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Muncie4 t1_islaffr wrote

You are espousing that these are not quality, let's not do that.

There is zero substitute for Dr. Martens, let's put that to be first. Dr. Martens are Dr. Martens and no matter how many people say otherwise they are wrong as their sole and their stitching color is wholly unique. That's for looks.

Now to construction. Dr. Martens can be resoled though finding a cobbler who can do it is a bit tricky as they are goodyear welt-ish and require extra steps. And, yes...they have taken a knock in recent years as their quality has gone down, but that is NOT to say that they will tossed in the trash within 6 months like the internet says. The internet is wrong.

So will they last you decades like the days of old? Likely not. But will they served their purpose for a good long while? More likely than not.

If you are looking for this shoe based on the style, just get them. No every shoe is BIFL and there's no call for them to be. So if you like these, but these and be happy and know they will likely outlast your same price sneakers, so there's not a lot to cry about.

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dsprass t1_isq1mll wrote

I totally agree. I had my docs now about 3-4 years. I resoled them last year and should get another 3-4 years out of them. I know that’s not a lifetime but I’m rough on my footwear so having them that long is a miracle

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Warmtimes t1_ittblku wrote

My impression is that current Dr Martens cannot be resoled-- at least not most of their models. Do you know what's what?

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Muncie4 t1_itur6wz wrote

Wrong impression shared by many. I'm no cobbler but they use a modified goodyear welt and can be resoled but you have to find a more experienced cobbler to resole them back to OEM specs. If they can resole them using another sole type other than OEM....of that, I'm ignorant.

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