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New boots letting in

Grolschevik · 2016-10-02 20:46:33

Bought a new pair of leather boots (biker/engineer) last week. Wore them out for only the second time last Friday, and got caught in that absolutely torrential rain. Boots let in water; seems on examination that it's likely to have seeped in via the stitching of the upper to the sole. Wasn't a huge amount of dampness and…

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02-10-2016 9:46pm

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Grolschevik

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Bought a new pair of leather boots (biker/engineer) last week.

Wore them out for only the second time last Friday, and got caught in that absolutely torrential rain.

Boots let in water; seems on examination that it's likely to have seeped in via the stitching of the upper to the sole.

Wasn't a huge amount of dampness and it was very wet weather, but it was only a ten minute or so walk.

Is it reasonable of me to expect a new pair of boots to be way more resistant than this? Is it something I should take up with the retailer (online, to complicate things)?

Or should I just lash on the dubbin and get on with my life?

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