Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2016 - News, Pictures, Sizing, Accessories, Clothing, etc

[ace13x]

lol, Dabondo is selling my old walnut Carlyle's. I should probably let him know they are not actually 8 D.

You know your a shoeholic when you can tell a third party vendor is reselling your cast-offs.

 

[amphillips79]



You know your a shoeholic when you can tell a third party vendor is reselling your cast-offs.

True story!

 

[matwa]

I got the Grey St. John's in today as well! It's a gray day! LOL

Are you getting folding in the cap brogue work?

 

[ProfilaBinding]

Bourbon Strands arrived today!

Pics?

 

[ace13x]

True story!

For the newer members a blast from the past: post #3464

dabondo --> @Middlife --> dabondo --> me --> dabondo --> ???

I think there was another forum member who also had them.

 

[orange fury]



The last couple of times I was in a store, they didn't even offer to have me try on shoes or order them in.
Edit: That's only been my situation in a regular retail store. The outlet store has been much more helpful.

The only two retail stores I've been to are the ones in Houston- the one by my office is fantastic, the one by where I live absolutely blows. The closest I've had to a good experience there was that they were borderline cordial once.

 

[Voice of Reason]

My Bourbon Cornwallis arrived today. I have Bourbon Strands on order as well.

I know some on this forum don't like the burnishing but it really works well with this show in Bourbon. I love them with one exception. Is the burnishing smudge something worthy of a return??

 

[polojock615]

The only two retail stores I've been to are the ones in Houston- the one by my office is fantastic, the one by where I live absolutely blows. The closest I've had to a good experience there was that they were borderline cordial once.

Byron at the SCP store in Costa Mesa is pretty cool. Unfortunately, I generally look for seconds or MTO. Neither of which is his specialty. For seconds, Krystle at Jeffersonville is second to none. I highly recommend her.

BTW - there's a new Allen Edmonds coming to LA in Century City.

 

[St Hubbins]

Only thing that could make these Higgins Mills any better would be if I had been smart enough to have purchased them at the $250 sale price. I seem to have been pretty lucky with my pair. I cannot find a single thing wrong except for a super tiny dent back by the heel and one light scratch in an inconspicuous place.

 

[St Hubbins]



My Bourbon Cornwallis arrived today. I have Bourbon Strands on order as well.

I know some on this forum don't like the burnishing but it really works well with this show in Bourbon. I love them with one exception. Is the burnishing smudge something worthy of a return??

You'll add your own character to them as you polish them, so I say they look fine. Love that color. Enjoy!

 

[catlettsl]

First post! I just picked up my second pair of AE's. I treated myself to a Christmas present from the Shoebank. I have been wanting a double monk, and these seconds bourbon Mora 2.0's popped up at $177. Couldn't say no. It looks like the thing that is making them seconds is the inconsistent coloring on the cap toe. Any idea on how I could smooth that a little? It doesn't bother me too much and isn't really noticeable in person.

Treatment of tiger striping, in my experience, has been very difficult. However, I was also one of the people that also said that as long as the striping is relatively equal on both shoes it can actually look quite cool. I would typically use a coat or two of dark brown polish on the toe followed by a final coat of black. As many have noted as well, the initial burnish on the bourbon seems to be very temperamental and come off easily so there needs to be some measure of care taken to ensure the burnish doesn't come off.

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[cc808314]



Has anyone (@TexasTexter
?) ever had a return shipment to AE get lost in transit via UPS? Returned 3 pairs of shoes 2-3 weeks ago. Decided I would check on the tracking to see if it made it back to Port Washington. UPS reported it lost and have opened an investigation. Not sure what happens next... UPS CS is telling me to work it out with AE.

I once dropped off a return to FedEx dropbox. Tracking was never updated, and, as far as I know, AE never got the package. They refunded me for the shoes.

 

[cc808314]



The last couple of times I was in a store, they didn't even offer to have me try on shoes or order them in.
Edit: That's only been my situation in a regular retail store. The outlet store has been much more helpful.

That's my experience, as well. In retail stores I always had to prepay, while in outlets, on one occasion, I was able to order in 4 or 5 pairs.

 

[donkeyhoatie]



Only thing that could make these Higgins Mills any better would be if I had been smart enough to have purchased them at the $250 sale price. I seem to have been pretty lucky with my pair. I cannot find a single thing wrong except for a super tiny dent back by the heel and one light scratch in an inconspicuous place.

Looking great. You'll love them. I got my same color pair from that same store. They quickly became my favorite AE of all.


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[joman8390]



Byron at the SCP store in Costa Mesa is pretty cool.

Really???

I find Byron to be jerk 100% of the time and always for no reason at all. On the other hand, Alex is the man.