Alden 986

[Cooper']

Is there ever a sale or discount on these? Any stores that sell below retail?

Thanks

 

[lithdoc]

My local cobbler sells AE & Alden for 25% off MSRP, so yes.

 

[videocrew]

You can get the unlined version at Brooks Brothers, often on sale. I got mine for <$300 due to a very confusing set of discounts.

 

[Cooper']

The dealer near me doesn't discount. Are there any online dealers that do? Brooks Brothers is tough as most of their discounts exclude cordovan shoes in the fine print.

 

[WildeMan]

The Shoe Mart offers Alden "seconds". Call them with your size and they will send you an email about every two months with (only) your size shoes.

I purchased a pair of 986s a year ago for about $369. They had a couple of scuffs, but nothing that wouldn't appear after a few wearings anyway. I presume that the standards are very high for regular-priced cordovan, so even the faintest blemish is unacceptable.

They're nice shoes, but I'm glad I didn't pay full price for them, and certainly wouldn't in the future.

 

[pebblegrain]

loafers, even shell, will fetch low prices on ebay. if you can wait till a pair comes up, you are almost guaranteed sub-400. if not, then...

 

[NAMOR]

Originally Posted by pebblegrain

loafers, even shell, will fetch low prices on ebay. if you can wait till a pair comes up, you are almost guaranteed sub-400. if not, then...
Alden for Brooks Brothers shell cordovan loafers 10.5 D

 

[WildeMan]

Not that it is material to the discussion, but on reflection I realized that the shoes I mentioned above were Color 8.

 

[rebel222]

Originally Posted by WildeMan

I presume that the standards are very high for regular-priced cordovan, so even the faintest blemish is unacceptable.

Oh, what you don't know.

 

[WildeMan]

Huh?

 

[rebel222]

Originally Posted by rebel222

Oh, what you don't know.

Originally Posted by WildeMan

Huh?

Just two of many:

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