On Nov 30, 2:55 pm, "limey" > wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > On Nov 30, 11:10�am, "Bobo Bonobo(R)" > wrote:
> >> We just ordered some stuff from STP:
>
> >>http://www.sierratradingpost.com/
>
> >> All you women out there, they have all shoes at least 50% off, plus
> >> an extra 20% off, plus free shipping for a %75+ order.
>
> >> My wife got three pairs of really nice shoes, and a pair of cowgirl
> >> boots for $101.xx
>
> >>http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/3...tern-Boots-Ari.......
>
> >> I don't own stock in the company.
>
> >> I also got one of these for creek hiking:
>
> >>http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/,...Water-Bottle-P...
>
> >> They have guys shoes similarly on sale, but most guys aren't as shoe
> >> happy as most gals
>
> >> --Bryan
>
> > I seriously doubt that any self respecting women who are truly into
> > shoes would be caught dead in that trailer trash footwear. Made in
> > China/Mexico. They look like crap and they are crap... those are the
> > shoes hawked at flea markets. You can buy better he
> >http://www.blair.com
>
> > What a lucky guy to have such a low maintenence wife.
>
> > Sheldon
>
> I checked the Blair site. Easy Street, SoftSpots and Clark's are made
> in China - used to be made in the US and the UK. I won't touch shoes
> made in China but the majority are, these days, so I spend my time
> searching for non-Chinese. Whatever happened to US shoe manufacturers?

Capitalism. It is more profitable to pay Chinese workers 35¢ an hour,
than pay Americans or Brits 50X that much.

--Bryan