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Hi Paul, Allen Edmonds introduced me the value of quality footwear and the joy of wearing them, heck I even wrote Allen Edmonds' brand spotlight here.

Most people don't care about footwear and don't want to pay Allen Edmonds' prices - even with the promise of quality, long life and the possibility of recrafting. They rather pay $50, even less, every year to get new footwear instead of maintaining theirs for a long time, consumerism at its best. Even once-great companies like Johnston & Murphy and Florsheim gave up and only have small portion of quality footwear available.

How do you envision the future of Allen Edmonds? Will it join J&M and Florsheim's path or maintain its idealism? Really can't blame you if you give up too, after all you have to achieve profitability, especially since Allen Edmonds is owned by a private equity firm now. If you maintain Allen Edmonds' current state, how are you going to make it? I know you already move all leather upper production to Dominican Republic to cut the cost but I also noticed a price hike recently and obviously make your products more unattainable for most.

PS: The head customer service lady at Port Washington is an outstanding sample of customer service excellency. Give her my compliment!

Mora 2.0 is infamous for its cap-toe creasing tho. Not that I mind, mine crease on the right shoe, but some people do consistently complain about it.

I believe AE only manufactured 3 W1K models: W1K LIMITED shell cordovan line: 721 LTD and 744 LTD and Krausse. The rest of W1K are made in Wolverine's own factory in Rockford, MI.

Maybe I am pessimistic but I foresee the future of American manufactures to be very bleak, so I truly hope I am wrong in this case. I still want my next Allen Edmonds shoes available new from stores and not only available used on ebay.

Wish you the best of luck with that and keep up the good work!