Random questions to which you seek an answer
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So I'm pretty ignorant about boots and shoes. My nicest pair are some Allen Edmonds brogues. I wonder if someone could shed some light for me about prices. Why, for example, are most Vibergs $150-$300 more than say Alden's boots? Alden is similarly a historic company who makes top notch stuff. Is it just that Viberg is smaller? $500 for a pair a boots is a lot, but it's worth it for quality make, like Alden. I just wonder what justifies coming close to a grand? I'm asking this excluding collabs since I suspect those are pricier for obvious reasons.
I know there are a ton of factors that go into determining the retail cost of a boot, I'm just curious to know why I should buy the more expensive over the slightly less? (Setting aside aesthetic differences, I'm talking quality, materials, etc, not one style as opposed to another). Ready…go! I'm ready to be schooled.
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Economics maaaaan. Supply/demand/elasticity.
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Economics maaaaan. Supply/demand/elasticity.
Well this was my assumption. I'm not saying. Viberg workboot isn't worth $800, I'm just trying to understand if it's worth it FOR ME. I'm in the market for a work boot and have listed after the Alden 405 many a moon. Might just go that route.
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I'd take a look at a pair of each if possible. Alden is nice. Peal & Co and Lobb are also, for that classy Cordovan workboot.
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Hei ssol you might also take a look at red wings beckman or iron ranger, great quality, build and look too imho. Or i find the lonewolf carpenter boots great as well like my vibergs or others. Like you said all about individual preferences. I dont know alden but would love to handle one one day as they seem so well crafted.
a viberg service boot is something really special for me
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Vibergs are effectively bench made, that is a world of difference from the way Alden are made. Does that make them any better? In my opinion yes, but it is only an opinion. I have a load of Alden shoes and boots, but I never wear them any longer and when I get a min, I will start selling them off
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Vibergs are effectively bench made, that is a world of difference from the way Alden are made. Does that make them any better? In my opinion yes, but it is only an opinion. I have a load of Alden shoes and boots, but I never wear them any longer and when I get a min, I will start selling them off
What is the difference of bench made? Is alden more like a production line?
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Spring Son of Light, being an Englishman I will echo Giles's sentiment about English bench made shoes. I don't own any Alden shoes or boots, but I do own a pair of Tricker's English bench made country brogues with a commando sole. They feel totally indestructible and are the only shoes I've ever owned that a total stranger has commented on; a slightly inebriated American in a hotel elevator said to me: "Wow, those are some sexy shoes".
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I've been off work for a couple of days with a stomach bug, bad stuff going on with digestion etc… nothing too serious just a 48 hour thing.
Today I feel ok, probably about 70% well, and I am meant to be commencing an all day drinking session for a mates birthday in about an hour......is this a good idea?
BTW: There will be some Caribbean food thrown in as well.
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Right, in the absence of great beer I was going to stick with Guinness. Using the logic that it isn't too fizzy and sits heavy in the stomach rather than causing all sorts of mayhem like cheap lager.
Although, I cannot face a pint of cheap lager at all, just the thought of it makes me want to spew.
