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Turret3857@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Especially given that their product doesn’t last all that long, most can’t even replace the sole because they glue instead of stitch or welt.

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  • BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. Take boots, for example. … A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. … But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that’d still be keeping his feet dry in ten years’ time, while a poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.

    This was the Captain Samuel Vimes ‘Boots’ theory of socio-economic unfairness.

    -Terry Pratchett “Men at Arms”

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    • bdonvr@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      There’s some truth here but it’s definitely not THE reason the rich are rich, not even close.

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      • Glemek@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        And it isn’t really presented as such. Its just a microcosm of how being poor is really expensive, while there are tons of ways to save money while wealthy. That doesn’t end up being the cause of wealth inequality but it does give a certain inertia to those class positions.

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      • BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Unless boots were something that makes money.

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  • sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Is “replacing the sole” still a thing we can do with some boots? I keep replacing my boots because the sole is worn down, but the rest of the boot is still good, and I’d love to have the option of just replacing the sole. Are there companies that make boots where this is possible? Or do I need to find some local shoemaker?

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    • Gerudo@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      If you’re not spending more than 200 for your boots, probably not. The lowest price boot I know that is Goodyear welt (replaceable sole) is Thursday Boot Company. The big names are Redwing and Wolverine, and even some Wolverine aren’t meant to replace the sole.

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    • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Absolutely. As long as the boots are made properly and the sole isn’t just glued on. I think a lot of Danner and Redwing boots are resolable.

      I’ve got a pair of Danner’s that I really like.

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    • couch1potato@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Red wings offers this for their boots.

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      • EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        About half. If it’s glued like a sneaker it can’t be done, but a (real) stitch or welt can be done.

        Some brands glue and stitch, so it looks doable but isn’t (most timberlands)

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    • outa@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Jim Green is another brand that makes relatively affordable, easily resoleable boots. Some of their styles have eyelet panels which are designed to be replaceable as well. I quite like mine.

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    • WagnasT@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      If you need to worry about electrical insulation just get new boots, if not shoe glue will give life for a a bit longer.

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• Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Boot-person, here.

  You know who’s secretly laughing inside? Any boot fan looking at your fake ass Doc Martens or Timberlands.

  Both sold out to VC money decades ago.

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  • BurntWits@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    What do you recommend? I’m not in the market right now but I probably will be in the near ish future.

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    • ebolapie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Red Wing is expensive but I’ve put thousands of miles on mine. The tarsal guard saved my foot when someone (fuck you Brent) set a 6000lb pallet down on it while I was trying to undo his stupid fucking knot that he tied in the ratchet strap for God knows what reason. I have another pair that’s just safety toe and they are my favorite pair of shoes.

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      • AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Didn’t Red Wing move most of their boot manufacturing to China? They’ve got one or two lines still made in Red Wing MN but iirc it’s mostly China now.

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      • BurntWits@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I’ve heard nothing but great things about Red Wing and apparently there’s a store nearby, but they are out of my price range. I’ve considered saving up for a pair but wasn’t sure it would be worth it. Maybe I’ll finally check them out, try a few on, see what the hype is all about. I know they’re supposed to last a very long time. Everything you’ve said I’ve heard, I just don’t know if I can stomach spending that much on footwear.

        Also, I used to work with a Brent who nearly crushed my foot under a pallet not much lighter than what you said so I feel that for sure. Thankfully he missed though.

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    • mushroomman_toad@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Get some William Lennon boots. Super durable and made in UK and cheaper than most big brand boots.

      Probably have to send them back to the UK to be resoled because they use old school wire welts, but it’ll be years until you need to do that.

      6 month lead time though.

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      • BurntWits@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        They look very nice but around $500 CAD is definitely more than I’m looking to spend right now. Maybe in the future though, they do look like something I’d like.

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    • Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      The best mid-high range brand boot is RedWing.

      They’re not “the best”, but they’re close and they have stores everywhere and they’re serious about boots.

      Do not go to Boot Barn…

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  • Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    VC

    Vagina cunnilingus?

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    • AugustWest@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Viet Cong

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    • Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Venture capital

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    • Obi@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Are you the OG poem-sprog from Reddit? If so you gave me a poem back in the days, can’t remember what it was about anymore I’d have to dig it out, but I certainly remember it happening. Hi!

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  • mushroomman_toad@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Are we gatekeeping boots now? Recommend some

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• RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It’s a bleak joke, would work on me

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