Thread: 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.

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....

James.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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:


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:




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.