Vans x Wtaps
| San |
 Posted: Sat, 28/10/2006 - 3:46pm |
 
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Snoozed earlier in the year but is this a fair price or can they be got at for cheaper? Don't fancy paying a ton on a pair of vans |
| Noble Locks |
Posted: Sat, 28/10/2006 - 3:47pm |
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i would pay it for 'hi tops' but not for slip ons for some reason, dont know why. |
| Essence |
Posted: Sat, 28/10/2006 - 3:53pm |
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whats sizing like with vans? never been a huge fan! but these are nice! postage is a killer. |
| San |
Posted: Sat, 28/10/2006 - 3:58pm |
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Loose-ish. Could go down a half but i tend to stick with my normal size |
| seenmy |
Posted: Sat, 28/10/2006 - 4:04pm |
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18 shippings a joke though |
| Noble Locks |
Posted: Sat, 28/10/2006 - 4:17pm |
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loads of freebies in the box that makes it well heavy aint there? |
| Rirawin |
Posted: Sat, 28/10/2006 - 10:20pm |
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All about the authentics for me. |
| subfunktion |
Posted: Sat, 28/10/2006 - 10:38pm |
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i would pay it for 'hi tops' but not for slip ons for some reason, dont know why. I'd pay more for laces regardless of low / high, but I'm not a 'slip on' person. Saying that, I found three pairs of lows that I bought last christmas (JD sale shop, B'ham) that I forgot about. |
| generic_guy |
Posted: Sat, 28/10/2006 - 10:53pm |
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Tempted by these but the price is ridiculous. No real justification for charging £80 and nearly £20 shipping is adding insult to injury, can imagine changing my mind if I see them in the flesh though. |
| Rirawin |
Posted: Sat, 28/10/2006 - 10:58pm |
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They were going for around £70-£80 inc shipping from the states not so long back. Snooze you lose |
| generic_guy |
Posted: Sat, 28/10/2006 - 11:10pm |
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Yeah, I thought about getting a pair when they came out, worked out to just under £80 shipped B.I.N. always a chance of getting hit by customs though. |
| walnuts |
Posted: Sat, 28/10/2006 - 11:51pm |
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18 shippings a joke though Just got mine. The box weighs a fucking ton. The sneaks themselves seem really top notch aswell, quite heavy compared to my normal skate hi-s. It's justified! |
| generic_guy |
Posted: Sun, 29/10/2006 - 12:04am |
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What do they come with then, why are they so heavy? |
| walnuts |
Posted: Sun, 29/10/2006 - 12:11am |
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I suppose your right G_G. Maybe heavy box was something to deter resellers even, I dunno, random guess. It goes with the whole military theme w)taps have going - Heavy duty military goods (correct me if im wrong, milspex). The box is mega heavy, includes a small booklet about the vans syndicate collabs, some heavy duty dustbag which must be made out of nuke-proof blast door material, and the sneaks themselves, which weigh a ton. On a side note, they are a wee bit snug - but only a tiny bit. If i remove the insoles, will this decrease the life of the shoe in any way, during day to day wear? |
| generic_guy |
Posted: Sun, 29/10/2006 - 12:41am |
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Removing the insoles shouldn't make any difference, might want to get a pair of thin leather insoles for comfort. |
| walnuts |
Posted: Sun, 29/10/2006 - 12:46am |
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Removing the insoles shouldn't make any difference, might want to get a pair of thin leather insoles for comfort. Thanks for the advice. TBH I have about 4-5 true "Hype sneaks", the rest is just cheap shit I got from TKmaxx/ JD outlet. |
| beam |
Posted: Mon, 30/10/2006 - 1:43pm |
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word has it that authentic's (my choice) and chukkas are out at fp this coming sat |
| Ineff |
Posted: Mon, 30/10/2006 - 1:47pm |
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Maybe heavy box was something to deter resellers even, I dunno, random guess. They love resellers man. |
| Murakami |
Posted: Mon, 30/10/2006 - 1:49pm |
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They're nice but not £98 nice |
| rufus |
Posted: Mon, 30/10/2006 - 5:42pm |
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i saw these in the flesh in fp today. they're definitely a nice shoe, but as was said above £80 on a pair of slip on vans is a lot of money. |
| Murakami |
Posted: Mon, 30/10/2006 - 6:04pm |
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Im off dahn the Vans outlet tomorrow , could pick up 4 just as nice pairs for the same price as them |
