Looks like a real deal, not those OOS deals from David Jones. I successfully purchased a pair.
R.M. Williams official store is selling these at $595
Dark choc colour only
Available sizes: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Edit: These are made in Australia
And don't forget cash rewards.
lol no.
Not this exact model but I have for the Comfort Craftsman. Just call the store first to confirm.
Where else would they be made? They are RM Williams. That being said, no way in hell I'm buying Suede shoes, that's just asking for trouble, those things are going to look ruined in weeks. And the second you drop some mayonnaise on them at lunchtime, it's all over red rover.
I've seen some of their shoes made in Spain or Mexico. That was why when I saw this price, I immediately checked to see where they were made.
I apply suede protection my suede boots and thankfully have no trouble so far.
I have a pair of suede RM williams for last 2 years and still look great.
Bought a second pair.
Thanks OP.
"Mayonnaise"
"lunch time"
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no way in hell I'm buying Suede shoes, that's just asking for trouble, those things are going to look ruined in weeks
You need to shampoo and then brush it with a wierd rubber brush tool to restore it.
Don't these have a lifetime warranty?
Down to size 11uk only now
Can anyone point me to the best place to buy the Comfort Craftsman in leather? Is Nungar the best way to go at $430? I can’t seem to find cheaper but still struggling with the price.
Get the iconic to price match Nuglar, just bought few weeks ago from ICONIC
How do you go about this? I tried to do this over the website chat, they said ok, then they said an email saying they don't price match with that website.
They sent me a coupon though.
Why not just buy from Nungar?
They take forever to deliver.
@SLY JD: I bought mine from there and they were at my door in about 3 days from purchase date (Sydney Metro)
Why not support Nungar?
RM Williams have all their rubber soles made in China now.
Was made in Adelaide until recently
ACCC: viability of large enterprises is threatened due to privatised electricity market.
The pigs that privatised it claim they're about job creation as well while they leave the market privatised so that the economic disaster continues ie businesses don't employ people or move production offshore because of electricity prices.
Stupid politicians “prices won't go up" blah blah blah. So sick of being lied to.
No wonder people are voting for the nutcases - at least they're upfront about their ideas.
Let's not forget, the original founders made real money selling this business, let's not blame it all on the new owner, they're just doing what any greedy corporation does
Salisbury factory is cloding as someone nearly died because management was too lazy to fix a unsafe area. I love that you blame power bills, you think a major company pays 40kw a hour like us?
South Australia has the highest electricity prices in the world and it's not because of privatisation. Any business interested in survival would relocate to a different state or unfortunately country.
Privatisation was definitely part of the issue as maintenance and future proofing had fallen to profit margins.
as maintenance and future proofing had fallen to profit margins.
Governments are also infamous for milking dividends from utilities at the expense of maintenance and upgrades.
Plenty of jurisdictions around the world have privatised their electricity industry and are not the SA disaster of world record high prices and unreliability. Government interference and subsides means the electricity market is far from operating like a private free market.
Government interference and subsides means the electricity market is far from operating like a private free market.
Fortunately but it is still at the detriment to aus society.
SA has turned a corner it was never unreliable but forgotten at a federal level leading to minor loss of power something every jurisdictions goes through. High prices are mostly still there but not world leading and the REs have stabilised what private ownership and fed government mismanagement didn't want to.
Fortunately but it is still at the detriment to aus society.
Fortunately? Not clear on what you are saying. Is that approval or disapproval of government interference? I would lay the blame almost entirely with the Weatherill government policies.
SA has turned a corner it was never unreliable but forgotten
It is unreliable and I see no proof it has turned a corner.
High prices are mostly still there but not world leading
Yes they are the highest in the world, or at least amongst the highest depending on data collection period. Even the renewable friendly ABC News reported in 2017 SA had overtaken Denmark as having the most expensive electricity in the world.
REs have stabilised
Blackout, brownouts and rationing show otherwise. Not to mention the many legal cases that are working their way through the courts, including the IVF clinic that lost all its frozen embryos in one of the 2018 outages. Also, SA relies heavily on the interstate connector as it often cannot produce enough electricity for itself when the sun doesn't shine or the wind doesn't blow.
@rokufan: Fortunate for government regulation as free market is a misnomer.
Australia's electricity prices are near on highest in the world don't single out SA for a small period as cherry picked stats can suit any avenue as with court battles. SA government is continuing with the previous polcies as it should be a bipartisan issue.
SA always relied heavily on the connectors as we can't get any budget for newer efficient technologies like a reactor and hence have to spend smaller amounts on REs. ABC reports fairly unbiased with a slight lean to sitting governments, it is not bound by a political avenue that benefits a small amount of 'multi national aussies' emptying the coffers.
@abuch47: Free market is only a misnomer when used incorrectly. The electricity market of course is not a free market, not even close, it is a dog's breakfast of regulation and subsidies - hence the government owns this market failure.
don't single out SA for a small period as cherry picked stats
I'm not. They are inarguably significantly and consistently higher than the rest of the country. I'm referring to averages, not spot prices at any moment in time.
government is continuing with the previous polcies as it should be a bipartisan issue.
Creating the world's most expensive electricity along with increased unreliability is something many would want to vote against. Why should this area of policy be siloed as off-limits to political parties having different policies, especially considering the disaster of past governments' decisions? Bad policy is not sacred and should be challenged.
as we can't get any budget for newer efficient technologies like a reactor and hence have to spend smaller amounts on REs.
SA can't get any budget? Well it wouldn't have to finance new energy investment itself if it didn't scramble the market. The private sector is not interested in risking its capital - which is due to the government's intervention in the market creating distortion and risk - the type of intervention that you said was "fortunate" (the consequences are not so fortunate apparently).
New generation nuclear, which looks very interesting, is not being built because of government policy. The government is picking winners and it has chosen: solar, wind and battery; nuclear is banned. Once again poorly considered ideologically-based government intervention has created market failure, not because of a lack of investment funds as you suggest. BTW, the private sector (not government) has paid for most of SA's RE after getting guarantees and subsidies.
ABC reports fairly unbiased with a slight lean to sitting governments, it is not bound by a political avenue that benefits a small amount of 'multi national aussies' emptying the coffers.
No. You mean a very strong lean to Labor, whether as sitting governments or opposition. It is bound to big unions, the green-left and big spending governments who empty the pockets of hard working taxpayers.
Do they have something from post 2010
I think these were made more recently than 2010
shows up as $379.00 for me?
Same. None left.
Got an email saying that my order was cancelled and payment refunded. This was for a UK size 11.
Lame, bad luck.
Are these shoes really that good?
it's sad to say yes. I never understood the point of having 1 of these RM boots instead of 3 of the lesser ones. But when I start to have to walk 10-12 hours a day for my job (no sneaker allowed), I decided to give it a try and never look back.
Amazon warehouse?
The fact theres a job that requires you to walk for 10-12 hours without allowing you to wear sneakers honestly seems like a safety hazard.
@X35rgfF45: wedding videographer. In all honesty, I can wear sneaker if I really want to. But it's not the image I want for my brand
Yes
Pricing error?
Good shoes are worth it’s money
My preference are echo.
Wouldn’t mind a pair of RM if the price is right
I wouldn't buy RM's anymore. I bought these before thinking they were good quality and would last me multiple times compared to a no-name brand - I was wrong.
Indoor office use all day, take the train and back to work, probably about 15 minutes max walking outside a day. Alternate my pair with another pair of boots of a different brand as well. 13 months in and a hole is on the bottom of the sole.
Brought it back to RM's and they wanted to charge me another $165 to resole. I told them it's only been 13 months and they mentioned to me their shoes have no warranty and it's wear and tear and nothing they can do.
Not worth it. Get something else.
Many here have had a vastly different experience but sucks that it was bad for you
Your username speaks truths. We still need more information though, do you have a leather or a rubber sole? Are you actually looking after your boots? You can't just go and bag a company for something that you may have caused. Wear and tear is going to happen, and expecting that you're going to have a warranty on a pair of boots is ridiculous.
I have leather soles. I walk the shoes from my shoe rack to my car, park my car at the station, walk them into the train and train it to work. From the station its a 10 minute walk indoors to my office. I spend the day inside and buy lunch once a week where I need to walk out. Then repeat the journey home.
I polish them and keep shoe trees in them, I also alternate pairs to air them out. I think its fair to say it is light to moderate use at best.
I agree there usually isn't warranty on shoes, but it should be fair to expect some quality when you spend $500 on them.
I agree my experience is rare according to the testimonials I've seen online but these days marketing companies have shills everywhere. I'm just adding my experience and feedback to what is online - no need to attack anyone for it.
I agree that you have the right to add your feedback, and should not be neg'd for it. But given your situation as outlined I probably would have gone for the rubber sole.
I mean just think about it, leather is dead skin. It doesn't matter if you have paid $100 or $500, that doesn't give the leather special anti-decaying powers, and walking on anything that isn't carpet is going to wear them through faster and reduce their mileage, even if it is for only ~10 minutes a day, alternating days.
That's half an hour a week, an hour and a half per month, which in 13 months adds up to almost 20 hours of rubbing dead skin on concrete/bitumen. Then you add foot moisture and the countless hours walking indoors. It is going to wear through no matter the brand or price you paid.
Not sure why you're being negged. Have my vote
Yeah, I've had the same experience here. Don't recommend RMs anymore.
Could I buy these at dj and swap at rm Williams? For the right size.