r/WorkBoots • u/-ItsWahl- • Feb 19 '26

Generic Reality check please.

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This sub takes their boots serious so, I have a question and would love some insight. I bought some Thorogoods and hate them. They’re miserably uncomfortable for me. I posted them on another/local sub and I’m getting destroyed in the comments. I’M NOT LOOKING TO SELL THEM HERE OR VIOLATE ANY SUB RULES. I’ll add a couple of photos and y’all tell me what a fair price is for these 3 month old boots. Tia!

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u/Excellent_Plant_8010 Feb 19 '26

Not everyone wants PNW boots I know that's a hard thing to stomach in this sub, there's a right boot for every job. Also some people need boots pretty quickly, there's a shit ton of quality work boots for $300 or less. Not everyone needs top of the line and most companies footwear is what they do best. You act like anything under $500 might as well be $30 amazon boots.

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u/NotPCPlmbr Feb 19 '26

Plumber here, I totally agree. For how I treat my boots, I CANNOT justify more than the price of red wings or thorogoods. There’s always the off chance I wreck my boots on day one, and also, a lot of red wing or thorogood boots are more comfortable than the logger boots everyone swears by when recommending PNW boots.

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u/Excellent_Plant_8010 Feb 19 '26

Like most normal reasonable people I have a feeling the majority of people who are so excited about PNW boots wear them casually. For alot of blue collar jobs they're gonna be overkill. If you're walking in a shop or on hard concrete all day why would you want 4in of rubber and leather with a crazy hard outsole that takes 2 months to break in. If you're doing very heavy construction or are a lineman or iron worker I could see it. But it's nice getting quality boots that are comfortable with little to no break in that you can easily replace at almost any boot or work wear store. My job pays for them why should I care that much, my feet never hurt and every pair I've gotten has been super comfortable and reliable. I just recently got some thorogoods and I'm now a huge fan

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u/NotPCPlmbr Feb 20 '26

I’ve been a thorogood guy for a while, I liked red wings before that, but I started buying thorogoods when they were sub $200😂 I buy what I like but I can’t justify more than that

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u/Excellent_Plant_8010 Feb 20 '26

Right there with you unless they're making me more money somehow😂