patrick_y
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Very Informative
Gaz:
Thank you for the very thorough review of the shoe, the company, and the industry. It was truly a very good read.
I will check out the other brands you mentioned, coming from such a patron of shoes as yourself, I feel confident that they will suit my needs.
The discount we had here in California for John Lobb was surprising small, only 30% and they didn't have the shoe I wanted in my size. I'll have to wait until next time.
Cheers,
Patrick
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Best shoes period
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John Lobb Paris makes has two ranges...
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Santoni
Sorry to kick up a relatively old thread, but I'm also a shoe fanatic and wanted to make one correction to your otherwise very informative post: Santoni does make full goodyear construction shoes in their "fatte a mano" line - in fact, I have several pair...
Great shoes, high price
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