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post #4066 of 6535
1/22/13 at 11:50am
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post #4067 of 6535
1/22/13 at 12:07pm
Nice! Aieyric. Have you treated them with anything or polished them since picking them up?
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post #4068 of 6535
1/22/13 at 2:07pm
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Originally Posted by jakej View Post

Nice! Aieyric. Have you treated them with anything or polished them since picking them up?

These have been polished a couple of times they have a couple of months on them in this picture (they look the same now, some months later)
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post #4069 of 6535
1/22/13 at 3:17pm
Aieyric, those look amazing. I can't believe I didn't see these shoes earlier.

Don't ever order internationally, so Im not sure. But will I have to pay a customs duty? Im in the states.
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post #4070 of 6535
1/22/13 at 3:28pm
I'm sure I'm hexing myself, but I've never paid duty on an incoming shipment. From others' experiences, certain products tend to get nailed. I specifically didn't order shoe trees on the MTO because it seems wood products attract a lot of attention at customs.
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post #4071 of 6535
1/22/13 at 3:32pm
Yeah it seems like everyone who orders trees has to pay. Some slip through unnoticed without trees.
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post #4072 of 6535
1/22/13 at 3:33pm

Most have been hit with customs and brokerage fees.  Plan on the additional 10% and be thrilled if your shoes somehow sneak through.

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post #4073 of 6535
1/22/13 at 3:35pm
10% would have been nice.

I got hit with like $45 on one pair and $59 on the other.
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post #4074 of 6535
1/22/13 at 5:24pm
Dang! So really a pair of the double monks shipped to the states would end up being almost 300 shipped.
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post #4075 of 6535
1/22/13 at 5:26pm
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Dang! So really a pair of the double monks shipped to the states would end up being almost 300 shipped.

are those classics?

I didn't pay any duty on the classics, but got murdered on the LMs
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post #4076 of 6535
1/22/13 at 5:35pm
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are those classics?

Yep
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post #4077 of 6535
1/22/13 at 6:29pm
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Originally Posted by mikeman View Post

Dang! So really a pair of the double monks shipped to the states would end up being almost 300 shipped.

 

IME, invoices under $300 declared value have little chances to be scrutinized by customs.

 

p.s., shoe importing tariff to US is about 8.5% AFAIK.  FedEx charges $6.5 fund advance fee for prepaying tariff.

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post #4078 of 6535
1/22/13 at 6:38pm
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This will be my last response to your idiotic posts on this subject - it's clearly dragging this thread down, however surely you know the difference between made to order and bespoke? The one where an existing block/pattern/last is modified to more closely suit your measurements, as opposed to your measurements being taken and a brand new, unique pattern/last being made based on those measurements, with no basis on anything pre-existing? Surely that knowledge is one of the first things you should learn on a forum such as this - assuming you didn't before.

 

There's a reason Meermin MTO costs ~350 Euro and a bespoke pair is 2000+

 

Actually there are various MTO and bespoke methodologies.  Various different price points as well.  It goes as low as $800 in US or £1100 for Tricker's bespoke.

 

And then there are people whose feet are so deformed that MTO or even RTW fit them well.

 

But the last should be first; if it doesn't fit, sizing up/down is almost always a bad choice, unless its by design.

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post #4079 of 6535
1/22/13 at 11:11pm
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Fantastic. Can't wait for mine to get here.
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post #4080 of 6535
1/23/13 at 2:42am

I got an update from Meermin that my order from friday has been initiated. What does that even mean?

I pressume that first order update that will matter will be the one asking me to pay, amirite?

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