Customer Reviews Dr. Martens 8053 Series

Zappos.com Is The Cat's Pajamas. The only part of my wardrobe that I care intensely about are my shoes. Now, given, I have exactly three pairs of shoes. A work pair. A pair of brown Penny Loafers. A black pair of Oxfords. Two belts. One brown. One black. Typical male closet. Shoes are the one things that I will splurge on, as long as the quality is there. About a year ago, a pair of black Oxfords that I had worn for about three years finally had had it. They just disintegrated, and fell off my feet. I buried them in the back yard. So, it was time to get another pair. I went to the local shoe store. After walking back and forth several times, I ended up with debating over two shoes. One was a high priced Bass shoe. The other was a shoe from Sketchers. I said that I was willing to splurge on shoes, but the Bass (who I've been completely happy with in the past, and which was the shoe that I was trying to replace) was $ 120. Holy cow. The Sketchers was $ 40. Well, you get what you pay for. I bought the Sketchers shoe, and within three months the "leather" was peeling off and sole was separating from the shoe. Like a stupid consumer, I say to myself, "Maybe I just got the one bad shoe from the factory that day. Hey, it happens." And I went out and bought another pair of $ 40 Sketchers shoes. Present day, four months later. My second pair of Sketchers shoes is again falling apart. The seams are separating. The "leather" is falling off. The sole is separating. So where do I stand at this point? I have spent $ 80 in the past year on shoes, and need to get another pair. If I had paid the $ 120 for the Bass shoe, it would probably show very little, if any, signs of wear at this point. Now, I had a pair of Dr. Martens some years ago, in High School. I remember that they weren't my favorite pair of shoe ever, but they were tough as Hell. I ended up losing them in a move before they showed any signs of wear. So, since I was back to Square One anyway, and I knew that a Dr. Martens was going to run just as expensive as the Bass shoe, why not give them a try? That is when I found Zappos.com. Fabulous site. Simply fabulous. I type in Dr. Martens, and am instantly displayed their selection. I easily find the exact black Oxford that I am looking for. I check the price. $ 90, but minus the fact that they were on sale, they were only $ 70, and free shipping. Hoohoo! So I read the testimonials for this shoe. I know what my size is, which they conveniently give in UK and US. A good portion of the comments are saying how the shoes felt a size too small. Hmmmm. Okay, so I order a size larger than what I normally wear. I plug in the credit card number, and three days later, the shoes arrive in a shiny new box. Alas! They feel like they are a size too large! Ugh. I reversed the Reverse Psychology, and ended up reversing myself into a larger size. So, I sheepishly take the receipt to my computer and go back to Zappos.com to see what their return policy is, and how many limbs I have to sell in order to get the correct size. The Cookies remember me, and I am taken right to my order. Immediately, and I mean Immediately, below my order is a link that says, "Would you like to return or exchange this shoe?" Why, yes, Mr. Zappos. I would. I click on it. I answer a few simple questions. Next thing I know, a UPS label is printing out of my printer. Along with a piece of paper that I have to include in the box. It simply is for me to fill in the action that I would like taken. I say, "Sorry. Based on the testimonials, I ordered a size too large. Please exchange it for the same shoe, but a size smaller." And I check the "Exchange" box. I tape the UPS label to the box and drop it off the next day on the way to work. I should get the correct shoes within a week. Zappos.com, you are the Cat's Pajamas.

cCmfortable - This is my 5th Dr. Martens shoes I love them.