A Trad Confused

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New Camp Mocs for me… My Beans which are still in rotation are stretched out, beat and transitioning life to a shoe that sticks by the front door to run the trash out, bop around running errands, or fetching stuff while it’s raining. I decided to...

New Camp Mocs for me… My Beans which are still in rotation are stretched out, beat and transitioning life to a shoe that sticks by the front door to run the trash out, bop around running errands, or fetching stuff while it’s raining. I decided to step up to the made in Maine shoe. So far, so good.

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I’ve been deciding what to do with my Bean Camp Mocs recently. The uppers have aged very well. The soles on the other hand are cheap and the heals wore through in a little less than 2 years.
Now I know about the satisfaction guarantee at Bean. I...

I’ve been deciding what to do with my Bean Camp Mocs recently. The uppers have aged very well. The soles on the other hand are cheap and the heals wore through in a little less than 2 years.

Now I know about the satisfaction guarantee at Bean. I thought long and hard about sending them back for replacement. Even though they would have done so with no questions asked, at the end of the day it just didn’t seem like the right thing to do.

I went on a few made in the USA sources for camp mocs… The prices were higher than I wanted to pay. Everyone was well over $200.

Back to the shoes, I decided to take them to a shoe repair shop around the corner. The cobbler showed me a quality boat sole from Goodyear for $50. So today I dropped them off and for $50 I’ll repair my Camp Mocs. These treads will be high quality. Yes, I know I could have almost bought another new pair for $30 more! But, there’s something that felt right about having something repaired.

I am trying to live by the motto, “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without!” It’s a philosophy that was adhered to by many in previous American generations.

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