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Poll: Help me choose two pairs

KBW

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not sure how to post a poll as I've never done so but I'm choosing between two of:

original sperry boat shoe limited ($120)
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reconstructed penny sperry x BoO ($185)
http://s7d5.scene7.com/is/image/eLux...large$&scale=2

nylon boot sperry x BoO ($195)

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arrow moc lace boot ($1__ something?)

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sperry x BoO loafer ($185)

http://s7d5.scene7.com/is/image/eLux...9_brown?$hero$

APC x Nike (but in blue $140)

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Clarks db sand suede...already have beeswax or whatever ($80ish)

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why

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Ew. None. If anything the Clarks.

Could you be any more influenced by SF groupthink?
 

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there are so many better options
 

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I'm sure there are better shoes out there but FWIW, I prefer the Navy/Red version of those Topsiders. Would pick up a pair for myself if I didn't already have Sebagos.
 

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as much as I am a band whore, I'm not paying $120 for what are essentially $50 boat shoes
 

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I like the arrow mocs. But it depends on your aesthetic. If you included the NikeXApc in the same list then they might not work for you.
 

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I like the arrow mocs. I have Quoddy's that are basically the same model.
 

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I would rule out the APCs (you can get Js for $140!), the Clarks (b/c you already have one pair), and the first Sperrys (as someone said, overpriced, although I do think they look decent).

I'm iffy on those other two BoO loafers, but they're not bad. I would go Arrows and BoO boots, or pick one of those two and one of the two loafers, so you've got a high and low pair.
 

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I dont' know what happened to my original post...I had 5 or 6 others in it.
 

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two pairs:

Adidas Rod Laver > apc X nike
regular Sperrys> boo x sperry
 

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Ugh, go for the ****** boots. Check for scorpions.
 

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the apc x nike are ok but they are $140 for blazer lows lol
 

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Originally Posted by robbie
two pairs:

Adidas Rod Laver > apc X nike
regular Sperrys> boo x sperry


several people I know already have most all of the regular sperrys...I also have a pair of Rod Lavers.

I ordered a pair of sand desert boots a few minutes ago and am going to go with the first pair of sperrys that I posted as well as the arrow moc boots.
 

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