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Post by bentin on Apr 7, 2016 11:27:01 GMT -6
FTR, you have to monitor the Tricker's seconds account on eBay to truly understand shoe/boot ugliness potential.  I'd wear those long before a fuzzy PoopMellow. |
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Post by whiskeyriver on Apr 7, 2016 11:27:49 GMT -6
For real. I don't get the appeal of most/all Tricker's. The name seems fitting.
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Post by northcoast on Apr 7, 2016 12:36:08 GMT -6
Well I like Trickers, probably going to end up getting a black with natural sole Burton Brouge because cant seem to find any other shortwing with the same makeup for casual use.
And yeah, I have secretly wanted a pair of saddle shoes for awhile but I just never see any color combos I like.
But those Trickers are ugly.
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Post by exophobe on Apr 7, 2016 12:53:41 GMT -6
Well I like Trickers, probably going to end up getting a black with natural sole Burton Brouge because cant seem to find any other shortwing with the same makeup for casual use. And yeah, I have secretly wanted a pair of saddle shoes for awhile but I just never see any color combos I like. But those Trickers are ugly. Just get Truman to make you your favorite trickers design in the color you want. Too soon? |
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Post by northcoast on Apr 7, 2016 13:02:21 GMT -6
Well I like Trickers, probably going to end up getting a black with natural sole Burton Brouge because cant seem to find any other shortwing with the same makeup for casual use. And yeah, I have secretly wanted a pair of saddle shoes for awhile but I just never see any color combos I like. But those Trickers are ugly. Just get Truman to make you your favorite trickers design in the color you want. Too soon? Well he is not doing brogues yet. I am looking forward to him doing these bluchers, but would prefer it on a narrow last which I don't think he does yet.  |
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Post by jeffrx on Apr 7, 2016 13:02:48 GMT -6
FTR, you have to monitor the Tricker's seconds account on eBay to truly understand shoe/boot ugliness potential. I'd wear those long before a fuzzy PoopMellow. They are bowling shoes at best. |
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Post by bentin on Apr 7, 2016 13:15:55 GMT -6
I'd wear those long before a fuzzy PoopMellow. They are bowling shoes at best. But at lest they don't look like hiking boots left to rot. |
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Post by stinky on Apr 8, 2016 11:28:49 GMT -6
Just get Truman to make you your favorite trickers design in the color you want. Too soon? Well he is not doing brogues yet. I am looking forward to him doing these bluchers, but would prefer it on a narrow last which I don't think he does yet. FTR, the bourton last is anything but narrow. It is on a 4444, which is quite wide. |
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Post by northcoast on Apr 8, 2016 11:42:30 GMT -6
Well he is not doing brogues yet. I am looking forward to him doing these bluchers, but would prefer it on a narrow last which I don't think he does yet. FTR, the bourton last is anything but narrow. It is on a 4444, which is quite wide. Yes, thanks for the reminder. I did try them on before and they ran a bit wide so my thought was to email the outlet shop and ask if they had any that ran narrow in my size. But basically, I should just forget Trickers unless I do an MTO on a last I know fits, but I don't want to spend that kind of cash. So that puts me back where I should be which is vowing to only buy shoes that fit which means generally MTO's in C. |
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Post by stinky on Apr 8, 2016 12:05:51 GMT -6
FTR, the bourton last is anything but narrow. It is on a 4444, which is quite wide. Yes, thanks for the reminder. I did try them on before and they ran a bit wide so my thought was to email the outlet shop and ask if they had any that ran narrow in my size. But basically, I should just forget Trickers unless I do an MTO on a last I know fits, but I don't want to spend that kind of cash. So that puts me back where I should be which is vowing to only buy shoes that fit which means generally MTO's in C. Some of the collabs (END, Norse Projects, etc.) will use the w2298 last on their makeups--that last is more of a narrow, "american" type fitting. My point being, if you run across something on a w2298 that you like, pull the trigger. I have a pair of burford boots on that last, and they are by far my best fitting. |
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Post by northcoast on Apr 8, 2016 19:38:34 GMT -6
Yes, thanks for the reminder. I did try them on before and they ran a bit wide so my thought was to email the outlet shop and ask if they had any that ran narrow in my size. But basically, I should just forget Trickers unless I do an MTO on a last I know fits, but I don't want to spend that kind of cash. So that puts me back where I should be which is vowing to only buy shoes that fit which means generally MTO's in C. Some of the collabs (END, Norse Projects, etc.) will use the w2298 last on their makeups--that last is more of a narrow, "american" type fitting. My point being, if you run across something on a w2298 that you like, pull the trigger. I have a pair of burford boots on that last, and they are by far my best fitting. THanks yeah, that is the exact last that I need in UK size 11.5 (not fitting five). I go crazy trying to understand when they use what last. |
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Post by devastitis on Apr 12, 2016 11:33:26 GMT -6
Mushroom Bergs in the wild!  |
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Post by stinky on Apr 12, 2016 11:56:21 GMT -6
^ Kinda reminds me of a s'more.
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Post by bentin on Apr 12, 2016 12:05:57 GMT -6
^ Kinda reminds me of a s'more. Better looking and heated!  I want that Eames rocker. |
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Post by whiskeyriver on Apr 12, 2016 13:17:10 GMT -6
Tempted to start posting Truman links in the Viberg thread.
Ya know...for fun.
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Post by stinky on Apr 12, 2016 13:51:48 GMT -6
Mushroom Bergs in the wild! FTR, despite my s'more comment, I really like these . . . if i were a few years younger (10 . . . 15 perhaps), I could pull those off. |
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Post by devastitis on Apr 12, 2016 14:44:20 GMT -6
Mushroom Bergs in the wild! FTR, despite my s'more comment, I really like these . . . if i were a few years younger (10 . . . 15 perhaps), I could pull those off. Yup, they're pretty killer. I'd probably have bought them if I didn't already have similar suede boots/shoes. |
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Post by northcoast on Apr 12, 2016 14:49:02 GMT -6
Tempted to start posting Truman links in the Viberg thread. Ya know...for fun. AH, bit of a bru ha ha over that sort of thing @ SF yesterday.  |
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Post by devastitis on Apr 12, 2016 15:29:15 GMT -6
Tempted to start posting Truman links in the Viberg thread. Ya know...for fun. AH, bit of a bru ha ha over that sort of thing @ SF yesterday. In the Gustin thread? |
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Post by northcoast on Apr 12, 2016 18:49:09 GMT -6
Yep.
Hi Dev! I forgot if it was you or Ex so I had to go check.
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Post by devastitis on Apr 12, 2016 19:25:48 GMT -6
Yep. Hi Dev! I forgot if it was you or Ex so I had to go check. I'm sometimes surprised at how not understanding people can be in regards toward a business, and try to defend the customers 100%. There's nothing that infuriates me more than when I see competitors suggested in Yelp reviews of my business. If someone criticizes my business because my employees or I have failed in some way, sure, I'll accept it. But if you come to my business with really no intention of giving me a chance, and then go off on a review saying competitor A is much better, or tell my patrons to try competitors A, B, or C, when it's clear you have loyalties elsewhere, then it's in poor taste to make that review/suggestion where everyone can see it. And same goes for this. It's in poor taste to bring up competitors in a business's affiliate thread without the expressed permission of the business, regardless if you have patronized this business or not. People have the right to free speech and yada yada. But there is basic etiquette, and you shouldn't use that freedom of speech to undermine someone's business/livelihood through the veil of "helping a customer." This was done in poor taste. Thought this was common sense, but with all the contrary replies, I guess it's not. |
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Post by exophobe on Apr 12, 2016 19:39:13 GMT -6
I figured that was about to turn into a dumpster fire. I look at styleforum differently than something like Yelp, though, but perhaps I shouldn't, given that brands have to pay for their presence on styleforum. I think it's one thing to say " if you like this thing that you missed on Gustin, check out this brand making something out of the same or very similar fabric", but quite a different thing to say "why bother with Gustin when there are a million other brands that make a better product". I don't remember which is more applicable, but I also haven't sifted through what's been going on over there.
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Post by devastitis on Apr 12, 2016 20:18:23 GMT -6
I figured that was about to turn into a dumpster fire. I look at styleforum differently than something like Yelp, though, but perhaps I shouldn't, given that brands have to pay for their presence on styleforum. I think it's one thing to say " if you like this thing that you missed on Gustin, check out this brand making something out of the same or very similar fabric", but quite a different thing to say "why bother with Gustin when there are a million other brands that make a better product". I don't remember which is more applicable, but I also haven't sifted through what's been going on over there. A forum is different from Yelp to a point. But they are both similar in that people look to and can gain information from others through both mediums, but much more directly with a forum. I still take issue with bringing up a different brand/competitor out in the open. Let's say you own and run an ice cream shop. You used to have a flavor that a customer came to buy, but no longer carry it. You still carry a ton of other flavors that are just as good, but may not be what the customer wants. I wouldn't be ecstatic if another customer whispers to that guy telling him that a competitor has what he wants, but as long as it's really just whispered, and no one else hears it, whatever. But if another announces to everyone in the store that a different competitor or competitors is/are better on top of saying they carry what I don't have, I'd be furious. There's etiquette we should follow as civilized persons, whichever medium it is. Whisper, i.e. PM. Don't announce other competitors to everyone in the store, i.e. post it up where everyone can see. But I am pretty biased on this as well, as I tend to side with businesses/sellers. Feel like consumers and their actions are overly protected/defended nowadays at the cost of businesses. |
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Post by northcoast on Apr 12, 2016 20:19:31 GMT -6
Yes it was an affiliate thread, I get that.
It is pretty cool to have affiliate threads where the vendor maintains a presence. That Epaulet guy is all over SF in his thread.
Sorry for the thread jack. :-)
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Post by devastitis on Apr 12, 2016 21:10:50 GMT -6
Yes it was an affiliate thread, I get that. It is pretty cool to have affiliate threads where the vendor maintains a presence. That Epaulet guy is all over SF in his thread. Sorry for the thread jack. :-) No prob, it was a mild irritation explaining myself in SF. It's a losing battle as there'll always be more people to defend actions of customers, and so I just quit responding in SF about it. |
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