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Would you wait?

post #1 of 13
4/27/10 at 8:44pm
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I went to pick up a pair of Alden Straight Tip Bal Oxfords today and was told that it would take 12 weeks. Would you want or would you just pick up AE Park Avenues?
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post #2 of 13
4/27/10 at 8:50pm
Just order them from somewhere else.
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post #3 of 13
4/27/10 at 9:11pm
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Just order them from somewhere else.
If you know your size, then there are several online options for getting Alden shoes, or call another store.
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post #4 of 13
4/27/10 at 9:24pm
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If you know your size, then there are several online options for getting Alden shoes, or call another store.

They called the factory - I guess I could get them faster if someone had them in stock. As I understand it Alden is a small factory and selection is often limited.
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post #5 of 13
4/27/10 at 9:29pm
Seems unlikely that the Internet is entirely sold out of them. If that were the case though, I wouldnt wait unless I didnt really need them in the first place. For the price though Id probably just get some C&J
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post #6 of 13
4/27/10 at 9:33pm
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Seems unlikely that the Internet is entirely sold out of them. If that were the case though, I wouldnt wait unless I didnt really need them in the first place. For the price though Id probably just get some C&J

Alden & C&J are not even in the same price point.
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post #7 of 13
4/27/10 at 9:37pm
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Alden & C&J are not even in the same price point.
Well the Alden shoe in question is going for $416 on shoemart, is that an inflated price? You can get Handgrade C&J off plal for $470 or benchgrade for $310-350 depending on shoe.
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post #8 of 13
4/27/10 at 9:37pm
A couple of years ago I waited several months for Alden cigar shell longwings. It was well worth the wait. If you really want them and can't find them elsewhere, then I'd wait.
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post #9 of 13
4/27/10 at 9:45pm
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Well the Alden shoe in question is going for $416 on shoemart, is that an inflated price? You can get Handgrade C&J off plal for $470 or benchgrade for $310-350 depending on shoe.

So yes. If you compare a full priced retailer of Aldens to a discount C&J dealer, they are the same price.
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post #10 of 13
4/27/10 at 9:50pm
I would get the AE Park Avenues. They are a very nice shoe that will serve you well.

Save up for an Alden in shell cordovan a year from now.
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post #11 of 13
4/27/10 at 10:04pm
FYI, the Alden Irregular lists were sent out today.
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post #12 of 13
4/27/10 at 10:06pm
12 weeks for a pair of Alden bals? oh hell no
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post #13 of 13
4/27/10 at 10:10pm
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Well the Alden shoe in question is going for $416 on shoemart, is that an inflated price? You can get Handgrade C&J off plal for $470 or benchgrade for $310-350 depending on shoe.

Not anymore, if SF posters are too be trusted.
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