had the worst week with boots last month and it changed how i shop for them now

i normally wear red wings for work. bought a pair of the 1088s about 4 years ago and they held up great. last month i stepped on a broken bottle on a job site in portland and it went clean through the sole. like right through. that's never happened to me before. took them to a cobbler on 3rd ave and he said the sole was just done, no fixing it. $350 pair of boots gone in one bad step. now i'm checking the thickness on soles before i buy anything. anyone else have boots fail in a way you didn't expect?

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the_beth1d ago

Oh man, that sucks. I had a pair of Danner boots that I thought were bulletproof and the stitching just blew out on the heel after like 8 months. Never buying that brand again. Now I'm that weirdo at the store who flips boots over and pokes at the soles for 10 minutes before buying.

emma721d ago

Yeah, I used to think you couldn't go wrong with them. This changes things.