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[acinod]

Loake 1880's fit your budget perfectly.

Robinsons Shoes - 25% off and free shipping over 150GBP, bringing 1880's to $257 shipped. Code is BDAY61.

Use the remaining $43 to buy some shoe trees, a tin of polish and a jar of shoe conditioner lotion - eBay is a good bet and Saphir is a good brand.

This seems perfect but unfortunately the code doesn't work anymore, which means the Loake's aren't in my budget of $200-$300 anymore.

Tossing up between a pair of Black Strands or Dark Brown Buckingham but I think I will go with the Strands since I already have a pair of brown wingtips.

Is Herring the next best place to buy (got a discount code for free trees) and will it ship within 2 weeks?

 

[blahman]

Haven't made a purchase in awhile, but of the times I bought from Herring, the shoes came within a week.

 

[Spandexter]



Can one of the banking people tell me what GTSO I&IB stands for?

Global technology support and operations. International and institutional banking.

 

[The Ernesto]



Global technology support and operations. International and institutional banking.

Thanks Spandy.

 

[Coxsackie]

Someone mentioned Beggar Man Thief went under.

I already have a pair of Loake 1880, the Aldwych in the Capital last. Tried them on at Beggar's Man Thief and bought from Herring.

QED.

 

[Pink Socks]



QED.

Speaking of which I was at South Melbourne Market today. Shoe store still there. Spoke to the guy who was running it. Told me Beggar Man went under last year and he took over this store, similar stock, and changed the name. Sounded like he used to work at (or maybe part own?) BMT. They certainly had se of the original artwork up.

Hope that helps.

Your Inner South East Melbourne Suburbs Correspondent signing off.

 

[fxh]

Shoes ordered from Herring on Friday night will often arrive the next Tuesday.
Why not give your old shoes a spit polish and tell your auntie they are new. Then pocket the $300.

 

[lennier]



Oscar Hunt
John Smedley
Kamakura
Luxire
Filson
Carmina

Nice elevator

 

[blahman]



Nice elevator

I still prefer these kinds of elevators than those new computer elevators where you choose your floor in the lobby. I don't trust elevators where you cant escape from a fart the very next floor.

 

[fxh]

Blah, that will teach you to let off in the lift if you trapped with your own odor.

 

[Coxsackie]

Nonsense fxh. Haven't you read your Sartre?

'Hell is other peoples' farts.'

 

[Coxsackie]

Winter is a'coming.

Yay!

 

[blahman]

@Journeyman, just saw you little remark about the lack of chocolates around your area. Is Brisbane not the only bloody place in Australia where you can get Amedei and Pralus etc from Monty's?

 

[Yowzer]

Haven't made a purchase in awhile, but of the times I bought from Herring, the shoes came within a week.

+1. 4-5 days for me. This was via DHL which has less pit stops than Fedex or UPS.

 

[Foxhound]

Surviving Easter.


Special thanks to Gerry, Nabil, TBM and Pink Socks for giving this to me for my birthday a little while ago.