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re: Do you own a pair of shoes that’s worth shining?
Posted on 11/30/23 at 10:50 am to SuperSaint
Posted on 11/30/23 at 10:50 am to SuperSaint
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SuperSaint
they should be the official boot of the OT
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Posted on 11/30/23 at 10:51 am to tigerinexile
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A man should shine his own shoes anyway.
I just bought shoe polish. I think it was $15 and I'll shine 3 pairs of shoes with it.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 10:53 am to fareplay
I have $600 work boots (real work boots not sit at a desk work boots) and I barely even knock the dirt off them, much less fricking shine them.
The only boots a real man needs is JK Super Dutys.
The only boots a real man needs is JK Super Dutys.
This post was edited on 11/30/23 at 10:55 am
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:00 am to Loup
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they should be the official boot of the OT
I can't do the bulbous toe, but I don't knock those who can.
I'm picking up these as a gift to myself
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:22 am to eitek1
This is the most dumbest shite I’ve ever seen. If you hire based on shined shoes I can’t imagine the efficiency
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:24 am to fareplay
I've got a 25 year-old pair of Johnson and Murphy Wingtips...those are the only ones that I polish/shine on a regular basis.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:28 am to fareplay
About 8 years ago, I had 1 pair of nice Allen Edmonds that were relatively new. They were packed in a suitcase after a work trip. Somehow got mixed in with clothes and one shoe got put in the washing machine and it got wrecked. I did a youtube search on restoring shoes. It opened my eyes to just how resilient a good pair of dress shoes are if you know how to maintain.
Saphir Medaille D'or Renovatuer conditioner and Creme Polish and you can make any shoe look damn near new. A good wax polish and I can mirror shine my black cap toes to go with my tux. It became a hobby for a bit as weird as that is.
I've even bought AE factory seconds since then with dye blemishes that I've stripped away with Renomat and brought shoes to perfect condition and saved hundreds. Even dyed shoes to darker brown when I ended up with too many in the same shade.
I've probably got 6 pairs of AE's now and a few other brands. But my biggest splurge was on some Carmina's. Bad part is since covid, I don't wear dress clothes much for work.
Saphir Medaille D'or Renovatuer conditioner and Creme Polish and you can make any shoe look damn near new. A good wax polish and I can mirror shine my black cap toes to go with my tux. It became a hobby for a bit as weird as that is.
I've even bought AE factory seconds since then with dye blemishes that I've stripped away with Renomat and brought shoes to perfect condition and saved hundreds. Even dyed shoes to darker brown when I ended up with too many in the same shade.
I've probably got 6 pairs of AE's now and a few other brands. But my biggest splurge was on some Carmina's. Bad part is since covid, I don't wear dress clothes much for work.
This post was edited on 11/30/23 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:29 am to Epic Cajun
Brand are those?
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:29 am to fareplay
Edward Green Chelsea
John Lobb Boots
And a few other pairs
John Lobb Boots
And a few other pairs
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:29 am to fareplay
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shoe shine from a guy in the subway is $50.
Shoe shine. For $50. Sure.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:29 am to fareplay
You don't know how to shine your own shoes?
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:31 am to Gaston
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Brand are those?
Grant Stone
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:31 am to fareplay
I’ve never spent over $50 for a pair of shoes.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:33 am to fareplay
Yes, I have a couple pairs of Allen Edmonds.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:33 am to fareplay
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and a shoe shine from a guy in the subway is $50.
Oh so all of your stories are just made up now. Gotcha
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:35 am to Loup
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they should be the official boot of the OT
Back in my crazy days working offshore, the experienced (2 months or so
) hands all wore Redwings. New roustabouts coming on the rigs would come out wearing inexpensive Georgia boots and with a couple of days, the caustic soda would eat away at the sole threads and they'd be working with duct tape holding the soles to the boot.
Also, Redwings would keep you from skating across a wet floor.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:35 am to madmaxvol
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I've got a 25 year-old pair of Johnson and Murphy
I have 3 pairs of the same. It's amazing how long they last. I had other dress shoes before and they would last like 3 years before falling apart.
This post was edited on 11/30/23 at 11:37 am
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:36 am to Loup
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they should be the official boot of the OT
Didn't Rose Anvil cut apart a set of those and found that they are crap for the money?
I have Justin's and Thorogood work boots, they get a coat of Obenauf's LP every once in a while, haven't shined boots since the Army went away from BDU's.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:37 am to fareplay
My camo crocs
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:44 am to fareplay
Yes I have shoes that require shining but in No Way would I drop $50 to get that done.
Affordability isn’t the issue but common sense is.
Affordability isn’t the issue but common sense is.
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