Blundstone Boots

[tameriska]

I still have the only pair of Blundstone boots that I have brought, from George Taylors in 1998, imperial size 5, Hobnails, made in 1957.
Took a bit of waring in, but are really good solid boots, just dont walk on tiles

[JDarvall]

Mind you my wife likes me in my tool belt.

mine too.....whilst I'm wearing a thong....and thongs on me feet. Good look that.

[tameriska]

I assume that the army (or whoever cleaned out) hadnt been to the back of the storehouse for a while. George Taylors did have a couple of bigger sizes on the shelf in the hobnails back then too.
Kept my Dad quite amused a couple of times, till I got the trick of walking around on tiled floors, very, very carefully

[Waldo]

G'day,

Just been down the road this morning to finally get around to finding some Blundstones to wear around the shed etc. and save my feet being killed off by the carp I was wearing prior.

On the advoce from the neighbour I went down to Wright's Workwear, Bedford Rd, Ringwood. Their prices are $30-$20 cheaper than other places I had a look at.

I was looking at the 500 series in Blunnies for $80 ($120 at RSEA) and I noticed a special on some discontinued boots. They were 178s down from $130 to $70 . So I compared to 500s to the 178s. The 178s won.

OK, they're lace up but they have full ankle support, steel cap, better cushioning and at $70.

So, if you'er reasonably local to Ringwood check them out, they are way cheaper, all stock is currently 15% off, and the 178s are available in sizes from 5 to 11, sorry but I took the last size 12.

Enough of this stuff, back to my cabinet.

[BobL]

Waldo,

No wonder you need new boots, those "carp" have vicious spines and, wearing them on your feet, man, that must be murder!

Cheers

[duckman]

G'day,

Just been down the road this morning to finally get around to finding some Blundstones to wear around the shed etc. and save my feet being killed off by the carp I was wearing prior.


So, if you'er reasonably local to Ringwood check them out, they are way cheaper, all stock is currently 15% off, and the 178s are available in sizes from 5 to 11, sorry but I took the last size 12.

Enough of this stuff, back to my cabinet.

FWIW, Wright's also have a shop on the Princes Highway at Hallam. Their prices are very competitive and unlike some other workwear stores I could name and you named one of them, Wright's provide a reasonable level of service.

Not affiliated with the company, just a happy repeat customer.

[Waldo]

Waldo,

No wonder you need new boots, those "carp" have vicious spines and, wearing them on your feet, man, that must be murder!

Cheers

G'day BobL,

Too right and you should've tried 'em, they were pretty cactus too.

[kiwigeo]

Of course, there is the company claim that labour here is 12 times what it'll cost in India and Asia. If that's true, why are we supporting slave labour?

Welcome to the great Global Economy Richard...

Its quite a simple concept.....we either 1. lower our labour costs and standard living to that of a third world country or 2. the third world raises it's wages and living standards up to match ours.

[ozwinner]

But Blundstone wont be reducing the price of the boots.

Its ok, Ill buy some Redbacks and give them a try.

Al

[Stuart]

That's spot on - was really pissing me off with all the news articles interviewing people if they would buy blunds if they were more expensive, or buy overseas made ones.

The price NOW is the Aussie made price, and people are buying them - what's the frikin problem? Oh - profit margins. As a customer (or not) I don't care about a company's profit margins. I do care if they were Aust. made, and are not any longer.


......irrespective of the name of that company..........

[ozwinner]

Thats whats bugging me too Stu, people are saying they cant compete.
But they were, and employing Aussies.
The only people who will gain from this is Blundstone, no one else.

The buying public wont gain, the price will stay the same.

The Oz employees wont gain, they have already lost.

The overseas employees wont gain, they are being exploited, again.

It just peezes me off when people say they HAD to do it, NO the didnt.

Anyway, little as my patronage of there foot wear was, they have lost it.

Al

[Stuart]

Go the Redbacks - a true Aussie icon........and there are plenty in my backyard to show it really is Aussie.

[ernknot]

Bit over the top mate, I wear Blunnies but don't think they are "pillows of silk" to walk on. Bloody good brand and boot but not the best in the world. ( I am still wearing them and will buy more) the people who own Blundstone are just a bunch of greedy people who most likley live in Sandy Bay and want more so they can live in excess. As for Shedhands comments I can only say that because of the attitude in Tassie to vote Labour is the very reason that business is going offshore. Tasmanian politicians are not the same as on the mainland, even though they call themselves " Libs" and "Labour" they are nothing of the kind. They all are corrupt and bent as as hell, this is followed by the local councils who are also bent. Tassie has it's own agenda and nothing to do with the "National" interest. Why does Bob down Brown and his ilk have power?? because it is easier for Tamanians to vote for them so as to clear their guilty feelings. It makes them look they care. ha ha.

[namtrak]

........the people who own Blundstone are just a bunch of greedy people .........

........Oh - profit margins. As a customer (or not) I don't care about a company's profit margins .........

........The only people who will gain from this is Blundstone, no one else .........

So none of you run you own business then? Ever tried to make a profit? Reduce your overheads? Improve your margins?

[Big Shed]

I would say that a lot of us as we look around our sheds might only find our Blundstone boots made in Australia, certainly can't find too many machines and or tools in my shed that were made in Australia. Although I have a fair few orange bits that were made in Austrlia.
So if we can only buy boots made in Australia, maybe we should apply the same criteria to our tool selection?
Even Triton is now shifting some of its' manufacturing offshore!

Not very nice for jobs in Australia I know, but appears to be a fact of life all the same and it is not only happening here, look at the US and Canada, as well as most European countries.
Sad but true.