Casual Shoes - Allen Edmonds

My "casual" footwear is a pair of White's Packers with 14" tops.

My "formal" footwear is either a pair of White's Lineman boots with 18" tops or Justin lace up's with steel toes.

Made in the USA by "Mericans!" LOL

To each their own. ;)

The only actual 'shoes' I own are made in the USA by Red Wing, where I used to get work boots when I did ironwork, or New Balance. I buy the higher end USA made variety.

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Originally Posted by Jimbo

Well see you have to remember Carl that at the moment 250 USD is worth about 20 AUD, so we are talking some pretty bargain-basement shoes here.... :p

James.

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USD doesn't buy what it used to when I was a young man. Referring to chronological age, I read that "60 is the new 40." Maybe so, but for sure $100.00 is the new ten bucks.

When I want good foot wear I buy combat boots.If I want something fancier for church or whatever, I buy the 3$ shoes at the thrift store and have them re heeled.

Speaking of the 100$ is the new ten bucks, you are not far off. I went to the coin store to buy a roll of silver dimes like we had when we were younger, the 5$ roll cost $133 and some change.

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Originally Posted by nun2sharp

When I want good foot wear I buy combat boots.If I want something fancier for church or whatever, I buy the 3$ shoes at the thrift store and have them re heeled.

Speaking of the 100$ is the new ten bucks, you are not far off. I went to the coin store to buy a roll of silver dimes like we had when we were younger, the 5$ roll cost $133 and some change.

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What America needs now is a GOOD five cent nickel.

Just how much nickel do you get for five cents? :) Do they come coin shaped at all?


Mick

If you want a good pair of casual shoes get a pair of mephisto's. The quality is superior and they last forever.

I had a similar experience about a month ago.
I had a friend call me last week from the Portland, Or goodwill and he said that there was a perfect pair of Allen Edmonds there for $40 in my size. Needless to say I bought them. I am getting tired of what has been arriving lately in my post.
I could tell you a horrid story about an overcoat I purchased where the liner wasn't even attached in places.

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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

My Converse All Stars are well made, even those from China since they closed the USA plant down. Casual and comfortable too. I've got a pair of hi tops in black and another in red. :)

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Chucks for me too. Except when I dress up, then it's Nike Airs :p

Yeah, I think I will call AE next week and perhaps purchase directly from them. I had ordered from one of the big internet sites (I think part of amazon), as they have excellent returns policy - apparently they have good enough deal on shipping that give you free return label. In any case, the shoe on AE's website looks just fine:
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But the close up at the vendor's site show the things I got in person. It's quite possible that these are indeed seconds:

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And TBS, I took a quick look at the mephisto shoes, and I liked the Libio model, will have to find out if they have it in non pebble-grain brown.

So your casual shoes are nicer than my dress shoes, which are these Timberland - Men's City Adventure Stormbuck Refined Plain Toe Waterproof Oxford. I guess that's why you work at a university and I work at a high school.

Now I know nothing about nice shoes, but my Tim's have held up for a few years now, and they are waterproof to boot.