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ninja07 · Feb 16, 2011

these look amazing. are they available to order online? any problems?

Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by tylerjbritt

first pair of aldens, straight out the box. cigar captoe boot, commando sole. apologies for phone pix.

enigma77 · Feb 16, 2011

Originally Posted by WhoKnewI

Hey guys. I just got these indys and I noticed this. Should I be concerned?

Originally Posted by theuglylover

I had that issue with my pair of Roy boots and they actually got worse over time. Luckily the dudes at Context were nice enough to replace my pair.
WhoKnewI your shoe doesn't look like it needs repairs at the moment, but if it does, FYI: My 403s eventually developed separation in that area (just one shoe; forget if it was the left or right) after about 6 months of wear. I had bought them at Epaulet, and Mike said that sometimes these things happened, and offered to ship them back to Alden for repairs at no cost to me. Alden had the shoes back to me -- perfectly repaired -- with new laces the following week. Moral of the story for me was (1) Mike is great as many of us know, and (2) Alden is good at dealing with quick fixes.

Pastor · Feb 16, 2011

Originally Posted by Cuttingboard

Love the longwings, what color are they, cigar?

yes, cigar

WhoKnewI · Feb 16, 2011

Thanks enigma. I don't know if the pictures show it too well, but when I wear the boot, the top piece of leather lifts off the bottom portion and you can see two or three threads of the stitching stretched out between the two pieces. My concern is that with every step i take its putting more and more strain on those threads and they're going to eventually snap.

borderline · Feb 16, 2011

Originally Posted by WhoKnewI

Thanks enigma. I don't know if the pictures show it too well, but when I wear the boot, the top piece of leather lifts off the bottom portion and you can see two or three threads of the stitching stretched out between the two pieces. My concern is that with every step i take its putting more and more strain on those threads and they're going to eventually snap.

Loose stitching is a bummer but also very minor. Why go through all the hassle to ship them back when any decent cobbler can fix this for $10, probably while you wait?

enigma77 · Feb 16, 2011

Originally Posted by borderline

Loose stitching is a bummer but also very minor. Why go through all the hassle to ship them back when any decent cobbler can fix this for $10, probably while you wait?

Even the best cobbler probably won't do as good a job as Alden. On my boots, there are absolutely no signs this issue ever occurred. A cobbler might stitch over the bad stitching, leaving you with an odd-looking thread-on-thread situation.

Cid · Feb 16, 2011

Originally Posted by Ritchee

I like these suede shoes. Any one have a pair? I'd get flat waxed laces to replace the ones on now.

Blackbird Ballard had a nice reversed chamois ranger moc in color tobacco that I prefer, but appear to be sold out. A bit leery of trying the van last. Anyone know if these will be restocked?

makewayhomer · Feb 16, 2011

Originally Posted by enigma77

Even the best cobbler probably won't do as good a job as Alden. On my boots, there are absolutely no signs this issue ever occurred. A cobbler might stitch over the bad stitching, leaving you with an odd-looking thread-on-thread situation.

hrrm, well who was responsible for it in the first place?

MickCollins1916 · Feb 16, 2011

Originally Posted by Cid

Blackbird Ballard had a nice reversed chamois ranger moc in color tobacco that I prefer, but appear to be sold out. A bit leery of trying the van last. Anyone know if these will be restocked?

For whatever reason, I think this shoe's ok in the reverse chamois, but in the skin pictured, it screams 'grandpa' to me. Maybe I am just biased because I despise the Van last or something, but not a fan.

enigma77 · Feb 16, 2011

Originally Posted by makewayhomer

hrrm, well who was responsible for it in the first place?
LOL! I see what you did there

Krissly · Feb 16, 2011

Hi Guys,
i just had a huge disappointment. I tried to order a pair of Aldens at Shoemart and they said they cant be shipped internationally because Alden doesnt allow their retailers to do so

The lady on the phone gave me the telephone number of Alden in Middlesborough to try to order directly from them. Does it make any sense to call there or are there any better options for me in Germany to get a nice pair of Alden shoes ?
Biggest problem is that im looking for an E width which seems to be excluded from most of those awesome special orders i see around here. Any help or advice is highly appreciated !

mediahound · Feb 16, 2011

You might try, I believe they do ship internationally. You might also try the San Francisco Alden Shop:

http://aldenshop.com/

I know for sure they ship internationally as I've been in the store and heard them filling a phone order to Korea.

Originally Posted by Krissly

Hi Guys,
i just had a huge disappointment. I tried to order a pair of Aldens at Shoemart and they said they cant be shipped internationally because Alden doesnt allow their retailers to do so

The lady on the phone gave me the telephone number of Alden in Middlesborough to try to order directly from them. Does it make any sense to call there or are there any better options for me in Germany to get a nice pair of Alden shoes ?
Biggest problem is that im looking for an E width which seems to be excluded from most of those awesome special orders i see around here. Any help or advice is highly appreciated !

randomkoreandude · Feb 16, 2011

get a proxy to send it for you ... i proxy stuff, if your interested

scb · Feb 16, 2011

Originally Posted by Ritchee

I like these suede shoes. Any one have a pair? I'd get flat waxed laces to replace the ones on now.

I had a pair but sold them. I should have sized up a half

Krissly · Feb 16, 2011

Originally Posted by mediahound

You might try, I believe they do ship internationally. You might also try the San Francisco Alden Shop: http://aldenshop.com/ I know for sure they ship internationally as I've been in the store and heard them filling a phone order to Korea.
Thank you, i`ll try calling soon. Unfortunately Aldenshop takes 135$ for shipping, which seems pretty hardcore. Its UPS though, they are excellent and fast, but expensive.

Originally Posted by randomkoreandude

get a proxy to send it for you ... i proxy stuff, if your interested
That sounds very interesting, ill definately contact you about your offer sooner or later. Thanks so much!

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