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Guy at the hiking shop told me his $400 boots were worse than my $100 ones after 2 years
Ran into this older dude at REI in Denver who was returning a pair of expensive hiking boots. He said they fell apart at the seams after 18 months of light use. Meanwhile, my cheap Merrells have been going strong for 3 years with heavy use. He got defensive when I said price doesn't always mean durability. Anyone else run into people who swear by expensive gear that doesn't hold up?
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miabennett7d ago
Must be that new "premium fragility" technology they're selling now... paying double for the privilege of having your boots give up on life first.
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leep337d ago
My buddy Mark bought a pair of $350 Salomons for a big PCT section hike and they started delaminating after like 400 miles. Customer service told him tough luck, out of warranty. Meanwhile his old pair of $70 Columbia boots he had for years were still in his trunk holding up fine. He laughs about it now but at the time he was so pissed he almost gave up on hiking retail entirely.
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