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Originally Posted by TCN
It's embarrassing to Brooks that they employ such a shithead at such an important store. Whatever happened to them saying "I don't know sir, but I will check for...
My oldest pair, purchased in 1983, is an A-E MacNeil in Shell which has been recrafted twice and still looks very good. The next two are Edward Green for Cole-Haan, purchased in '86 or '87 have only needed new heels. At this point, I...
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Originally Posted by Tarmac
Haha if you have a "regular salesman" then I'm sure they are going to be nice to you. And do you "favors" like special orders. I on the other hand have a 8 to 1...
Unlike Tarmac, I've had nothing but exceptional service in NM SF, Roger Baurmann is my regular salesman and he has done special orders, obtained stock from other stores and notified me of sale shoes in my size that he knows meet my...
With my navy overcoat I wear several shades of grey, burgundy, tan and pink scarves in both solids and patterns. With my charcol overcoatd I add navy to the mix.. and with the tan overcoat I only remove the solid tan scarf.
Wear...
I haven't experienced this will JLP, but I have with both AE and EG and both either repaired (AE) or replaced (EG) the shoes. I would expect the same of JLP
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Originally Posted by iammatt
... but I am thankful for all of the drama as SF gets pretty boring without it.
Amen brother.
And that is exactly why an occassional stirring of the pot is so interesting...
I think the reality is Bennie's has sold out so quickly in most sizes ( within hours) at $250 that they are rightfully seeing what the market will bear. I will pay $350 for som e GMP shoes.. not so much for others. If they don't sell at...
