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I've been wearing my factory second dress boots in a decidedly non-dress fashion for the last 6 months, and they are holding up very well.
I also really like their boot polish.
Allen Edmonds also does a nice military discount if you call them or visit in store. In my experience they were willing to do the discount on top of the factory second price.
A little under four years into ownership, I have had to replace the laces. This is the first (and only) issue I have had with them. I have no complaint against a set of laces that lasted this long.
The boots themselves are still in perfectly serviceable condition.
I am just utterly astonished by the quality of these. I don't kick concrete forms into place for a living, but I do wear them every single day. I used to get about a year out of a set of Timberland "pro-series" Titans. The insoles would typically disintegrate at about the same time that the glue holding the rubber soles separated from the uppers.
No such bullshit here. These boots seem to be made of indestructium. The stitching is still intact and waterproof, and the insoles are still in one piece.
They're big. They're heavy. I had to adapt my car a tad to accommodate them (by removing the rubber pad from the clutch pedal, so that the left foot can fit into the dead-pedal space to the left of it. Mind you, size 14. Smaller sizes would likely not have this issue), and I just utterly love them.
I just cannot rant enough about how much I love Red Wing's "Irish Setter" brand. I'm going to order another pair of them just as insurance in case they decide to discontinue the model before these wear out.
Four and a half years of daily wear ain't bad. But this past week, the leather of the uppers finally cracked, and today, my feet got wet.
This is without question the most durable set of footwear I have ever owned. I said last year that I was going to order another pair as insurance. And I did.
Tomorrow, I shall again walk confidently through deep snow slush.
I shall note that the soles are still fully intact, as is the stitching joining them to the uppers. Before I found this boot, I was buying one pair of Timberlands a year, and that was always where they failed; the sneaker-like glued seam at the front of the sole. No such BS here. These things are built to last.
I'm going on about 2 years now on a set of Worx Red Wing Electrums (#5266). Electrical hazard rated and composite toe, and the best thing ever is that they zip up on the side. Never have to undo your laces and can get them on and off easily in seconds. I work indoors and just do a lot of walking on hard surfaces.
The nice thing about these was buying them in one of the Red Wing dedicated stores, the lady that worked there was super knowledgeable and talked me into buying these insoles that have this awkward looking bump in the middle of them. I didn't particularly like the insoles when I tried them on, but she said that if I still didn't like them in a week I could bring them back and she would exchange them for whatever ones I wanted and give me a free bottle of boot cleaner or whatever it was. Needless to say she was 100% right and I didn't bring them back, they're the best thing ever after you get used to them. So comfy. After a week my feet felt WAY better after long shifts than they ever had before. I had also asked her about the durability of the zippers, and she said that she's never had a single one of these come back for issues with the zipper.
Sean was the one that convinced me to ditch my Timberlands and get Red Wings. The Timberlands were slightly more expensive and were falling apart after a year. The lace eyelets were even popping out at 6 months. The Red Wings I have now are still chugging after 2 years with no notable issues.
I was a huge Vasque fan at my last job (7-10 miles of walking per day). The Vasque's would last 4-5 years with minimal care. Military buddy recently convinced me to try Danner, though I have a desk job now so I can't report on their sturdiness
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