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29 of 31 found the following review helpful:
 The new chinese version sucks Dec 17, 2006
By Nonmouse
I've had a number of pairs of Docs over the years, all either 8-eyelet or 6-eyelet padded boots. My last pair of brit-made 6-eyelet boots are 5-6 years old, and getting pretty beat up from bartending in them 5 nights a week for years. I picked up a new pair, and didn't really inspect them much before I bought them, as I'd owned several pairs before, knew they'd all fit the same after a little breaking-in, and I was in a hurry.
Wearing them the first day, I thought they were awfully tight, but figured they just needed to be worn in a little. At the end of the day, though, my feet hurt- a first for me with docs. So I compared them to my old pair. They're both size 8s, but the new pair is a good inch shorter, narrower across the heel and instep and pinches in more closely at the toes. Pretty much a full size smaller.
The quality is -much- lower than the old pair, too. The leather is thinner and stiffer and clearly won't last nearly as long. My old pair is fully lined, with a padded, lined tongue, while the new pair is only lined in the very front of the toe, with a very thin unpadded, unlined tongue. The stitching is much shoddier, with fewer parallel lines, fewer stitches per inch and no reinforcing tacks where the uppers attach to the lowers under the lowest set of eyelets. Speaking of eyelets, the new pair has cheap painted steel rolled two-piece eyelets rather than the flat, brass one-piece eyelets imprinted with "Dr Martens Air Wair" of the old pair.
All in all, they're more like a cheap Wal-Mart/discount store knock-off than real Docs. Uncomfortable, shoddy and clearly won't take the abuse the England built ones did. Absolutely the last pair I ever buy, and they're going to the Salvation Army tomorrow.
9 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Not the same Docs Dec 23, 2007
By Atomic Leo
"amtcleo"
I recently ordered a pair of these to replace a pair I bought 5 years. The Dr. Marten brand is no longer manufactured in England and it shows. The leather was marred and the fit wasn't nearly as good as my previous pair. To top it off the sole pattern is completely useless. Gone was the hiker boot pattern that would grip into ice and snow, replaced with the 'groove' pattern that does nothing for traction. I'm very disappointed. I've been wearing Docs since the early 90's. This will be my last pair.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Returned Apr 04, 2009
By John T. Farr
I will never again purchase shoes via the internet. The shoes may have been fine, but the size was unusually narrow. I'm guessing it's a function of them being unisex. Anyway, they were returned and I bought the same brand (different style) from a local brick and mortar store. Lesson learned.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
READ ABOUT DR MARTENS FIRST!!!!! Mar 14, 2011
By Open N. Honest
"Honesty is the best policy"
Do some research before buying Dr Martens and DO NOT buy sight-unseen from an online store unless you really know what you are doing. That said, read on...
Dr Martens USED TO BE an amazing shoe company. This is when they were all made in England. If you are fortunate enough to find a pair that say on the inside heel: made in England, AND on the bottom of the shoe, you see the same phrase, these are the real deal. Otherwise, they are cheap junk. Google about it online. Get the ones made in England and you won't be sorry. Get the ones made elsewhere, and well, you WILL be sorry.
How do I know? Well, I am 26 years old and I still wear a pair of DOCS that I wore when I was in 11th grade. The sole is worn down only about 1/3rd of what it was when I first purchased them. They are incredibly well-made shoes.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Great Buy Nov 19, 2008
By A. Durbin
I bought these shoes as a present to my boyfriend who works in a casual bank. He totally loved them and said that they are very comfortable, and, I must say, quite fashionable
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