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Like I said, the 5mm variance comes out to an 11% difference…I’ll add it was immediately noticeable within 5 min of looking at the shoes. If a shirt with 35 inch sleeves had an 11% variance, one sleeve would be almost 4 inches shorter than the other. In that case, it’s a clear defect and the shirt company would replace - which I’m guessing is what will happen with my loafers, I’ll get a symmetrical pair, and everyone will be happy.
Btw, I find most “should I return these GYW shoes as defective” threads to be ridiculous..::but honestly think the issue I have here is pretty legit. The shoe looks clearly “off” from the side view.
I made my post out of general interest, not to crap on GS…a company I respect greatly (this isn’t my first pair of GS shoes).
You are comparing apples to oranges as a 34" shirt sleeve versus the side of a shoe are much different sizes so 11% is not the same scale even if the same percentage. You even make my point, on a 34" shirt sleeve the difference is 4" which would be very noticeable to anyone but on the sidewall of shoe it is only 5mm which is meaningless.
As to shoe "issues" I'll quote my wife when I mentioned the cap toe stitching on a pair of (more expensive but not GS) shoes was not perfectly straight, "Only you and those other crazy people on that forum notice stuff like that. Real people do not notice or care".
As to whether or not you are right or wrong that this is an actual defect I'll quote my mother when she does not want to get into a fight with my father over something trivial and meaningless, "You know, you might be right" (while she thinks to herself that my father is just wrong but it is not worth getting into an argument over something so foolish).
If you did not want to "crap on GS", you should have waited until after they replaced them and then shared what fabulous customer service you received. At that point, most people would have just rolled their eyes and ignored the post or maybe commented on their own great GS customer service experiences. By posting now and pointing out a meaningless issue that is only real to you, you seem to be acting like a petulant child.
Not looking for a flame war. Just passing on some good advice that was given to me not that long ago regarding shoes: you can complain and notice every little "perceived" defect which ultimately leads to unhappiness or you can just accept that these are inexpensive machine made products that were never meant to be perfect. Perfection costs much more money.
Stop being so analytical and just enjoy your new shoes (if you can).