ari
Well-known member
I virtually live in deck shoes. Luckily for me my job involves a reasonably informal dress code so even wear them at work.
For the last 10 years I've been buying and wearing Sebago Docksiders as, whilst they are expensive, they are in my opinion the very best, excellent quality, extremely comfortable, very smart. PRobably bought a dozen plus pairs in that time easily.
But recently I've tried to buy a pair, and the quality seems to have dropped considerably. Plus the ones I've tried don't feel at all well shaped or comfortable (always a given before, right from new).
On closer inspection I noticed that of the several pairs (and couple of suppliers) I've tried, they seem to be no longer "made in the USA", but instead made in the Dominican Republic, or Sri Lanka I think was another I noticed.
Seems to me that Sebago are outsourcing ther manufacture, and then sticking their labels on, and of course their prices. The (standard normal) pair I looked at last week were a few pence short of £100, the "flashier" ones were as much as £140.
I've no quibble with the price if the quality is there, but very sadly this seems to me to no longer be the case.
Which leads me to the question, what is everyone else wearing and what do people recommend? As I say, no problem with the cost (within reason) provided the comfort and quality matches it.
Also wonder if anyone else has noticed their Docksiders aren't what they once were?
Ari.
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For the last 10 years I've been buying and wearing Sebago Docksiders as, whilst they are expensive, they are in my opinion the very best, excellent quality, extremely comfortable, very smart. PRobably bought a dozen plus pairs in that time easily.
But recently I've tried to buy a pair, and the quality seems to have dropped considerably. Plus the ones I've tried don't feel at all well shaped or comfortable (always a given before, right from new).
On closer inspection I noticed that of the several pairs (and couple of suppliers) I've tried, they seem to be no longer "made in the USA", but instead made in the Dominican Republic, or Sri Lanka I think was another I noticed.
Seems to me that Sebago are outsourcing ther manufacture, and then sticking their labels on, and of course their prices. The (standard normal) pair I looked at last week were a few pence short of £100, the "flashier" ones were as much as £140.
I've no quibble with the price if the quality is there, but very sadly this seems to me to no longer be the case.
Which leads me to the question, what is everyone else wearing and what do people recommend? As I say, no problem with the cost (within reason) provided the comfort and quality matches it.
Also wonder if anyone else has noticed their Docksiders aren't what they once were?
Ari.
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