Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread - Page 1036

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Originally Posted by donjuan17 

Got home to find my strands waiting for me!

The thing is one of them's got this scratch by the front...

 

 
Sorry for shitty pics it's late and I took these with the phone. 
Is this a deal breaker? They're seconds. I can cover it up with wax polish. 

Unless it's deep, you should be able to polish over that.  I would use creme polish to fill in the color.

Man I cannot believe I missed the sale on the RL Sandersons, those are beautiful shoes.  I wish I would have known about the sale when it was going on.

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Originally Posted by kmdsimpson 


You guys know these are always discounted, because their seconds? The non-sale price is $259; not as good as the $130. But still a pretty good deal.

Do they generally have these available all the time?

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Originally Posted by kmdsimpson 


You guys know these are always discounted, because their seconds? The non-sale price is $259; not as good as the $130. But still a pretty good deal.

Plus, I think the BB and RL seconds are always heavily discounted during any seconds sale.  I think the only difference this past week was the frenzy of everyone realizing this.

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Originally Posted by kmdsimpson 


You guys know these are always discounted, because their seconds? The non-sale price is $259; not as good as the $130. But still a pretty good deal.

I do realize seconds are cheaper, but $130 vs. $260 is night and day, at least for me.  

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Originally Posted by GOP Shoe Guy 

It was ordered from the shoe bank. I understand a large work load, but when she tells me one thing, and then the tracking proves something else, it is disappointing. Again, not the customer service I expect from AE.

 

Also, I ordered last week the Brooks Strand. I actually think they arrived the next day or two days later after I ordered them. I worn them twice now. I know they have the poron insole, but I am surprised at how much tighter this shoe is compared to other AEs I have on the same last. Also, they squeak a bit when I walk. I love the look of the shoe, abut am hoping they stretch a bit and stop squeaking...

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Originally Posted by Shiny 


Re. the squeaking. try applying some conditioner on the top of the tongue esp. where it rubs to the upper leather. Sometimes dry leather rubbing against dry leather causes squeaks.

Also, don't be afraid to rub a little Johnson & Johnson's baby powder in the problem area if you can isolate the area that is causing squeaking.  Try conditioner first, since it is good for the shoe anyway, but a little baby powder won't hurt anything.  Just dab some on with your fingertips to create a thin white film (don't go shaking it all over your shoe). 

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Originally Posted by Shiny 

Sandersons arrived today. Look great. Fit was also good. Was worried about that poster that said they are narrower or use a slimmer last.



If anyone ordered the Slatons in brown 9.5D and would like to do a straight up trade, let me know. I have too many winged shoes and need some brown captoes.

Beautiful shoe.  Interesting that it came in an Allen Edmonds box rather than a Ralph Lauren one. 

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Originally Posted by MacktasticGDogg 

Got my tan calf Sandersons and Chili grain Macneils. I barely could detect the defect with the Sandersons and the Macneils have a couple of acceptable defects. The Macneils are my first try at the 7-last, and they seem to fit very well at my Brannock size, so they are keepers. The Sandersons seem just a little bit cramped in the toe-box, but I think it could be fine with a bit of wear. They certainly look pretty awesome, so I'm leaning toward keeping them. I think both of them are very nice LWBs.

Onto a few pics:






Joining the King of Longwings, the Alden cigar LWB, and tripling my longwing collection:

Great looking LWB collection!