ECCO shoes, and then possible menswear bargain

81r2 · 13-01-2021 2:09pm #1

My go to shoe is an ECCO Track. A Gore-Tex waterproof shoe. Sometimes discounted by 20%-30% in my experience. Spotted an Irish menswear shop offering this shoe at a 50% discount. Ordered a pair, delivered 3 days later by DPD. Happy out.
Shop has plenty of other brands discounted by 50% in their other sections. However I'm only familiar with ECCO and feel the shoe is a bargain.

https://www.lavinsmenswear.com/c/footwear/26/filbrand_130/perpage_24

corks finest · 13-01-2021 2:51pm

81r2 wrote: »

My go to shoe is an ECCO Track. A Gore-Tex waterproof shoe. Sometimes discounted by 20%-30% in my experience. Spotted an Irish menswear shop offering this shoe at a 50% discount. Ordered a pair, delivered 3 days later by DPD. Happy out.
Shop has plenty of other brands discounted by 50% in their other sections. However I'm only familiar with ECCO and feel the shoe is a bargain.

https://www.lavinsmenswear.com/c/footwear/26/filbrand_130/perpage_24

Had 2 pairs similar to these, didn't last as long as I'd hoped(goretex track)

Zimmerframe · 13-01-2021 3:16pm

corks finest wrote: »

Had 2 pairs similar to these, didn't last as long as I'd hoped(goretex track)

Not dissing the OP's bargain, thanks m8, I was a huge Ecco fan myself, until recently.

I had a pair of Gortex boots and liked them so much I bought another pair to keep as a spare set.

The sole disintegrated on the pair I was wearing, and I wasn't too impressed, but I assumed I must have walked through acid or diesel or somesubstance as they were in mush.
I went to the cupboard and stuck on my shiny new pair, straight from the box.(although maybe 2 years since purchase)
Noticed the next day, my feet wet and looked at the disintegrated soles and thought I had put on the old ones, but alas no, the unworn pair had disintegrated in exactly the same way.

Seems I was not alone.

Ecco, never again.

SheroP · 13-01-2021 3:23pm

Fair play thanks for heads up
Sadly very limited sizes
Personally I think they are a great brand with no problems
Wearing ecco for 30: years

Saint_Mel · 13-01-2021 4:02pm

Have seen similar issue ... gave someone a lift one day and noticed after they got out that the floor of the car was destroyed with something all crumbled up. Chatting the same person the next day and the soles of their shoes were in tatters!

kneemos · 13-01-2021 5:04pm

Was going to buy a pair of ECCO waterproof,fed up with getting wet feet. Glad I didn't now,got a pair of Columbia instead.

Still waiting though,thanks Amazon.

Garlinge · 13-01-2021 5:10pm

Same issue with me in that soles split. I think it is the nature of the material, like a rubber, to deteriorate with age rather than use/wear. I had identical pair in another location, only used when there but soles went the same way tho little used.

corks finest · 13-01-2021 6:42pm

Garlinge wrote: »

Same issue with me in that soles split. I think it is the nature of the material, like a rubber, to deteriorate with age rather than use/wear. I had identical pair in another location, only used when there but soles went the same way tho little used.

Got 2 decent pairs of runner type regatta waterproof hiking boots, really good, and my best pair are Berghaus - fully w proof and I use them daily up the cliff walk muddy and wet

Peig Sayers · 13-01-2021 6:49pm

Same thing happened to me with a pair of ECCO boots. Completely disintegrated. Problem was I was wearing them in the snow in Sweden at the time and only had that pair with me. Had to buy a pair in a charity shop there!

corks finest · 13-01-2021 7:01pm

Peig Sayers wrote: »

Same thing happened to me with a pair of ECCO boots. Completely disintegrated. Problem was I was wearing them in the snow in Sweden at the time and only had that pair with me. Had to buy a pair in a charity shop there!

They've obviously changed source of leather or outsourced production in the last few years, product had a good reputation

13-01-2021 8:13pm

Had a pair for two years and i walked them to stubs, brilliant shoes.

Got a subsequent pair a few months back, and no issues yet i must say

Peig Sayers · 13-01-2021 8:41pm

corks finest wrote: »

They've obviously changed source of leather or outsourced production in the last few years, product had a good reputation

It wasn't the leather, the uppers were perfect. It was the sole that crumbled. Wouldn't mind but they were quite expensive. Only pair that ever disintegrated!

Garlinge · 13-01-2021 9:53pm

Same calamity with me, soaked thru on way to an event then sat in bare feet as socks wet thru and shops closed by time to walk home again... and no rads on to dry off what with fancy underfloor heating?

jamesd · 13-01-2021 11:10pm

Thank you OP, got my ECCO work shoes for €55 delivered and normally the lowest I'd ever get them is €90 in a sale.

Rows Grower · 13-01-2021 11:12pm

Wore nothing else for about twenty years but noticed a distinct change in quality standards about ten years ago, nothing remotely like what they used to be.

I often had pairs of Ecco for well over five years, they went from going out shoes to working shoes to they'll be grand outside in the garden shoes. They seemed to get more comfortable the older they got. The last two pairs I got didn't last pi**ing time, wore one pair walking the dogs on the beach and they literally fell apart the next day.

I found Henly to be a good brand since and for very good comfortable boots that will take all punishment the military spec Altberg are hard to beat.

Masala · 13-01-2021 11:16pm

the €55 ones I watching earlier now €82......

Well that has helped me decide 'do i really them' !!!

vidapura · 14-01-2021 11:18am

I bought Ecco track boots last year and I wear them every day.
No problems whatsoever.

So I just bought a new pair of Ecco Track shoes from Lavins there.. €85 is a steal.

Thanks very much to the OP !!

MOH · 14-01-2021 2:00pm

Wow, thought it was just me, I had exactly the same problem with a pair of Ecco shoes a few years ago.
Soles went to pieces. Never again.

Garlinge · 14-01-2021 2:38pm

I have Hotter brand now, as laceup/walking shoe. It has a very slight heel and more comfortable on that account than the Ecco which has virtually identical shoe. But no Hotter shops here....

parttime · 14-01-2021 2:50pm

I had a pair of ECCO trainers, 15 years ago. Brown leather, with orange stitching. Looked great, felt great on my feet. Wore them daily for 8 years. They truly were awesome. Have tried 5 different models since then and was burned every time. They're not the company they once were...

corks finest · 14-01-2021 5:03pm

parttime wrote: »

I had a pair of ECCO trainers, 15 years ago. Brown leather, with orange stitching. Looked great, felt great on my feet. Wore them daily for 8 years. They truly were awesome. Have tried 5 different models since then and was burned every time. They're not the company they once were...

Agree wholeheartedly

corks finest · 14-01-2021 5:03pm

Garlinge wrote: »

I have Hotter brand now, as laceup/walking shoe. It has a very slight heel and more comfortable on that account than the Ecco which has virtually identical shoe. But no Hotter shops here....

Expensive compared to the ecco

GalwayGaillimh · 14-01-2021 5:13pm

corks finest wrote: »

Agree wholeheartedly

Originally think they were made in Denmark and then production was moved to somewhere cheap...quality suffered as a result..

Peig Sayers · 14-01-2021 5:36pm

When putting out the bin today I discovered my partner had thrown out a pair of Ecco shoes for the same reason as me! The soles are crumbling and the side is split!

What are the chances that two people in the same household have the exact same problem :mad:

Peig Sayers · 14-01-2021 5:38pm

GalwayGaillimh wrote: »

Originally think they were made in Denmark and then production was moved to somewhere cheap...quality suffered as a result..

Our ones were made in Thailand

Garlinge · 14-01-2021 6:23pm

I bought x 2 Hotter in past 2 yrs ( c £60) and think about same price as similar design Ecco.

Qwerty? · 14-01-2021 11:16pm

My last two pairs of shoes for work haven't lasted 12 months, soles failed in both. I thought something at work was effected them... Now I know the truth. Time for a new brand.

jamesd · 15-01-2021 10:00am

I get a full year out of my echo shoes in work, then every January I get a new pair and I keep the older pair for home/garden for the year.
Find them unreal.

NoBread · 15-01-2021 12:53pm

Rows Grower wrote: »

Wore nothing else for about twenty years but noticed a distinct change in quality standards about ten years ago, nothing remotely like what they used to be.

I often had pairs of Ecco for well over five years, they went from going out shoes to working shoes to they'll be grand outside in the garden shoes. They seemed to get more comfortable the older they got. The last two pairs I got didn't last pi**ing time, wore one pair walking the dogs on the beach and they literally fell apart the next day.

I found Henly to be a good brand since and for very good comfortable boots that will take all punishment the military spec Altberg are hard to beat.

parttime wrote: »

I had a pair of ECCO trainers, 15 years ago. Brown leather, with orange stitching. Looked great, felt great on my feet. Wore them daily for 8 years. They truly were awesome. Have tried 5 different models since then and was burned every time. They're not the company they once were...

GalwayGaillimh wrote: »

Originally think they were made in Denmark and then production was moved to somewhere cheap...quality suffered as a result..

Peig Sayers wrote: »

Our ones were made in Thailand

I'd like to echo (Ecco?

) the above comments. Used to love them, until one time I bought an exact same pair to replace a pair I loved that had just gotten too old, but even when out of the box and on my feet they looked unevenly made, one wasn't exactly like the other. Also wasn't anywhere near as comfortable.
Did a little digging online and found out the original owner had gotten too old and one of his daughters took over, made big moves to cost saving, and quality went seriously downhill after that. They were a Portugese company I believe, and sure enough I checked both pairs - the original that I loved were made in Portugal, the new ones of the exact same type were made in Thailand. Pieces of garbage.
That was about 10 - 15 years ago it all changed. I've tried two or three pairs since just in case, but none impressed me.
It's a shame that in all that time since they haven't responded to all the on-line criticism of quality.

15-01-2021 5:45pm

Any other brand thst is as good as old Echo ?

skinny90 · 15-01-2021 5:58pm

I have actually looked through the sale items in Lavins and its pretty decent and well priced, free deleivery for orders over 49€

kneemos · 15-01-2021 6:24pm

6541 wrote: »

Any other brand thst is as good as old Echo ?

I have a pair of Columbia hiking shoes ordered. I'll report if I ever get them.

corks finest · 15-01-2021 7:56pm

6541 wrote: »

Any other brand thst is as good as old Echo ?

Berghaus

pm1977x · 15-01-2021 8:32pm

Have to say I've had many pairs of Ecco over the last 5 years, all wore well and are easily the most comfortable shoe/runner I've owned, very surprised to hear about all these disintegrating soles, maybe I've just been lucky so far.

vidapura · 16-01-2021 3:36pm

Well folks, whatever about Ecco, I am very pissed off with Lavins Menswear.

I ordered a size 7 in the Ecco track shoes.. and what arrived is Size 7.5

When I rang to query this with them they give me the runaround.
Claiming crap about Ecco sizes. Which is neither here nor there as they advertised size 7 on the website.
And 7 is what I ordered.

So I should have got a 7. What I got, as it says on the box itself, is EU 41 , Uk 7.5

They have refused to pay for the return postage citing their returns policy, despite the fact that they sent the wrong size and the fault is theirs.

So now I have to go to the hassle of returning these shoes AND have to pay for the privilige..

I really miss Amazon.. at least they know how to deal with customers properly.

matzen · 16-01-2021 4:11pm

vidapura wrote: »

So now I have to go to the hassle of returning these shoes AND have to pay for the privilige..

I really miss Amazon.. at least they know how to deal with customers properly.

If you paid using a credit/debit card , just do a charge back. I'm assuming the order confirmation email states size 7 so shouldn't be an issue for the bank to do the charge back.

vidapura · 16-01-2021 5:54pm

Not sure I understand that... how do you do it?
Is it disputing the charge ?

Like, they said they would refund the money I paid for the shoes ... its just the postage I'm out.

kneemos · 16-01-2021 5:58pm

vidapura wrote: »

Not sure I understand that... how do you do it?
Is it disputing the charge ?

Like, they said they would refund the money I paid for the shoes ... its just the postage I'm out.

PayPal allows you to claim postage if you need to send something back also.

Green Peter · 16-01-2021 6:00pm

Peig Sayers wrote: »

When putting out the bin today I discovered my partner had thrown out a pair of Ecco shoes for the same reason as me! The soles are crumbling and the side is split!

What are the chances that two people in the same household have the exact same problem :mad:

Happened me with two pairs, always bought ecco, never again. Customer service didn't want to know, didn't have receipts. Every day is a school day!

Cluedo Monopoly · 16-01-2021 6:04pm

I have bought 4 pairs of these in a row. They are the most comfortable and hard wearing shoes ever.
Cheapest I ever saw was 155. They are 127 here.
https://www.lavinsmenswear.com/p/ecco-track-25-shoe---coffee/831844coffee
Thanks OP!

vidapura · 16-01-2021 9:05pm

kneemos wrote: »

PayPal allows you to claim postage if you need to send something back also.

Ahh now! Thats something I hadn't thought of!!!
And I just checked it out and it looks like paypal will help me out.

Thanks @kneemos for that!
Brilliant...

matzen · 17-01-2021 1:36pm

vidapura wrote: »

Not sure I understand that... how do you do it?
Is it disputing the charge ?

Like, they said they would refund the money I paid for the shoes ... its just the postage I'm out.

If you received the incorrect item and you have proof of that you can do a charge back if the seller doesnt help you out. Contact your bank for details. You shouldn't pay postage of your received an incorrect item.

skinny90 · 17-01-2021 2:26pm

matzen wrote: »

If you received the incorrect iremand you have proof of that you can do a charge back if the seller doesnt help you out. Contact your bank for details. You shouldn't pay postage of your received an incorrect item.

Id also leave a review. Its poor customer service if you have received an incorrect item and have to pay postage to resolve it.

17-01-2021 9:59pm

vidapura wrote: »

Well folks, whatever about Ecco, I am very pissed off with Lavins Menswear.

I ordered a size 7 in the Ecco track shoes.. and what arrived is Size 7.5

When I rang to query this with them they give me the runaround.
Claiming crap about Ecco sizes. Which is neither here nor there as they advertised size 7 on the website.
And 7 is what I ordered.

So I should have got a 7. What I got, as it says on the box itself, is EU 41 , Uk 7.5

They have refused to pay for the return postage citing their returns policy, despite the fact that they sent the wrong size and the fault is theirs.

So now I have to go to the hassle of returning these shoes AND have to pay for the privilige..

I really miss Amazon.. at least they know how to deal with customers properly.

EU 41 is UK 7 Look up size charts.

Masala · 18-01-2021 1:13am

6541 wrote: »

EU 41 is UK 7 Look up size charts.

My current Ecco shoe say 41. UK 7.5. US 7

So a 7 in an Ecco is not 41

vidapura · 18-01-2021 11:54am

loyatemu · 18-01-2021 12:00pm

FWIW I have a pair of Ecco Track, bought 2 years ago - the soles are the same as they were when I got them, virtually no wear or deterioration. Says "Made in Slovakia" on the label.

There is however some scuffing on the toes - can anyone recommend a product to touch this up?

81r2 · 18-01-2021 10:14pm

loyatemu wrote: »

FWIW I have a pair of Ecco Track, bought 2 years ago - the soles are the same as they were when I got them, virtually no wear or deterioration. Says "Made in Slovakia" on the label.

There is however some scuffing on the toes - can anyone recommend a product to touch this up?

If your shoes are similar to the picture, two posts back. Would show polish be the solution? https://m.tesco.ie/mt/www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=281184222

18-01-2021 10:49pm

All prices gone up ! Dam

corks finest · 19-01-2021 12:04pm

Cluedo Monopoly wrote: »

I have bought 4 pairs of these in a row. They are the most comfortable and hard wearing shoes ever.
Cheapest I ever saw was 155. They are 127 here.
https://www.lavinsmenswear.com/p/ecco-track-25-shoe---coffee/831844coffee
Thanks OP!

I'd 2pairs similar didn't last pissing time, but I've walking shoes made in Malaysia (ecco) that I've for years so it's definitely down to quality control,
I'm heavy on shoes /boots as I hike daily on cliff walks etc(pre covid) but some ecco products are well below par

bcklschaps · 19-01-2021 12:16pm

Just out of curiosity, during the sale, what price were Lavins (?) selling Ecco track for?

They used to be around €120 upto €150 soo anything under €100 is pretty good.

I have worn ECCO for 30 years. Great shoes....yes, quality probably isn't what it used to be...but nothing is nowadays (sigh)

Edit : I see people paid €55 then €85, then €127.

ECCO shoes, and then possible menswear bargain

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