Wolverine 1000 Mile Boot Review

wesmamyke said:

I'm glad nobody else seems to be getting screwed by this guy. I have two defective pairs from him though. Wolverine responded quickly about the problem at first, but after requesting I send them pictures of the boots they have not gotten back to me.

I should probably post pictures here just so folks can know what to look for when shopping for these things. One boot has a very strange twist to the entire upper, the top of the heel counter is off to the side by an inch or so, and the lacing is off to the side in the front as well.

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derrida26 said:

I bought two pairs from him as well. I've messaged him through email before, and he seems like a nice guy

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wesmamyke said:

I'm glad nobody else seems to be getting screwed by this guy. I have two defective pairs from him though. Wolverine responded quickly about the problem at first, but after requesting I send them pictures of the boots they have not gotten back to me.

I should probably post pictures here just so folks can know what to look for when shopping for these things. One boot has a very strange twist to the entire upper, the top of the heel counter is off to the side by an inch or so, and the lacing is off to the side in the front as well.

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BrianMendoza said:

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Dang. I see where you're coming from. I would expect to pay that price for a one day job, but a week is a bit of time for something that apparently can be done properly in a couple hours. I pay $25 bucks out the door for same day service.

To be honest though, I've been considering buying a set of half soles to practice with. They're usually around $8, and not to take anything away from the cobbler, but I'm sure it doesn't require a master skill set. My dumbed down assumption of the process is: tracing the sole onto the half sole, exacto knifing it, using shoe-goo or some sort of strong/flexible adhesive, and then sanding down excess exacto-cutting at the same time flushing the edge with the sole. I've noticed after picking up both boots, that the edge of my outsoles had been very evenly sanded down and then re-conditioned/finished to look like new. I'm sure that's the part when a cobbler would say that your exacto knife cut doesn't have to be perfect because the sanding will fix any imperfections and make the soles look better anyway.

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derrida26 said:

because for 9$ less there's always that chance they **** up and do a worse job, making the overall 200$ investment less meaningful


EDIT: I'm not saying it's not worth a try. But it's not like 39$ is in any way ripping you off, and if you're happy with the result, I don't see the point in searching out somewhere else entirely new

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wesmamyke said:

I will try to post some pictures. I did contact him, he was very rude from the first moment I suggested there was something wrong with the boots. He even managed to call me an idiot, and pretty much told me to go screw myself. The ebay not as described case is pending, he has a week or so to respond.

Hopefully Wolverine will respond, nothing so far...

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seer said:

are you speaking of juancanjura?

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Ducati1098 said:

You bought the boot march 5th, and I have a 7 day return policy.You didn't say anything until april 11th in which you opened a case against me at the same time. You said that after wearing them a while you noticed that the stiching was crooked! They are not seconds, but they are also not made from a cnc machine. That's why I called you a idiot! If anyone reading this has any doubts about me feel free to contact me. Cause of this guy I'm pulling my Wolverine's of ebay, and only listing them on my online store! That way if there are any problems I can deal with them directly, not a third party like ebay!

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