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Would you spend $500 on a pair of suede shoes?
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Gdot
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I predict you will wear those shoes happily for 30 years. When new you can wear them with summer sport coat and trou. As they age they will look increasingly well with khaki and denim. And on their last legs they will be good for long summer days by the lake with no socks.
(I know - I have a similar makeup, not nearly has high quality as Adlen, that have lived the life above listed.)
I predict you will wear those shoes happily for 30 years. When new you can wear them with summer sport coat and trou. As they age they will look increasingly well with khaki and denim. And on their last legs they will be good for long summer days by the lake with no socks.
(I know - I have a similar makeup, not nearly has high quality as Adlen, that have lived the life above listed.)
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The answer is yes. But I wouldn't wear those shoes if they were given to me.
I don't do longwings, or wings at all
In any case, why should suede shoes be priced differently from regular leather shoes.
Mine weren't.
What if they were these shoes?
The IRS gave me license to splurge. But gotta wonder if suede shoes are goning to hold up over the long haul.
The answer is yes. But I wouldn't wear those shoes if they were given to me.
I don't do longwings, or wings at all
In any case, why should suede shoes be priced differently from regular leather shoes.
Mine weren't.
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$500 for a pair of suede shoes? I'd do it, but maybe for these instead:
http://needsupply.com/mens/brands/alden/white-suede-loafer.html
http://needsupply.com/mens/brands/alden/white-suede-loafer.html
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Hey this must be a :foo: sock puppet. You know, the kind that asks a question about what to do but has already made up their mind and does it anyway even though other try their best to dissuade him.
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good one
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Yes to suede shoes for over $500. Though I prefer casual shoes in suede as I think of suede as inherently casual.
Also, just as a side note, you do realize that a tax return isn't a windfall, right?
Yes to suede shoes for over $500. Though I prefer casual shoes in suede as I think of suede as inherently casual.
Also, just as a side note, you do realize that a tax return isn't a windfall, right?
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I acquired a pair of Alden suede longwings and am very happy with them.
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