Red Wing Quality.

[Johnny_5]

Has anyone been experiencing any quality issues with Red Wing? For xmas my GF got me a pair of 875s but I noticed that they were irregular and exchanged them for another pair. So after wearing the new pair a couple of times I noticed these are ALSO irregular. Unfortunately, I wore these and I doubt I can exchange them for a third pair. What the ****. The right shoe is a little larger then the left and it is really starting to piss me off.

Has anyone else had similar experiences?

 

[whodini]

My right ball is a little larger than the left. Should I yell at God about quality issues?

Sack the **** up, Nancy.

 

[JGP.]

I have been bothered by my GT's for similar reasons. They are irregular in that the place where the laces are is in a good place on the right boot but oddly shifted to the right side of the left boot. Kind of annoying, but I guess I have gotten used to it. The stitching is also messed up in numerous places.

 

[kiya]

I find that the quality of RW has dipped significantly over the past two years...
If i had to take a guess it'd be because they're production has skyrocketed recently over the past two or three years...

 

[robin]

Originally Posted by kiya

I find that the quality of RW has dipped significantly over the past two years...
If i had to take a guess it'd be because they're production has skyrocketed recently over the past two or three years...
This.

Red Wings were never perfectly made to begin with though.

 

[meader]

Or maybe your lil' piece of feet attached to them pretty calves of yours are some got dang' irregular pieces o' skeleton' 'n' bones 'n' meat 'n' blood? Ever considered that, Sonny?

 

[Brigden]

Funny how certain brands are infallable 'round these parts.

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

^ okay.

GTs never appealed to me. the construction looks very rough-shod, particularly in comparison with alden 405s.

but really, they are workboots and looking a little off shouldn't be a big deal.

 

[Tarmac]

They are made as well as any $150-300 MSRP shoe or boot that I have seen. Plenty of stitching and matching errors.

There is this recent video of the factory, the process is 90% automated, I don't understand how all these errors are made. Each assembly stage is done in a blink of an eye.

If I were paying anything close to retail, I would go to a real shop and make sure the pair is clean. Spend a few minutes inspecting them. I haven't paid retail though.

 

[Notreknip]

Originally Posted by Johnny_5

Has anyone been experiencing any quality issues with Red Wing? For xmas my GF got me a pair of 875s but I noticed that they were irregular and exchanged them for another pair. So after wearing the new pair a couple of times I noticed these are ALSO irregular. Unfortunately, I wore these and I doubt I can exchange them for a third pair. What the ****. The right shoe is a little larger then the left and it is really starting to piss me off.

Has anyone else had similar experiences?

I have this odd "asymmetry" problem on a pair of Frye Brandos. I think it's pretty common with boots, even in the $300 price range.

 

[TyCooN]

Originally Posted by whodini

My right ball is a little larger than the left. Should I yell at God about quality issues?

Sack the **** up, Nancy.

Originally Posted by meader

Or maybe your lil' piece of feet attached to them pretty calves of yours are some got dang' irregular pieces o' skeleton' 'n' bones 'n' meat 'n' blood? Ever considered that, Sonny?

 

[Racove]

my suggestion is to order a couple pairs from someplace with free returns like zappos/endless/revolve and then mix & match to pick the most symmetrical pair.

i did this with RW GT's. Otherwise, I would've sent them back. Each pair had noticeably mismatched toe shapes, but when I combined a pair I got great results.

 

[Johnny_5]

I would just "suck it up" but one boot slips much more than the other. That's unacceptable. It's not just some superficial stitching error. That wouldnt bother me, but when a boot is off so much that it fits like a large size its ridiculous. I LOVE my GTs more than anything and there isnt an error to be found on them.

I guess I expected the same from my 875s.

 

[WoodyStylee]

Saw these on the Sears website. Good alternative if your on a budget. Havent seen them in person, so i can't say what the quality of the leather is. Obviously sub-par to Red Wing's, but you cant beat the price. http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...ns&sName=Boots http://s.sears.com/is/image/Sears/06...sm=0.9,0.5,0,0