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I’m starting a new job which is going to put me on my feet walking and standing way more than I do now. I don’t have any decent work shoes to use at the moment and am using my romeos. Anybody have any suggestions for a good comfortable shoe to wear in a work environment? I’ll be visiting various businesses from hair salons to heavy manufacturing facilities. No steel toe requirements but I’m fine with them if it’s a good shoe.

redwing pecos pull-ons.....

Thorogood moc toes with the white wedge sole. I put on between 5 and 8 miles a shift on concrete and gravel, get two years out of a pair, comfortable as slippers.

I might try thorogoods this year. It's time for my annual boot allowance so we'll see if I can get a discount and get the price down somewhere less painful. I've been wearing Keens and Timberland Pro and have been happy with them, so I don't want to spend a ton more hoping I like them.

Don’t let the name fool you. Sturdy, comfortable, Oxford work shoe.

WORK SHOE

Allen Edmonds

What level of dress?

SAS (San Antonio Shoes)
Not cheap, but well made and made in America.

+1 on the thorogoods.

I wear the steel toe wellingtons everyday on concrete.

Thorogood makes both slip on , lace up. Steel and non steel toe.

Most of their shoes are made in USA.


Though if i didn’t have to wear safety toe, I’d wear a pair of Anderson beans.

A decent pair of Doc Martins would fit that bill for me.

I'd like to try RedWings sometime - had Thorogoods and HATED them. Most painful and uncomfortable boot I've ever owned but I also have flat feet and never found an insole to be worth a damn.

Redwing G-lite chukka. They come in aluminum toe and non- safety toe. Extremely lite. They work with dress or blue jeans.

$200 pr

My current shoe is a Carolina with Crepe Sole. I get about a year on the first sole. I am about ready to buy a new pair, and have the pair I am wearing resoled. USA Made also.
I wore RedWing for years, another good choice, but the last pair I checked out were made in South America. Better than China but not USA Made.

Bob R

If you don't need a true "dress shoe" and casual will work I'd look @ these:

Meindl Shoe

Anything from ECCO

Same here. Worn Redwing, Justin, Wolverine, Danner, Lehigh, among others with a preference for Redwing, Danner, and Justin. After all the rave reviews about Thorogood, I got a pair of Moc Toe and they were easily the most uncomfortable boot I’ve ever tried. Wore them on and off for months trying to get them broken in. The leather held up but the tread didn’t last very long.

Point being, picking a reputable brand is great but only your feet can tell you if it’s a good fit.

I like the looks of those and will get some ordered - thanks for the link!

I've been wearing Keen's for the last few years, but am wanting to switch it up a bit. I can't get more than a few months out of a pair of Keen's for some reason, and their prices have gone up beyond what I want to pay for Dixie cup boots.

I work in an office environment for the most part, but I wear boots on days I have to be at construction jobsites, at my home shop, and around the ranch.

LR - consider making an appointment with a podiatrist and getting custom orthotics made in addition to getting your new boots. Sounds like you are going to be on your feet quite a bit, on hard surfaces. Just slide out the factory insoles and replace them with the orthotics.

I always thought orthotics had an old man/boomer stigma, and resisted for a long time. I had a fairly young guy working for me at that time who swore by them, so I eventually caved in. Turned one to be of the smartest things I've done, and they have helped considerably with arch fatigue, knee and hip pain, etc.

You’re welcome. I wear them all winter when not wearing my Sorels. Winter is too slick for my pull on Justin workboot that I wear April-October. Very comfortable for my feet, and they come in wide.

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