Funny enough I have just had to wait 6-7 weeks for Chris Caine knife and although i checked its progress twice just to make sure I had not been forgotten I was happy to wait.
Blacks on the blacklist
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We now try to make most of what we need. I marvel now that anyone can produce a T shirt for £2.50. Imagine producing your own fibres and then weaving the cloth then cutting and stitching to size. What would it be worth to you?
I recall making a bag of sugar from scratch. I value that sugar at hundreds of pounds. It took two years.
When i was a kid my mother alway said anyone who wants more than 2 spoons of sugar in their cuppa is just being greedy, i'd hate to see what she would have said is she had made the sugar herself over 2 years.
I grow my own sacred cacti sacraments and it took 17 years to grow enough for my first spiritual journey, just another 14 years until the next one
I grow my own sacred cacti sacraments and it took 17 years to grow enough for my first spiritual journey, just another 14 years until the next one
Take the bloody shoes back in a bag, they will send them off, they will more than likely give a new pair or a refund...it ain't rocket science.
*looks at the pile of fleece behind her, carded and ready to be spun on a drop spindle*
Am trying to make a medieval dress from scratch. I have a pile of black fleece ready to spin, Now just need to spin it. It's gonna take years...
OOI, how did you make the sugar? Home grown sugar beet?
Not an option, I can't be without a pair of walking shoes for that length of time.
Julia
Well if they wear out, surely then you are going to be without a pair of walking shoes fullstop. Running out of options here.
If they're so essential to your life you ought to have a back up pair.
If you haven't then buy yourself a spare pair and stop moaning about what is a reasonable expectation on Blacks part.
It is flip flop season. Poundland has them.
What size shoe are you. Might be able to find you some back ups. Not flip flops
What size shoe are you. Might be able to find you some back ups. Not flip flops
Yup
...a long winded and boring thread on the subject
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97516
Julia, not sure if you mentioned your shoe size, but I've had 3 or 4 pairs of shoes from charity shops, and I've got size 45, they've usually got smaller ones. (my wife got a pair of leather walking boots for a fiver brasher i think?)They often have trainers. 24-48 hours in a bag in a freezer will kill shoe cooties if you're uncomfortable about pre-owned shoes.
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If the staff had given you a full refund when you walked into the shop wearing the shoes, how would you have walked out?
Barefoot?
They didn't give me a refund, so I walked out wearing the shoes. If you read my responses you will see I have emailed their customer care and await their response.
Note: I am not after a refund, I am after a pair of shoes that are not falling apart within 100 days of purchase.
Julia
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If they had said "we'll send them away and let you know within 24-48 hours", I might have been happier with them sending them to the warehouse. But 2 weeks is IMHO, taking the ****. What if your car dealership said they would send your car off somewhere for 2 weeks and not give you a courtesy car?
I am awaiting email from blacks.
Julia
I am awaiting email from blacks.
Julia
Two questions:
1) Yes we know what you're after and it sounds as if you may very well get that result, but! What if they decide to give a refund instead?
2) If you're dissatisfied with the product, why do you really want a replacement anyway?
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Because it's only one out of the pair, and based on previous experience of these shoes they usually last well. I think this is an anomaly and thus another pair shouldn't have the same issue. This is my 3rd pair of TNF Hedgehog shoes, the previous pairs lasting significantly longer and putting up with a lot more abuse.
If they did give a refund, I would use it to buy another pair of shoes...
Juliah
What if they didn't have that size in stock?
Good thing there's Poundland flip-flops... YAY!!
Sounds like the "principle of the thing" is more important than the "actual thing" in this case.
Wearing the shoes to the shop
Claiming not to have any other shoes.
Not being satisfied with them being sent off.
Being satisfied with them being sent off but not with a standard 2 week turnaround.
It was daft wearing them into the shop - you wouldn't do that with defective trousers or any other item of clothing. Even a hat.
I don't believe you don't have any other shoes.
You probably won't want the same boots back so send them off and get a refund and in the meantime buy other boots then you can carry on as per usual.
I'm sympathetic that your shoes wore out too quickly, but you sure don't make it easy for yourself.
Wearing the shoes to the shop
Claiming not to have any other shoes.
Not being satisfied with them being sent off.
Being satisfied with them being sent off but not with a standard 2 week turnaround.
It was daft wearing them into the shop - you wouldn't do that with defective trousers or any other item of clothing. Even a hat.
I don't believe you don't have any other shoes.
You probably won't want the same boots back so send them off and get a refund and in the meantime buy other boots then you can carry on as per usual.
I'm sympathetic that your shoes wore out too quickly, but you sure don't make it easy for yourself.
