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Your shoes look great ! Can you show us a few pictures of the soles and sole edges?
How do these shoes compare in terms of fit and finishing to other makers you have worn?
Sure, I'll take more pics tomorrow.

The finishing is light but good. Better than ZB (I'm using ZB for comparison a lot because of the price range). Probably similar to StC in finishing. The fit on the 2000 last is very snug across the vamp so they may not work well for folks with high instep. The shoes are very snug overall and chiseled. I took a size 43/10us which is my standard size (9uk for StC)

I did have a fit discrepancy on the left shoe but I have to consult that with Rezso to see what the issue is.
 

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Received my first pair today (Ordered through Sartoriale). They look and feel great. On appearance alone, I would buy these over ZB any day. I haven't tried them on yet but they are on the 2000 last. There's some slight cosmetic QC issues but I've dm Rezso for feedback.

I still can't believe the value and I also can't wait to see what else Passus will come up with.

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Beautiful pair of shoes with a great shape to them. Saying that, are these straight from the box? Unless my eyes deceive me, it appears that one of the shoes had been worn. If this is the "slight" cosmetic QC issue you are referring to, may not be so slight ?.

I understand that you had ordered these from Sartoriale. Hopefully, Rezso or someone on the Passus team would have caught that should you have bought directly from Passus. At least, brought it to your attention were they used.

Again, beautiful pair of shoes and they look great so I'm not critiquing that aspect. Additionally, if you had worn them my apologies. I just hope that the rest of the purchasers of their shoes (including myself) receive the QC check (or QC check 2x).
 
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Beautiful pair of shoes with a great shape to them. Saying that, are these straight from the box? Unless my eyes deceive me, it appears that one of the shoes had been worn. If this is the "slight" cosmetic QC issue you are referring to, may not be so slight ?.

I understand that you had ordered these from Sartoriale. Hopefully, Rezso or someone on the Passus team would have caught that. At least brought it to your attention.

Again, beautiful pair of shoes and they look great so I'm not critiquing that aspect. Additionally, if you had worn them my apologies. I just hope that the rest of the purchasers of their shoes (including myself) receive the QC check (or QC check 2x).
You are correct. I had not worn the shoes when the pictures were taken, as I mentioned. That is the cosmetic QC issue I meant. One of the shoes arrived looking really worn and there are some scuffing as well. Because I ordered these from Sartoriale and not directly from Passus, I'm not sure if the retailer is responsible. However, it should be noted that the shoes shipped directly from Hungary.

My past experience with retailers is that they normally catch QC issues that slip through the shoe makers and inform the customer. I think this one just an oversight that got away. Also, judging by the IG pics, I'm willing to bet that this is a one time slip.

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You are correct. I had not worn the shoes when the pictures were taken, as I mentioned. That is the cosmetic QC issue I meant. One of the shoes arrived looking really worn and there are some scuffing as well. Because I ordered these from Sartoriale and not directly from Passus, I'm not sure if the retailer is responsible. However, it should be noted that the shoes shipped directly from Hungary.

My past experience with retailers is that they normally catch QC issues that slip through the shoe makers and inform the customer. I think this one just an oversight that got away. Also, judging by the IG pics, I'm willing to bet that this is a one time slip.

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Thank you for the additional pictures, as well as confirming what I saw. I may be 40yrs old, but my eyes still work like my 30yr old self ?.

Seriously, the shoes do look good. Wear them in good health.

As for the misstep, hopefully it was a one off ??. Curious if others who had purchased shoes from Passus had similar experiences. Actually were your experiences in general?

And yes I would like to know because I also picked up a pair from Passus as well, so this information is in my best interests ?.
 

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Thank you for the additional pictures, as well as confirming what I saw. I may be 40yrs old, but my eyes still work like my 30yr old self ?.

Seriously, the shoes do look good. Wear them in good health.

As for the misstep, hopefully it was a one off ??. Curious if others who had purchased shoes from Passus had similar experiences. Actually were your experiences in general?

And yes I would like to know because I also picked up a pair from Passus as well, so this information is in my best interests ?.
The fit is nice except there is something off about the left shoe. Almost feels slightly longer and there's also extra room by my ankle on both shoes which is weird. I'm hoping to get clarification from Rezso later.
 

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The fit is nice except there is something off about the left shoe. Almost feels slightly longer and there's also extra room by my ankle on both shoes which is weird. I'm hoping to get clarification from Rezso later.
I am also trying to figure out the fit, I guess in general the fit is TTS? My feet are of slightly different size, it's always hard to strike the balance.
 

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I am also trying to figure out the fit, I guess in general the fit is TTS? My feet are of slightly different size, it's always hard to strike the balance.
Possibly, except the 2000 last doesn't appear to be very forgiving because it's very snug across the vamp. So I would caution those with sensitive toes. Also, probably wouldn't work well with a high instep. Still, I think it is a very nicely made chisel last.
 

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Rezso has indeed confirmed this morning that the shoes I purchased from Sartoriale were likely tried on at the retailer and he will inform the retailer that they need to do a better QC check before shipping out shoes.

So there's no need to worry for those ordering straight from Passus. ?
 

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