The stuff in stock in US shops is usually not the stuff you want, particularly in shell, and even then you're still paying a bunch of extra money and having to buy without seeing first-hand. As far as boots go, if you're getting something besides one of the basic Indy models (401-405) I would expect that would usually require an order barring very good luck.
You can sometimes get on a special order made for a particular shop like LeatherSoul and get something that way but then you're kind of at the mercy of whatever the shop has dreamed up (which can sometimes be pretty cool).
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