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Thanks. Yeah, now being in the U.S. definitely helps with buying stuff from Yuketen and Monitaly. UK retail is still reasonable IMO for the product that you're buying given where it's come from and how they're made, but being in the U.S. definitely takes the sting out of things. These had 15% off for the popup too and they charged me no sales tax, so they were $458, which I was pleased with. I also just have to compare it to how much brands like Nike charge for a pair of trainers nowadays. I've had my first pair and only pair of Red Wing's for 10 years... I'm sure these will do much the same.
JB
Just had an interesting conversation with Yuki Matsuda, the head of Yuketen at a Yuketen popup here in New York. He thinks it's unlikely they'll be able to make shoes how they do currently in five years time as everyone making shoes by hand, particularly moccasins, in the U.S. is so old.l and nobody is interested in learning the trade. Sad. Very sad.
In happier news, I got these beautiful, slipper like comfort Angler Moc's. The Cortina sole is just wonderful. They gave me some freebies for being a return Monitaly/Yuketen customer which is nice too. Such a nice company to deal with.