figgy Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 13 hours ago, Wb123 said: How does you annual shoe cost work out with resoling? I do get tempted by a nice pair of shoes but have never been able to make the numbers come out remotely favourable for them assuming they are made of anything but kryptonite. On on a bad year I may go through four to six pairs of work shoes but tend to spend £10-15 per pair, which seems to match the price for one resole. £10.00-£15.00 a pair of shoes for work, the pair of shoes you wear more than any others. Each to their own as they say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 I like loakes. They end up fitting like comfy slippers. Lasted 8 years or so now and just re sole when needed which hardly costs anything. Last time I had rubber put on and it's lasted much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 14 hours ago, Wb123 said: How does you annual shoe cost work out with resoling? I do get tempted by a nice pair of shoes but have never been able to make the numbers come out remotely favourable for them assuming they are made of anything but kryptonite. On on a bad year I may go through four to six pairs of work shoes but tend to spend £10-15 per pair, which seems to match the price for one resole. That's crazy. Go and get 2 pairs of decent shoes. Spend some money on them as your feet will thank you for it. Re sole as needed and wear alternate days so you don't kill the first pair you put on. They will last for years . New soles on 2 pairs worn every day will not cost anywhere near what you spend on shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord v Posted October 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 20 hours ago, Dougy said: Any good British shoe would be a more economical purchase than the type available on the high street. I buy either Loaks Grensons or Barkers, initially expensive but over the life of the shoe (10 years plus easily) they are pretty good value, and always smart. Have a look at the factory shops in Northampton our shoe capital (not the bodgit ones) Quality never goes out of fashion, something my Dad used to say, and as always he was right. You could also possible have a chirpodist have a look at your gait, they can carry out amazing things these days. They look at body mechanics and I know they can fix walking issues. Thanks - when I had the OP the GP said they may review it, but in the end it wasn't bad enough for the NHS to really do anything. If you were to see me walk you wont notice anything, but I scuff the outside of the heel and all the weight is on the outside of the foot with barely any anywhere else. I may try to go private - an insert would probably help. In the meantime I will go for a pair of loakes and maybe a pair of barbours. (The Mrs may notice and/or castrate me if I spend twice the rent on a pair of Ed Greens!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 12 minutes ago, Lord v said: Thanks - when I had the OP the GP said they may review it, but in the end it wasn't bad enough for the NHS to really do anything. If you were to see me walk you wont notice anything, but I scuff the outside of the heel and all the weight is on the outside of the foot with barely any anywhere else. I may try to go private - an insert would probably help. In the meantime I will go for a pair of loakes and maybe a pair of barbours. (The Mrs may notice and/or castrate me if I spend twice the rent on a pair of Ed Greens!) Be careful and check that any shoes you buy are "Made in England" as some (even top brands) are farmed out for manufacture in foreign countries....and that is for one reason!.....cheap construction costs, cheap materials equals...........more profit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 The Indian made loakes are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 49 minutes ago, Lord v said: Thanks - when I had the OP the GP said they may review it, but in the end it wasn't bad enough for the NHS to really do anything. If you were to see me walk you wont notice anything, but I scuff the outside of the heel and all the weight is on the outside of the foot with barely any anywhere else. I may try to go private - an insert would probably help. In the meantime I will go for a pair of loakes and maybe a pair of barbours. (The Mrs may notice and/or castrate me if I spend twice the rent on a pair of Ed Greens!) It will be worth having a day looking around the factory shops in Northampton, you will get the chance to buy seconds, only an expert would tell the difference, and they are around 1/2 the price. I would avoid Babours unless they have improved over the years. I was speaking to a farmer local to me who had had a limp for years, he paid to see a specialist foot bloke whatever they call themselves. It took some time to sort but he cant speak highly enough of him. I need to see this chap due to an issue with my left foot (and no im not the film star) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 23 minutes ago, GingerCat said: The Indian made loakes are fine. They may well be! But they ain't Loakes! Anymore than Levi jeans made in Portugal or Turkey are Levi's , Hardy fishing rods made in the Far East are Hardy's, Rolex watches made in the Far East are Rolex! Champagne made in Spain is Champagne....they are just copies, they may be good copies...but they are copies nevertheless! If I buy a gun with a British name (William Powell, Midland, Webley and Scott etc) I want it to be made in Britain, with British components by British trained craftsmen.....not made in Spain or Turkey! Equally, If I'm paying £300 plus for a pair of classic English shoes, I expect them to be preferably handmade, from English components, on English lasts, by English trained craftsmen, in England......if I'm paying £50 I would accept they are probably made abroad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, panoma1 said: They may well be! But they ain't Loakes! Anymore than Levi jeans made in Portugal or Turkey are Levi's , Hardy fishing rods made in the Far East are Hardy's, Rolex watches made in the Far East are Rolex! Champagne made in Spain is Champagne....they are just copies, they may be good copies...but they are copies nevertheless! If I buy a gun with a British name (William Powell, Midland, Webley and Scott etc) I want it to be made in Britain, with British components by British trained craftsmen.....not made in Spain or Turkey! Equally, If I'm paying £300 plus for a pair of classic English shoes, I expect them to be preferably handmade, from English components, on English lasts, by English trained craftsmen, in England......if I'm paying £50 I would accept they are probably made abroad! Your not paying £300 for a pair of Indian made loakes. More like £110 and for that money they are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 1 minute ago, GingerCat said: Your not paying £300 for a pair of Indian made loakes. More like £110 and for that money they are great. That is the point, Loakes are an English shoe brand, but you cannot buy a pair of English made Loake shoes for £110.......they couldn't afford to sell em for that! That must tell a prospective buyer something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 MBT are good if you have a bad gate. They do tend to make you walk better. They make brogues, sandals and trainers. I have some sandals and plain brown leather shoes. I like them because I have flat feet and plantar fasciitis and they are more comfy to walk in than a lot of makes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 48 minutes ago, panoma1 said: That is the point, Loakes are an English shoe brand, but you cannot buy a pair of English made Loake shoes for £110.......they couldn't afford to sell em for that! That must tell a prospective buyer something? We don't make anything anymore though do we? Mostly because it's too expensive and doesn't hold a candle to the competition. Shoes aren't any different. And for £110 for quality shoes that having missed a beat in the last decade I'm not complaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 3 hours ago, Lord v said: Thanks - when I had the OP the GP said they may review it, but in the end it wasn't bad enough for the NHS to really do anything. If you were to see me walk you wont notice anything, but I scuff the outside of the heel and all the weight is on the outside of the foot with barely any anywhere else. I may try to go private - an insert would probably help. In the meantime I will go for a pair of loakes and maybe a pair of barbours. (The Mrs may notice and/or castrate me if I spend twice the rent on a pair of Ed Greens!) Just go private, expect to pay about 90 for the consultation. Well worth it, everything starts from the feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 21 hours ago, Wb123 said: How does you annual shoe cost work out with resoling? I do get tempted by a nice pair of shoes but have never been able to make the numbers come out remotely favourable for them assuming they are made of anything but kryptonite. On on a bad year I may go through four to six pairs of work shoes but tend to spend £10-15 per pair, which seems to match the price for one resole. good mattress and good shoes, if your not in one your in the other, i wouldn't wear shoes all day that were that cheap, I'm working in boots which are probably £40 ish, some of the prices folk have mentioned make me cringe but that's just me, I'm sure if you spent £30-40 which isn't dear your feet would thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storm in a teacup Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 Have you looked at solovair who made dms under licence for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Ruler Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 Pair of burgundy English made Loakes on eBay, number 271900459384 . £160. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord v Posted October 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 On 02/10/2018 at 16:01, Dougy said: It will be worth having a day looking around the factory shops in Northampton, you will get the chance to buy seconds, only an expert would tell the difference, and they are around 1/2 the price. I would avoid Babours unless they have improved over the years. I was speaking to a farmer local to me who had had a limp for years, he paid to see a specialist foot bloke whatever they call themselves. It took some time to sort but he cant speak highly enough of him. I need to see this chap due to an issue with my left foot (and no im not the film star) I think I will try and get it sorted. If anything its got worse over the years. (Although shifting some weight will help) In the meantime I have pulled the trigger on a pair of Herring shoes for more formal wear and a (much) cheaper pair of Sebago shoes to mix things up and give my nice pair a chance to rest. I did look at the solovair shoes - I may try a pair next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 Blimey just looked on their web site and they have some spats 😂 Tempted but dont know if or were I'd wear them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord v Posted October 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 8 minutes ago, Dougy said: Blimey just looked on their web site and they have some spats 😂 Tempted but dont know if or were I'd wear them. c'mon. you know you want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 I could wear them at the shoot dinner. Yea! and get plenty of comments I Bet. I always wanted a pair in the days of skin heads, grebos and smoothies but had to make do with a pair of cross overs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 I have over pronation and had used some inserts to help for years. But I didn't revise/check they were still good and ended up with plantar fasciitis. One visit and a couple pairs of inserts and gradually I got better. I have to watch myself, sometimes I screw up and have to do all the home physio again but it clears up. Good feet help with back trouble too. And the wear pattern on shoes is now evened out again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasabi Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 Not sure where you live but if your in Yorkshire then the cobblers in Malton sell Loake seconds which I can never notice any blemishes on. I got two pairs of the 1880 line which is handmade in England. Normally about the £250 mark and I paid half that. Last for years especially with the dainite sole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyefor Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Wasabi said: Not sure where you live but if your in Yorkshire then the cobblers in Malton sell Loake seconds which I can never notice any blemishes on. I got two pairs of the 1880 line which is handmade in England. Normally about the £250 mark and I paid half that. Last for years especially with the dainite sole Nothing wrong with high branded "seconds". I have a friend who owns a leather processing factory in Northamptonshire and he told me that many seconds are made by not yet fully qualified shoemakers so they cannot be branded as top grade yet get more supervision put in to them than normal. The Barkers factory shop in Earls Barton is a great place to browse for both mens & ladies shoes. Other brands are available. I have no connection with Barkers ! Edited October 3, 2018 by Eyefor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord v Posted October 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Wasabi said: Not sure where you live but if your in Yorkshire then the cobblers in Malton sell Loake seconds which I can never notice any blemishes on. I got two pairs of the 1880 line which is handmade in England. Normally about the £250 mark and I paid half that. Last for years especially with the dainite sole Miles away from good shoes. But very close to cider. 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 3 hours ago, Eyefor said: The Barkers factory shop in Earls Barton is a great place to browse for both mens & ladies shoes. And do you find the ladies shoes fit ok?? I'll get my coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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