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[FreeLitres]

I think the decider for me will be whether the leather is that nasty corrected grain/coated/shiny stuff.

I'm intrigued more than anything else.

[AlpineWhite]

So was I! They were bought to replace a pair of beaten up hush puppies that didn't cost a great deal more. They went straight back, didn't like anything about them, personally. Colour was not great, the last was awkward, the welting was poor in my opinion. My conclusion was there's a reason why Goodyear welted shoes cost upwards of £100. Others might find differently though!

[BlackST]

arsenalmorris said:

Well I can't believe how quick thee arrived. Ordered them through a third party company on Saturday, they recieved and posted them out to me from Tokyo on Tuesday and arrived at my door on Thursday

Adidas Tobacco X United Arrows (only available in Japan from one retailer)

Bloody lovely them. How much may I ask?

[arsenalmorris]

BlackST said:

arsenalmorris said:

Well I can't believe how quick thee arrived. Ordered them through a third party company on Saturday, they recieved and posted them out to me from Tokyo on Tuesday and arrived at my door on Thursday

Adidas Tobacco X United Arrows (only available in Japan from one retailer)

Bloody lovely them. How much may I ask?

Came to about £155 including postage from Japan and paying the Japanese company £20 to get em for me and post them on as they don't sell these out of Japan

[Levin]

Anyone going for the new release of the Adidas Gazelle patterned after the 1991 version? Schuh has them listed at £75 but I don't know what they're like, quality-wise.

[arsenalmorris]

Levin said:

Anyone going for the new release of the Adidas Gazelle patterned after the 1991 version? Schuh has them listed at £75 but I don't know what they're like, quality-wise.

Heard they are meant to be good quality but I pretty much refuse to buy any pair of Gazelle's for full price as they all tend to end up on the sale rack. Still waiting for the tropic/melon Gazelle indoor's to go on sale haha

[Calza]

Levin said:

Anyone going for the new release of the Adidas Gazelle patterned after the 1991 version? Schuh has them listed at £75 but I don't know what they're like, quality-wise.

Are you ever actually going to wear them?

[BlackST]

arsenalmorris said:

BlackST said:

arsenalmorris said:

Well I can't believe how quick thee arrived. Ordered them through a third party company on Saturday, they recieved and posted them out to me from Tokyo on Tuesday and arrived at my door on Thursday

Adidas Tobacco X United Arrows (only available in Japan from one retailer)

Bloody lovely them. How much may I ask?

Came to about £155 including postage from Japan and paying the Japanese company £20 to get em for me and post them on as they don't sell these out of Japan

Not bad a price considering the rarity of them and the fact that Adidas and Nike seem to be pricing their trainers for close to £100 these days

[LordGrover]

BlackST said:

Not bad a price considering the rarity of them and the fact that Adidas and Nike seem to be pricing their trainers for close to £100 these days

I'd expect them to be more than that TBH. I haven't bought trainers for anything but the gym in many years, but I remember buying a pair of Nike Air 180 in the early 90s. I remember it well for two reasons; it was the first time I wore contact lenses and was walking around town to 'test drive' them when I spotted the Nikes which looked so new and fresh with my new found vision. I didn't even question the whopping price tag of £125, so happy was I not having to wear specs.

[Blown2CV]

LordGrover said:

BlackST said:

Not bad a price considering the rarity of them and the fact that Adidas and Nike seem to be pricing their trainers for close to £100 these days

I'd expect them to be more than that TBH. I haven't bought trainers for anything but the gym in many years, but I remember buying a pair of Nike Air 180 in the early 90s. I remember it well for two reasons; it was the first time I wore contact lenses and was walking around town to 'test drive' them when I spotted the Nikes which looked so new and fresh with my new found vision. I didn't even question the whopping price tag of £125, so happy was I not having to wear specs.

did you tag that as O/T because you mentioned Nike instead of Adidas?

[anonymous-user]

Yuketen Angler moccasin in suede.


Seriously comfortable with a crepe sole.

[arsenalmorris]

BlackST said:

arsenalmorris said:

BlackST said:

arsenalmorris said:

Well I can't believe how quick thee arrived. Ordered them through a third party company on Saturday, they recieved and posted them out to me from Tokyo on Tuesday and arrived at my door on Thursday

Adidas Tobacco X United Arrows (only available in Japan from one retailer)

Bloody lovely them. How much may I ask?

Came to about £155 including postage from Japan and paying the Japanese company £20 to get em for me and post them on as they don't sell these out of Japan

Not bad a price considering the rarity of them and the fact that Adidas and Nike seem to be pricing their trainers for close to £100 these days

Yea not bad all way from Japan. Think the price the website had them listed at translated to £117, quite a lot considering normal Tobacco's over her be £70 max but comparing the other trainers they have over in Japan they are all more expensive than they are for the same model in this country

[Blown2CV]

desolate said:

Yuketen Angler moccasin in suede.


Seriously comfortable with a crepe sole.

are they the adidas collaboration pocahontas editions?

[Fittster]

FreeLitres said:

I think the decider for me will be whether the leather is that nasty corrected grain/coated/shiny stuff.

I'm intrigued more than anything else.

You'll find corrected grain on shoes a lot more expensive than that! Loake and Barker certainly have ranges that feature it. If you are spending less than £200 for a pair of shoes I'd think there's a good chance of corrected grain.

[Levin]

Calza said:

Are you ever actually going to wear them?

Was that directed to me or to Arsenal? :P

[ArsE92]

desolate said:

Yuketen Angler moccasin in suede.


Seriously comfortable with a crepe sole.

Well mibbe you-a can-a get-a Cobbler to put-a decent-a one on?

[DuncanM]

ArsE92 said:

desolate said:

Yuketen Angler moccasin in suede.


Seriously comfortable with a crepe sole.

Well mibbe you-a can-a get-a Cobbler to put-a decent-a one on?

[anonymous-user]

DuncanM said:

Took me a while!

[bob-lad]

desolate said:

Yuketen Angler moccasin in suede.


Seriously comfortable with a crepe sole.

If ever a pair of shoes could look unhappy ...

[FreeLitres]

FreeLitres said:

I've gone bargain basement with my latest pair of oxfords.



I bought the optional £1 returns sticker in case they are particularly bad.

These arrived today. Possibly the most shrewd purchase decision I have made all year.






Best £1 ever spent!