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worth · 08-11-2010, 11:37 AM

I had 2 pair of Aldo shoes for a couple years, each cost $80, they were falling apart and lok like crap. Are impossible to clean and are all around terrible shoes and are even more uncomfortable.

Last year I went into O'Connors and told myself I was going to come out with a good pair of Allen Edmonds. These shoes are made in the US, from genuine materials, and are a very good shoe.

$400 later, I walked away with the best pair of shoes i've ever worn, which will last for the rest of my life.

Yes, $400 is expensive for a pair of shoes relative to Aldo, but if you get them resoled every once in a while, they will not fall apart and last forever.

I will never go back to an Aldo POS shoe.

And just because i'm a nice guy, and this thread was made at exactly the right time, O'Connors is having a mens shoe sale:

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99% of men wear really terrible shoes. Once you wear a pair of nice shoes, and you learn a bit about them, you will notice everyone's shoes. And you will see how much crap is out there. You can pick out the people who takes a bit of pride in what they wear. Not many men do. jeans and T-shirt are OK for a lot of people. That's just not my style.

Also, side note, get your pants hemmed. 99% of men wear pants that are way too long. Stuff off the rack is made to fit as many people as possible. It is not made to fit you. Spend the $10 when you buy a nice pair of slacks.

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The other thing you can do is figure out your shoe size and order off ebay. There are lots of used AE shoes on there for less than $100. This makes the most sense to me and I did this with my second pair. Got a nearly new pair of wingtips for $88. I'm wearing them now actually.

08-11-2010, 11:37 AM	#34
worth Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Vancouver Exp:	I had 2 pair of Aldo shoes for a couple years, each cost $80, they were falling apart and lok like crap. Are impossible to clean and are all around terrible shoes and are even more uncomfortable. Last year I went into O'Connors and told myself I was going to come out with a good pair of Allen Edmonds. These shoes are made in the US, from genuine materials, and are a very good shoe. $400 later, I walked away with the best pair of shoes i've ever worn, which will last for the rest of my life. Yes, $400 is expensive for a pair of shoes relative to Aldo, but if you get them resoled every once in a while, they will not fall apart and last forever. I will never go back to an Aldo POS shoe. And just because i'm a nice guy, and this thread was made at exactly the right time, O'Connors is having a mens shoe sale: =========================================== 99% of men wear really terrible shoes. Once you wear a pair of nice shoes, and you learn a bit about them, you will notice everyone's shoes. And you will see how much crap is out there. You can pick out the people who takes a bit of pride in what they wear. Not many men do. jeans and T-shirt are OK for a lot of people. That's just not my style. Also, side note, get your pants hemmed. 99% of men wear pants that are way too long. Stuff off the rack is made to fit as many people as possible. It is not made to fit you. Spend the $10 when you buy a nice pair of slacks. ============================= The other thing you can do is figure out your shoe size and order off ebay. There are lots of used AE shoes on there for less than $100. This makes the most sense to me and I did this with my second pair. Got a nearly new pair of wingtips for $88. I'm wearing them now actually. Last edited by worth; 08-11-2010 at 11:50 AM.