Oct 13, 2026, 9:41 PM@north Do they make decent boots still? I haven't had a pair for, uh, some years. They were good then but I heard they changed ownership or something.
- Oct 13, 2026, 9:41 PM
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Oct 13, 2026, 9:42 PM@cR0w Yes, but one of mine is having issues, so they're issuing a return (quite a bit past their return period). The leather is very stiff.
- Oct 13, 2026, 9:43 PM
@north Oh nice. That's cool that they're taking care of you. Seems odd these days, even for boot manufacturers.
- Oct 13, 2026, 9:58 PM
@cR0w My understanding is that they've always been a good company. The fascists were pissed at the company because they made LGBTQIA+ shoes and learned that they are very, very queer friendly. The /archive/ bothers me, but https://www.drmartens.com/us/en/archive/pride
"More than 30% of our global workforce identifies as LGBTQIA+ [...]"
- Oct 13, 2026, 10:00 PM
@north That's really cool. TIL. I was worried about the quality going down but it's funny how most of the companies that have been on the side of good for that long seem to be less likely to sacrifice quality for more profit.
- Oct 13, 2026, 10:07 PM
@cR0w Now the question is whether I want to get the same style or a different one. They were a gift, so I didn't choose.
- Oct 13, 2026, 10:10 PM
@north I just looked and didn't realize there were so many models.
- Oct 13, 2026, 10:16 PM
@cR0w Mine are the 1461 shoes. I'm going back and forth between the regular smooth and the mono smooth (probably the former, because color choices).
https://www.drmartens.com/us/en/unisex/originals-boots-and-shoes/shoes/1461-oxford-shoes/c/06026200
- Oct 13, 2026, 10:18 PM
@north I don't know if it's regional but it says they're out of all but the black and the cherry in the regular smooth. I like the different color options. I don't need new boots but I'll keep them in mind in the future. I'd be curious if they seem as comfortable as I remember them.
- Oct 13, 2026, 10:20 PM
@cR0w Yeah I'm noticing that... There's definitely a break-in period before the comfort comes, at least on the smooth.