Show us your boots
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How much were they? They look like shit even by shit's standards
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They were indeed cheap plastic, and cost £35 - £45 per pair.
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Not to hate on people who can't afford the real deal, but even 50-60 USD for one of those is a crime… Inflation must be taking it's toll or this is just an example of the 'rip-off Britain' thing I've heard so much about.
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I was going to take some pictures of the jackets too, lots of military repro looking stuff, flying jackets, plaid cruisers etc…
Some of the stuff looked quite cool, but when you actually touched them they felt so cheap. I doubt they would have lasted a month.
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Would be a lot fecking easier to put them on as well… But seeing as how there's no vis on the straps as I wear them, I don't mind...
well why don
t you just bring them to a leathermaker? he can easily remove/cut the strap-part and re-sew the rest so that youll have the exact same boot but with a few inches less in hight… -
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Indeed they are
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I have some experience with Frye boots. I had a pair that were really poorly constructed, and were falling apart after just a few wears. My wife had a pair with a shaft adjustment strap that snapped in half one day. It was two pieces of cheap leather sewn together. Not what I would expect from $400 boots. No thank you. I'll take my money and invest in some Wesco's any day before I ever spend another dollar on Frye.
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This year I chose as my "shittiest weather/ deep snow/ harsh conditions" walking boots a pair of deep tread, waterproof, cap toed Israeli special forces boots (they cost me £1 from ebay). In a few minutes I will attempt to walk 2.5 miles to work in them, walk around at work all day in them, then walk home. I expect to be crying by the time I get home, but this is the best way that I have found to break in new boots
