Tod... I'm biting my tongue here... you want a boot that'll last a lifetime, Eric gave you the cabelas out, but no sooner you saw the "made in china" sticker you hit return, you talk about how pricey the american made alternatives are? You can't have it both ways... that's one of the many reasons why we're here... in this mess....
Not singling you out, just sittin' here jobless in Detroit seeing a touch of the "hipocracy".
Dwane,
First of all, you aren't biting your tongue, you are posting questioning me. I have no problem with someone trying to call me on something, just do it in a clear straightforward way where it is clear what I've done wrong and what I should do.
I'm not entirely sure I understand what you are saying, but I'll respond to several things.
I don’t get where you got the “but no sooner you saw the "made in china" sticker you hit return” line. Eric suggested Cabelas boots, it was 20 years ago when he bought his and they are great, I respect Eric's opinion, I'm sure they weren't made in China. I've held those boots made today, they aren't in the class of boots that would last anymore.
Yes, I mentioned that I said that the boots we are discussing are pricey, they are. $350-500 for a pair of boots is pricey, in anyone's book. I'm asking about top of the line boots. I didn't say that I won't buy them, but I did say they are pricey, I expected to spend at least $300 on a pair. I said I won't buy a custom boot over the phone tracing my foot on a piece of paper and sending it to them. I also won’t buy another boot that is going to fall apart and be wasted, be it American or other.
I'll say that as a general trend, I tend to purchase the best irrespective of country. Yes, in these days that seldom means it will have a built in America sticker, this is a case where it seems it will. What is your problem with that?
You mention "hipocracy", the definition of hypocrisy is to say one thing and to do another. I want quality boots, I’ll buy quality boots. No hypocrisy there.
