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Keep or Exchange Park Avenue with Welt Issue?

WorkingOnIt

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Hi everyone, Newb here and I wanted to see if I'm just being OCD. I just got a new pair of AE Park Avenues from Endless and can't decide if it's "normal" to have a nick in the welt. The nick extends across the stitching to where the upper is. I've attached photos of the nick in question. Part of me feels OCD just asking if you would exchange this for another pair. If it's normal, I'll just stop; I just ask as I normally wear cheaper Bostonian and J&M without having any previous issue like this. And >$200 is more than I have ever spent on a pair of shoes. Haha Thanks

 

JohnnyLaw

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It's normal. It's due to the way the shoe is constructed.
 

blazingazn

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edit, i see it, i'm marsupialed.
bad assumptions.
 

rebel222

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Originally Posted by blazingazn
its just from the machine's clamp when they sew the upper to the sole.
Nope. The welt is actually a single strip of leather that is attached to the upper. It would be similar to laying a piece of rope in the shape of a circle. If the rope is slightly too short, there will be a gap.
 

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They look fine to me. Wear 'em and enjoy.
 

blazingazn

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Originally Posted by rebel222
Nope.

The welt is actually a single strip of leather that is attached to the upper. It would be similar to laying a piece of rope in the shape of a circle. If the rope is slightly too short, there will be a gap.


thanks, bad assumption, corrected.
 

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