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What's the upside in a grp buy?
Well, 5 months after first placing my order for the shell PTBs that ended up having the finish issues, I finally got my money back.
Obviously I was disappointed in the finished product, and wish their quality control had been a bit better. I haven't seen anyone else have the same problems to the degree my shoes had them, though, so maybe my experience was a fluke.
The long turnaround time on everything was a pain, too. It took longer than expected to make them, longer than expected for me to receive them, longer than expected for them to be returned and processed through customs and for my refund to be processed. I don't fault Meermin for any of that; it's just the downside of doing business overseas like this.
I still think Meermin offer a great value, and wouldn't be opposed to owning some of their non-shell shoes in the future (I don't trust the shell they use or the way they seem to go about finishing it). I probably won't order any just because of the hassle with shipping and customs and the like, but I bear them no ill will and hope they keep growing the business. Five months is just not worth the $200 savings over AEs or Aldens or other options that are available in the US.
Well, 5 months after first placing my order for the shell PTBs that ended up having the finish issues, I finally got my money back.
Obviously I was disappointed in the finished product, and wish their quality control had been a bit better. I haven't seen anyone else have the same problems to the degree my shoes had them, though, so maybe my experience was a fluke.
The long turnaround time on everything was a pain, too. It took longer than expected to make them, longer than expected for me to receive them, longer than expected for them to be returned and processed through customs and for my refund to be processed. I don't fault Meermin for any of that; it's just the downside of doing business overseas like this.
I still think Meermin offer a great value, and wouldn't be opposed to owning some of their non-shell shoes in the future (I don't trust the shell they use or the way they seem to go about finishing it). I probably won't order any just because of the hassle with shipping and customs and the like, but I bear them no ill will and hope they keep growing the business. Five months is just not worth the $200 savings over AEs or Aldens or other options that are available in the US.
Five months is just not worth the $200 savings over AEs or Aldens or other options that are available in the US.
cheaper! we got a great deal on our last one.
Kind of accurate but not on spot. You get a feel for the shade but that's it.
How about John Lobb Phillip II? Black or Brown or Suede? I know our last MTO program allowed for 2 different colors, so I wonder if Meermin would be flexible and allow Calf and Suede with variety of color if we have a bigger group buy?
Reason for this is that I haven't seen any other brand besides Lobb having the brogueing on the throat of the shoes.
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Gentlemen....lets not turn this thread into personal quarrels. This is one of my favorite threads and have been following since the beginning and would like to keep it that way.