Australian members - Shoe tree's

63f100 · Jun 5, 2009

Hi All
Just wondering if anyone can tell me where to buy shoe tree's in Australia? I'm is Sydney.

Cheers
Bob

cgo · Jun 5, 2009

You can go to DJ. They have the Florsheim cedar (untreated) shoe trees that is good value for money....especially now during sale season

63f100 · Jun 5, 2009

Thank's mate. Will go and grab some

Cheers
Bob

meister · Jun 5, 2009

The place to get shoes trees is either at Florsheims for the cedar jobs with spring system but the better ones are the German ones (Schuhspanner) available at Sullivans Shoe Repairs at back of Wynyard Ramp amd Coombes Shoe Repairs in the Strand. The latter are better at keep the shoe leather tight on the vamp IMHO.

yoshii · Jun 6, 2009

Anywhere in Melbourne to get some decent shoe trees?
Got the last pair of cedar Florsheims i could find at DJs, now all they (and Florsheim) stock are the ones that are half plastic (heel).

ginlimetonic · Jun 6, 2009

with the baltic sea index at an all tiem low, hiring a shipping containing only costs US100.

So lets find a ship to Austrlaia, fill a container with cedar shoe trees- a mixture of Costco, Woodlore epic, twin tubes, et al. . And it'll last us happily ever after.

aKula · Jun 6, 2009

McCloud shoes on Queen street sells cedar wood shoe trees for $40.

kahn · Jun 6, 2009

www.bootsonline.com.au/CC385.htm or directly from RM Williams (www.rmwilliams.com.au) or at one of their stores.

Star · Jun 6, 2009

There are two types you can buy in Syndey

Spring Loaded Sprind Type ( Cedar at DJs as already suggested. Nice smell and ok value for money)

and

a Screw Type ( See the shoemaker in the strand arcade).

The latter swore that he threw out his stock of Springloaded shoe trees as he believed they stretched the shoe too much if kept continually under a spring tension. Probably not an issue if your shoes are tight or snug fit however if your shoes are 1/2 a size too big you probably should go with screw type.

Journeyman · Jun 6, 2009

Given the improvement in the AU$-US$ exchange rate, you could try buying a couple of boxes from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...estyleforum-20 It sounds as though the available options are better in Sydney, but I can quite truthfully say that the shoe tree situation in Brisbane is quite dire. I, for one, don't like those "narrow-heeled" shoe trees such as are currently offered by Florsheim and RM Williams, particularly at the prices that RM Williams charges.

63f100 · Jun 6, 2009

Thanks for all the help guys, I will look into em.

Cheers
Bob

Aus_MD · Jun 6, 2009

Originally Posted by Star

There are two types you can buy in Syndey

Spring Loaded Sprind Type ( Cedar at DJs as already suggested. Nice smell and ok value for money)

and

a Screw Type ( See the shoemaker in the strand arcade).

The latter swore that he threw out his stock of Springloaded shoe trees as he believed they stretched the shoe too much if kept continually under a spring tension. Probably not an issue if your shoes are tight or snug fit however if your shoes are 1/2 a size too big you probably should go with screw type.

Total nonsense about the stretching.

Originally Posted by Journeyman

Given the improvement in the AU$-US$ exchange rate, you could try buying a couple of boxes from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...estyleforum-20

They won't ship to Australia - try TM Lewin instead http://www.tmlewin.co.uk/Product.aspx/!13626

ginlimetonic · Jun 6, 2009

Originally Posted by Star

There are two types you can buy in Syndey Spring Loaded Sprind Type ( Cedar at DJs as already suggested. Nice smell and ok value for money) and a Screw Type ( See the shoemaker in the strand arcade). The latter swore that he threw out his stock of Springloaded shoe trees as he believed they stretched the shoe too much if kept continually under a spring tension. Probably not an issue if your shoes are tight or snug fit however if your shoes are 1/2 a size too big you probably should go with screw type.
fact: my shoemaker (Zee's in HK- search tags) said his leather shoes won't stretch sideways, but because of the leather and construction, it definitely will stretch a bit lengthwise.

Wrigglez · Jun 6, 2009

stay the heck away from RMW trees, there way to thin and useless, unless you put 3 sole inserts in they dont even come in contact with the upper for the shoes they were supposabily designed for.

yoshii · Jun 6, 2009

Originally Posted by aKula

McCloud shoes on Queen street sells cedar wood shoe trees for $40.

Yeah, they're the cedar Florsheim's as well (not the ones with plastic heel). There were probably about 5 left of these at DJs Melb conservative business dress @ ~$25 a week or so ago in Med-Lge (i got the last Sml pair)

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