Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2018 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

[audog]

I like these HM’s so much I just ordered a natty CXL pair before they’re all gone!

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Good move, as who knows if they will ever bring them back. Now all you need is black to complete the trifecta.

 

[Shoes4play]

Good move, as who knows if they will ever bring them back. Now all you need is black to complete the trifecta.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[Jeff d]

Didn't see it posted yet, and while not the slickest of deals, Bank of America has a cash back deal you can add to your card for 10% back on AE purchases. Limit of 35$ I believe

Do you know or have any information if this would work at ShoeBank?

 

[ELClodge]

Do you know or have any information if this would work at ShoeBank?

I can't say conclusively, but all of AMEX's offers work across the various AE channels, so I would assume this is the same. The terms and conditions really didn't provide any clarification either.

 

[Mr. Wonderbeak]

Back to my trusty McTs today.

 

[RitchieBro]

Good move, as who knows if they will ever bring them back. Now all you need is black to complete the trifecta.

No black left in my size, and I have black Long Branch for a black boot and black shell Leeds that fill this need. But thanks for the attempted weaseling!

 

[aero25]

I plead guilty.

While I did have all of these shoes, I only rotated through a handful of them and would only wear those. They were:

Black Hills
Black Jefferson
Black Walton
Black PA
Chili Weybridge
Brown Long Branch
Bourbon Strand
Burgundy Shell PA
Burgundy Shell Macneil
Burgundy Shell Grayson
JBM (only during Christmas season)

Everything else just sat in boxes while collecting dust, and bloom.

It sounds silly to say this, but I am now getting pleasure from wearing my shoes and caring for my shoes (VSC, Saphir Reno, AE/Saphir shoe creams and polishes, etc.). It's really great. Although I joined SF back in late 2014, I wasn't actively doing anything until this year.

Better late than never I guess.

In fairness, your "short bench" is really quite nice. I suppose I can see why there wasn't much of a hurry.

 

[aero25]

Good morning everybody! Maiden voyage for these guys. I’m really enjoying the v-tread. Have a good one!

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I really like vtread. I only have one shoe with it (First Avenue), but prefer it greatly to dainite.

 

[Moose22]

Lol...im ok. Definitely have far too many myself too. Yeah, you know, i just dont get what happened. They had some excellent people over the years - allison, sandi, another guy bill, then i remember i was literally there the day laney started. Ironically kristen was there training her, small world, huh?
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I'm sorry to hear about this decline. I guess I got there at the end of the good time. They were probably having other problems in the end and I guess I understand why the store closed. But it sounds like you still have the right person to work with!

There was no convenience for me. Freeport is literally as far away as you can get from me and still be in the lower 48 states, but some other outlets wouldn't respond when you pinged them about shoes, so I'd just call Freeport and ask no matter where the shoebank said things were located.

Here's the thing. I don't like to complain too much here. But I've had issues as well. In fact, my Bartletts are the only firsts I've gotten with NO issues -- beside the fact that I don't like the spray-on finish they seem to have gone to. But that's personal preference.

But the customer service, even when they repeatedly f_ed up, was always good. They'd keep trying and even threw some gift certificates my way because I got caught in an endless loop of difficulties. That's how I ended up with the shell gunboats. I had $150 in gift certs, they went on sale for what I think is the last bargain price on Shell (it's always $150 more than it used to be these days) and the shoes were literally perfect. Like, the "flaw" was a somewhat dark patch that is actually just the patina shell has that actually makes the shoes look better if it were perfect.

So the GOOD customer service is why I have Shell AE instead of Aldens right now. If I didn't already have a ridiculous stash of AE I might still be shopping. Assuming they have anything on a last I can fit, of course.

 

[bathiel]

Finally got around to finishing the inventory of my, ahem, "collection." I've now got a decent spreadsheet with a good amount of detail on every piece of footwear I own (not including hiking boots, flip flops, and the Crocs I wear to take out the garbage). For your weaseling pleasure, I present the first few columns of my shoes:

And my boots:

And others just for fun:

And this is why I'm on a self-imposed moratorium on new purchases for a while!

Bernie

 

[smfdoc]

Finally got around to finishing the inventory of my, ahem, "collection." I've now got a decent spreadsheet with a good amount of detail on every piece of footwear I own (not including hiking boots, flip flops, and the Crocs I wear to take out the garbage). For your weaseling pleasure, I present the first few columns of my shoes:

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And my boots:

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And others just for fun:
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And this is why I'm on a self-imposed moratorium on new purchases for a while!

Bernie

"Honey, come here and look at the list of shoes this guy has. See, I really do not have nearly that many. I really do not have a problem at all. Right? Right? By the way, you may see a UPSP box later this afternoon."

 

[bathiel]

"Honey, come here and look at the list of shoes this guy has. See, I really do not have nearly that many. I really do not have a problem at all. Right? Right? By the way, you may see a UPSP box later this afternoon."

Ha! I have the most amazing wife. She actually thought it was somehow endearing that I was creating a spreadsheet to keep track of all my footwear.

 

[ccpl14]

Alumnus and moleskin pants. I like this combo.

 

[Thomas Crown]

With all the Macallisters lately, I'm pulling out mine.
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Thanks for posting those,there’s a guy in the barbershop with the exact same shoes,totally dried out,scuffed,unshined and going to seed-hard to look at,he looks to be about mid 50s so we can’t blame the young dudes for this one! Tried to get a good spy pic but lighting didn’t properly show the travesty!

 

[madhat]

The shoe for when you're running late and don't even have time to lace up!