Monday, November 20, 2006

THE BOOTS

 
 
AUSTRALIA'S BEST KNOWN BOOT...BRAND 'RM WILLIAMS'...THE UPPER IS MADE FROM ONE PIECE OF LEATHER...THE SOLE IS TRADITIONALLY LEATHER BUT YOU CAN NOW GET RUBBER...THEY ONLY COME IN BLACK OR BROWN...THE PRICE $350 AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS...EXPENSIVE, YES...BUT MY BROWN BOOTS ARE NEARLY 13 YEARS OLD...COST $240 WAY BACK THEN...$18.46 PER YEAR...THEY HAVE BEEN RE-SOLED & RE-HEELED TWICE IN THAT TIME...I RECKON DARN GOOD VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY Posted by Picasa

2 comments:

threeforme said...

Mine are 10 years old now and are looking a bit scuffed around the toes. Did I really pay that much for them?

PRETTYDOG VINEYARD...KAZZ said...

IT'S A LOT OF MONEY OUT OF THE 'PENSION' BUT I WILL GET LOTS OF WEAR OUT OF THEM...YOU'VE HEARD THE EXPRESSION, "DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON"...THAT'LL BE ME!!