Good place to buy a cedar shoe tree in either Boston or NYC?

[dr.no]

Originally Posted by grimslade

The Epics are vaporware, but you can look at them here. It's a good price for that style of tree (I saw similar ones in Dunheel today for $70). Whether the epics are twice as good as basic Woodlores cannot be known as of this writing.

I spoke to Woodlore customer service today and they confirmed the Epic is due to be released in 2-3 weeks. MSRP is $29.95.

 

[Leaveitothexperts]

Originally Posted by grimslade

A word about boot trees, as long as we're (not) on the subject. I picked up a couple of pairs recently and I'm not happy with them. The high vamp on the boot tree prevents the tree from getting far enough into the shoe to realy stretch out the forefoot area. I'm going to stick with shoe trees for my ankle boots going forward.

+1.

I am using the shoe trees for my boots as well and I think they work fine. It is just that it doesn't cover the ankle area, which really doesn't bother me as I don't think I am losing any functionality

 

[zjpj83]

The best boot trees are John Lobb, but they are $110.

 

[DeadDJ]

Sorry to drag up an old thread but this is the newest and most relevant I could find.

-Is it important to buy shoe trees from the manufacturer? I'm not exactly buying cordovans and Lobbs, just Allen Edmonds and a decent pair of Florsheims. Both brands have their own shoe trees.

-Is this a decent tree? Woodlore A-E trees for $18.50 shipped.
(http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ksid=p3907.m29)

 

[Pedantic Turkey]

I guess this is as good a place as any to ask-- why not just use $3 plastic shoe trees?

I can see how wood might be better if it's custom cut for your shoes, but wouldn't flexible plastic work better otherwise?

 

[DeadDJ]

I suppose after looking at Grimslade's page 2 response, I'll accept that generic ones will work for my shoes. I guess my question breaks down solely to whether or not the Allen Edmond trees are acceptable.

Pedantic Turkey, cedar absorbs moisture and odors, lengthening the life of shoes over plastic. Thus for the commoners like us it isn't a huge deal but are worth the additional investment.

 

[Pedantic Turkey]

I don't know if I buy that.

I'd think that perforated plastic and a dry place (like a closet or a safe with a moisture trap) for the shoes to dry would work better. I'm probably wrong, though.