Re: Alden Questions...

Posted by JuggleEwok from spider-tn081.proxy.aol.com on October 02, 2000 at 21:28:19:

In Reply to: Alden Questions... posted by Austin Powers on October 02, 2000 at 20:13:12:

: I was thinkin' about orderin' a pair of them Alden shoes but I had a couple questions for you Alden owners. Are they worth nearly $200? I mean the pictures of 'em look kinda fruity, the worn and beaten ones look cool on IndyGear, but how long would it take before they look like that? The brand new Aldens look too fancy and shiny and the laces look blue...'sup with that? Do they really stand out when you wear them with casual clothes? Are they as comfortable to wear and is getting the right size difficult? I've got a pair of steel toed Red Wing boots that I was measured for and they hurt like hell. The guy said I was like a borderline C and D width, so he gave me D's, but man they rub the hell out of my small toe. So what would I order for Aldens, maybe an E? I wear 10.5 tennis shoes, so how accurate would that transfer over? I've got some other work boots that say 10.5 M....what does the M stand for? Any help would be appreciated.

: Thanks,
: Austin....Danger Powers

Well, when I ordered mine, I'd never had anything other than generic shoes, so I only knew the basic size. I downloaded and printed some chart somewhere that told me my width. I went by that, and they fit perfectly. Anyhow, they do come shiny and fancy looking, but my laces were brown. Worth $200? Well, in the past I owned a lot of expensive pieces of crap ($100 Nikes, anybody?) that fell apart in a few months. I've had my Aldens for almost a year now, and they're as good as the day I bought them, just better looking (they DO look better once they're broken in). Worth $200? The way they're going, they'll probably last for years to come, and damn they're comfortable! I'd say they're worth every penny.

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: : I was thinkin' about orderin' a pair of them Alden shoes but I had a couple questions for you Alden owners. Are they worth nearly $200? I mean the pictures of 'em look kinda fruity, the worn and beaten ones look cool on IndyGear, but how long would it take before they look like that? The brand new Aldens look too fancy and shiny and the laces look blue...'sup with that? Do they really stand out when you wear them with casual clothes? Are they as comfortable to wear and is getting the right size difficult? I've got a pair of steel toed Red Wing boots that I was measured for and they hurt like hell. The guy said I was like a borderline C and D width, so he gave me D's, but man they rub the hell out of my small toe. So what would I order for Aldens, maybe an E? I wear 10.5 tennis shoes, so how accurate would that transfer over? I've got some other work boots that say 10.5 M....what does the M stand for? Any help would be appreciated.

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: Well, when I ordered mine, I'd never had anything other than generic shoes, so I only knew the basic size.  I downloaded and printed some chart somewhere that told me my width.  I went by that, and they fit perfectly.  Anyhow, they do come shiny and fancy looking, but my laces were brown.  Worth $200?  Well, in the past I owned a lot of expensive pieces of crap ($100 Nikes, anybody?) that fell apart in a few months.  I've had my Aldens for almost a year now, and they're as good as the day I bought them, just better looking (they DO look better once they're broken in).  Worth $200?  The way they're going, they'll probably last for years to come, and damn they're comfortable!  I'd say they're worth every penny.

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