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      LandoCal126 0
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      @Beatle:

      I'm so looking forward to getting my pair of 405's back with a brand new plantation crepe leather tip sole..thanks again for shipping them out, Lando

      Beats, I actually sent them out yesterday. I will PM you the info.  L

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      • SimonQ.S
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        Yeha, the crepe-sole is so comfy, amazing 😃

        Will definitely put that onto my pair or Indi boots when the double-leather sole  falls off.

        selling: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4495.0
        seeking: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4788.0

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        • Dexter_D
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          Nice pick up A.

          Just spotted this on SM:

          Goodyear logo on the bottom, something new. Too bad I had already put down a non-refundable deposit at a different stockist for a similar Cigar Indy but that one is not coming yet, maybe at the end of the year.  😠

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          • SimonQ.S
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            @Dexter_:

            Nice pick up A.

            Just spotted this on SM:

            Goodyear logo on the bottom, something new. Too bad I had already put down a non-refundable deposit at a different stockist for a similar Cigar Indy but that one is not coming yet, maybe at the end of the year.  😠

            Hm, who is SM? Could you tell me the url so I check if they have my size left? Cigar shell Indis are kinda rare, though.

            SimonQ.

            selling: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4495.0
            seeking: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4788.0

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            • PETEROCK1P
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              @SimonQ.:

              Hm, who is SM? Could you tell me the url so I check if they have my size left? Cigar shell Indis are kinda rare, though.

              SimonQ.

              simon, sm is shoe mart….. www.theshoemart.com

              GEO 2011           IHFFIH  Iron Heart Forever… Forever Iron Heart

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                LandoCal126 0
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                Alden Shoes – Navy Suede PTB x 2 (LSW & LSBH)

                Blucher - $425
                Boot - $475

                http://www.leathersoulhawaii.com/2010/07/27/alden-shoes-navy-suede-ptb-x-2-lsw-lsbh/

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                • BeatleB
                  Beatle
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                  surprised - but I really dig the navy suede..luckily not enough to purchase…

                  We can do anything

                  http://bybeatle.com

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                    LandoCal126 0
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                    Think Beats have may purchased something with a Vibram Sole of the Indy variety…  😉

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                    • BeatleB
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                      LOOOOL >>>>>

                      DROOOL>>>>>

                      We can do anything

                      http://bybeatle.com

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                        LandoCal126 0
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                        Thought I saw that. Great choice! If I ever grabbed an Indy, this would be it!

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                        • BeatleB
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                          The Vibram should work really well for winter over here…everything else is way too slippery ...

                          We can do anything

                          http://bybeatle.com

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                          • nixageN
                            nixage
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                            @Beatle:

                            lol..I love them..so undercover

                            Beatle,
                            I had to come back to this thread and just say that the Kudu is really growing on me.  At first, I would barely give it a second glance and now I'm drawn to it.  I especially love the fact that it has the 360 degree welt.

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                            • thomasnunnallyT
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                              I need a little advice.

                              I am thinking about buying the unlined flex welt chukka, but I wasn't sure about the durability, especially living in Philadelphia with the colder and often snowy winters.

                              I don't want to spend the money on them if I have to worry about throwing them on during the winter and just wearing them.  Never really had a leather soled shoe that wasn't a dress shoe.

                              Out with the new! In with the old!

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                              • BeatleB
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                                trust me, this isn't gonna keep your feet warm in winter, plus, the sole will be super slippery on wet or icy sidewalks…

                                We can do anything

                                http://bybeatle.com

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                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
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                                  I have now officially gone off Alden.

                                  I bought a pair of Indys back in Feb they were seriously substandard (I would not have paid USD100 for them in a garage sale) - Kiya laughed when I took them out of the box.  They were replaced (after a lot of wrangling).  I noticed today that this has happened to the replacement pair which I have worn them no more than a dozen times:

                                  Quite probably the last pair of Aldens I buy.

                                  G

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  • SeulS
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                                    Yeah - that sucks Giles. Any idea what brand you're going for next?..

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                                    • nixageN
                                      nixage
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                                      Wow!  This sucks, but for some reason I'm not surprised.  There are so many issues out there with Aldens but they somehow get suppressed with all of the praise and love for them (often over the top).

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                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
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                                        The interesting thing is that Alden refused to accept that the first pair were substandard (the retailer I bought them from replaced them at his own cost because he was so appalled by the quality of the boots and Aldens attitude - he has asked to remain anonymous - I guess because he is shit scared of the repercussions).

                                        I do have to say that I have 5 or 6 other pairs of Aldens that I have had no problems with but Aldens attitude to an obvious quality issue was IMO appalling.

                                        I dunno what to buy next.

                                        G

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                          Omega Man
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                                          Sorry to hear that.  Can't believe Alden did such a shoddy job on its 'flagship' Indy.  Send your picture and story directly to Alden and see what they could do, no?  Wait, if I may ask, are these seconds, if it is, it may be a problem.

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                                          • GilesG
                                            Giles
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                                            I sent pictures of the first substandard pair to Aldens 3 times.  No response so I phoned them up and they said "this is an issue between you and the retailer, we will not get involved".

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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