You are not logged in.
#1 2015-02-24 00:55:44
- The_Shooman
- A pretty face
- From: AUSTRALIA
- Posts: 13191
My Edward Green and BIG Johnny Lobbs have faults
Regardless of how skilled some of the workers are in those highend goodyear factories, mistakes are still made by some of the factory workers, and this takes away from the quality of the shoos and the prestige of the factories.
My Edward Green tan chukka boots have a poorly placed eyelette which cuts into the laces, this means that l need new laces every third time l wear them. So vexing. The closing is also poor because some threads hang off the uppers. Got that one for a discount so l can't complain.
My stunning BIG Johnny Lobb black captoe oxfords have the same issue. Paid full price, but should have been classified as a second because of that. Need to change the laces every forth wear.
A pair of C&J have the stitching near the toe (the sole to the welt) that is done really messy and almost runs off the edge of the toe. Paid almost $750 for that one at the time so l was not impressed because it should have been classified as a second.
Funny enough....with all the demand for Vass shoos these days (igents running down the brand) the sole stitching is not near as neat as it used to be. The new workers would start doing sole stitching, so their inexperience shows. The last three pairs have been like that, some worse than others. The pairs from years ago were excellent. None-the-less, Vass are completely awesome shoos and a dream to wear. Nothing gives you the feeling of owning the foot path like Vass do. They have a solidness that l always dreamed of but never knew existed, yet they are nice and soft....makes me feel like a horse with hooves. When you wear Vass you are KING of the foot path and lesser shoos have the obiligation to move out of the way.
The E.G and Johnny Lobb boy are having part of the upper taken apart and new eyelettes put in. So sick of ripper laces and don't want to be caught out during the day with no laces after they tear up because it would mean l have to walk in shoos with no laces, and that would vex me very very much because l would need to walk wierd so they don't fall off my feet. 
.
The Shooman.
#2 2015-02-24 01:27:42
- Bop
- Member
- Posts: 7661
Re: My Edward Green and BIG Johnny Lobbs have faults
Having worked in a 'prestigious' furniture company... I can tell you that you could have one piece go pass a bench of someone who had done it for 30 odd years...or someone who had joined the factory that year.
It's the luck of the draw...but QC is really to blame when it goes wrong because the workman won't put up his hands if he thinks he can get it through.
Last edited by Bop (2015-02-24 01:28:14)
#3 2015-02-24 05:59:30
- Worried Man
- Member
- From: Davebrubeckistan
- Posts: 15988
Re: My Edward Green and BIG Johnny Lobbs have faults
I've never, not once, had an eyelet chew up my laces. In my budget, I have a lesser expectation out of a shoe and most of my shoes probably have defects that I don't recognize as such, probably owing to ignorance. But if I had to replace laces that often, I'd be angry.
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#4 2015-02-26 14:51:31
- isshinryu101
- Member
- Posts: 641
Re: My Edward Green and BIG Johnny Lobbs have faults
Oh, man. Sorry to hear that.