can recommend for a pair of wellington boots? I've just tried putting insoles from my other shoes into them but they're still pretty uncomfortable.

They're only rubbish Tresspass ones which I spent £15 on so I'm not sure if it's just the nature of wellington boots that they're uncomfortable - in which case maybe I should just sack them off and buy some gore-tex walking boots or do I try and get a decent pair of Barbour/Hunters wellies which may be a better product.
 
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