New boots! Got fed up with disappointing Redwings and a franchisee that never seemed to want my business, so I picked up 2 pairs of Thorogoods for work today. 8044200 & 8044205, both steel toe. Guy even gave me a package deal on them!
First pair of wedge boots. These are actually Harley boots, that cost around $110, yet are the softest leather and most comfortable style boot I’ve ever worn. I can only imagine what a more expensive brand boot would feel like.
No speedhooks on these thorogoods. I can’t find any other pairs online without speed hooks. Is it possible that someone got them replaced with regular eyelets?
I was lucky enough to come upon a pair of Dan Post lizard skin boots for a bargain. The store owner said that they had been worn a few times, and then the fella who bought them passed away. His wife returned the boots, and the store owner gave her a refu