dukenukem4ever
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Also don’t forget Paul Stuart and their never ending 25-40% off coupons. PS sells shoes made by CJ too.
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TLB is blowing the others away if you consider the fact that they are much newer, there are far fewer people who have tried them, and the brand is much small than the others on the list. Despite all that It is voted near the top.Surprised TLB isn't scoring higher, but maybe not everyone here has had first hand experience with them
AE has the advantage of physical store (so try on) and lots of width option, otherwise given all the new Spanish/Portugal GYW shoe price I'm really struggle to recommend to AE to someone new (also I don't like how they look besides Strand..., but that's quite subjective)
AE has the advantage of physical store (so try on) and lots of width option, otherwise given all the new Spanish/Portugal GYW shoe price I'm really struggle to recommend to AE to someone new (also I don't like how they look besides Strand..., but that's quite subjective)
Agree on this one - Their shoes do nothing for me in the looks department. Accessibility is big but...AE has the advantage of physical store (so try on) and lots of width option, otherwise given all the new Spanish/Portugal GYW shoe price I'm really struggle to recommend to AE to someone new (also I don't like how they look besides Strand..., but that's quite subjective)
I think as they get more and more out there this is less of a factor - Carmina for example has a store in NY where I can make returns if I need to in the US. Once your mindset shifts a little to returning due to sizing and treating it like a home try on it's less of a barrier. Obviously you don't want to abuse the shoes and you need to be willing to pay the up front cost but I can order almost any shoe that isn't MTO or GMTO and try it on and return it and don't need to feel bad about it. I don't want to abuse it for myself. That said, the paypal reimbursement for return shipping is great as well. If I only bought things I could get locally I'd have a lot of AE and nothing else.I tend to agree re: Spanish/Portuguese makers, but I think accessibility for try-on's (and returns, if need be) make AE the better "value" for someone new (especially someone with a harder to fit foot). I've got a very "normal" 10.5D foot, so I wouldn't (and don't) hesitate to order shoes without seeing them first personally.
Agree on this one - Their shoes do nothing for me in the looks department. Accessibility is big but...
I think as they get more and more out there this is less of a factor - Carmina for example has a store in NY where I can make returns if I need to in the US. Once your mindset shifts a little to returning due to sizing and treating it like a home try on it's less of a barrier. Obviously you don't want to abuse the shoes and you need to be willing to pay the up front cost but I can order almost any shoe that isn't MTO or GMTO and try it on and return it and don't need to feel bad about it. I don't want to abuse it for myself. That said, the paypal reimbursement for return shipping is great as well. If I only bought things I could get locally I'd have a lot of AE and nothing else.
really? I think I can tell if it's going to work at all in less than 1 minute, and pretty sure in 5 minutes, there are thing I might have to gamble (like is this going to stretch), but I just don't bother to gamble these days so...
Agree on this one - Their shoes do nothing for me in the looks department. Accessibility is big but...
I think as they get more and more out there this is less of a factor - Carmina for example has a store in NY where I can make returns if I need to in the US. Once your mindset shifts a little to returning due to sizing and treating it like a home try on it's less of a barrier. Obviously you don't want to abuse the shoes and you need to be willing to pay the up front cost but I can order almost any shoe that isn't MTO or GMTO and try it on and return it and don't need to feel bad about it. I don't want to abuse it for myself. That said, the paypal reimbursement for return shipping is great as well. If I only bought things I could get locally I'd have a lot of AE and nothing else.