OY! I have two teenage boys.... 6'6 and wears a 14 - the other is 6'3 and wears a 13...... Man, is it hard to keep them in shoes...... arent' boys just extremely hard on shoes??? Always have been.... even when they try to be careful...... DD hardly wears hers out before she grows a size, and the boys seem to be tearing them up before they even get to the next size! (which they wear until they change sizes!!)
We can still find shoes for the size 13 in local places (its getting difficult) but the size 14 has killed him since he started working in the deli department... The chemicals *mainly bleach seem to eat right through just about ANY pair of shoes the boy buys.... They hose equipment down and his feet are constantly getting wet!! YUCK! (they smell bad enough without that "wet dog" smell added!!)
To make his search even more difficult, they must be completely BLACK; 6-8" boots (due to a bad ankle);slip & oil resistant and WATERPROOF!!! He would prefer a side zip but that wasn't a deal breaker!!
He and I both called about 10 places in the local area and I swear a couple of them LAUGHED at me!!!
We wanted quality but couldn't afford the $220 several places were selling... He was looking at tactical type boots worn by police officers and etc.... when it occurred to DS that we might have ONE military store here in town.. and he was right....
After a phone call, he and DH went down to the military store and he bought a pair of black waterproof 10" Altama infantry combat boots (ICB)!! The guy had the only pair of 13s left and it fit DS beautifully.... They found the zipper/lace thing that makes them a zip up boot!! Total cost was $125!!! Once he got home he checked online and found NO ONE had the identical pair for under $140.00 w/o shipping!! I am so glad he thought of that place!!
And for that price, they had better last him a mighty long time!! He hopes they do too!! *He paid for them
Just sitting here wishing I had thought of military boots a long time ago!! Think of the $$ I could have saved on all those other shoes over the years!
Now thinking about CAMO clothing.... hmmmm.... we like the color camo.... hides stains..... washes well.... lasts long ..... get those camo shirts on clearance at wal-mart for $2 end of season.... hmmmmm... laundry would be a breeze!!
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