1/1/2024 0 Comments Red wing pro dealI’ve read some stories about people getting seconds with deformed toe-boxes that make the boot uncomfortable. Now, my experience doesn’t necessarily mean all Red Wing factory seconds are almost the same as retail. Otherwise, I couldn’t tell any difference between the factory seconds and retail. I also found a small punched hole in the tongue of the left boot. The roughout leather is far more napped than throughout the rest of the boot. My best guess is that the left boot has a harsh grain break near the toe box. Obviously something had to be different about the factory seconds to make them fall into that category. The clean boots are the new factory seconds I bought for comparison purposes. You’ll see in the pictures that one pair is obviously dirtier: those are the full priced Red Wings I got about a year ago (at the time of writing). Retail Classic Moc after 1 year of wear (left), and new factory seconds Classic Moc (right)įrom what I can tell, cosmetically, there’s very little difference between factory seconds and full priced retail Red Wing boots. I also have a pair of the same exact boots retail (same model, same leather). However, some have faulty construction that may make one boot larger or smaller than the other.įor the sake of experiment, I picked up a pair of Red Wing Classic Moc in Slate Muleskinner leather factory seconds. Most factory seconds have defects in the leather that are mostly cosmetic. Red Wing factory seconds are boots that have failed to meet the brand’s quality standards for one or more reasons.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |