Tiger_Lily wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>> Dennis R. wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> says...
>>> <snip>
>>>> Julie might have something there. WalMart is known for contracting
>>>> with companies for a line of product bearing the company's name.
>>>> This product, however, will be made to WalMart's specifications and
>>>> will most probably not equal the manufacturer's 'famous' quality.
>>>>
>>>> My DH, who has had diabetes for over 20 years, only started having
>>>> to wear something higher than K-Mart grade shoes. It's not from the
>>>> DM, either, but because he's just getting old.
>>>>
>>>> I wear SAS shoes because I have genetically awful feet and they are
>>>> the only sandals that I can wear in the world. I can also wear
>>>> their walking shoes without custom orthotics.
>>>>
>>>> He bought a pair one day and has sworn by them ever since.
>>>>
>>>> We are lucky to have one of the few actual factory "outlets" (there
>>>> are some factory stores, but they are not discounted) near us. The
>>>> shoes are a little pricey, but wear well and are so worth it.
>>>>
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAS_Shoemakers
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I also have had trouble finding comfortable shoes all of my life,
>>> what with flat feet and the need for a very high "box" just behind
>>> the toes. Clarksons, Rockports, and all but one line of New Balance
>>> were just impossible to get into, even in EEE widths.
>>>
>>> For awhile I wore Timberlands, but they have very heavy soles. Once I
>>> stopped wincing at the price of SAS shoes and actually tried them, I
>>> never looked back. Each pair has lasted me 5 years of daily use. The
>>> SAS inserts I have had to replace every two years.
>>>
>>> They are expensive here in Canada, and only one store in a
>>> metropolitan area of 350,000 carries them. One pair of 9 1/2 EEE
>>> "casual" shoes runs CAN $230 + taxes, and a pair of replacement
>>> inserts for them runs CAN $30 + taxes. I could shop across the border
>>> in the malls outside of Detroit, Michigan, but I don't like to go to
>>> the USA because of lack of medical coverage I would have. Everybody
>>> else calls me paranoid, but I don't see that the savings would cover
>>> my gas, tolls, and time
>>>
>>> Dennis (Type 2)
>>
>> Dennis,
>> How would the customs problem effect it if I were to ship - say the
>> insoles- to you from here in the states?
>>
> contents :gift shoe inserts
> value: $10
> note: GIFT
>

Dennis, If you want me to get them for you, I'm going there next week.

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Janet Wilder
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