 Poster: A snowHead
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In my previous 2/3 boot purchases I have always got them fitted then bought them, however I've tried a pair of boots on and know what mondo I am in then and I love the fit. Just wondering about your views on buying the boot online in the size I've tried in store then take them to be moulded to my foot?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Risky
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Pi, Think you would be hard pressed to find a retailer willing to fit boots before you put money in his till 
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Pi, where did you try them on? Bit of a cheek, maybe. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| In my previous 2/3 boot purchases I have always got them fitted then bought them, however I've tried a pair of boots on and know what mondo I am in then and I love the fit. Just wondering about your views on buying the boot online in the size I've tried in store then take them to be moulded to my foot? |
I've got two pairs of boots. Both different mondo sizes. Needless to say I've only got one pair of feet.
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I good boot fitter will charge £50 or more to mould boots bought elsewhere, with no guarantee of success. If you buy them in store the fitting should come free, and guaranteed to sort any problems never mind how many return visits are needed. It's the old adage; buy cheap buy twice.
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I did this with solutions for feet and it worked great, the fitting was not cheap though (can't remember how much).
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I know the mondo size in the boots, but I've found them cheaper 70£ online. My parents agreed to pay for fitting if I pay for the boots. So any money I can save on boots is needed sadly (I know boots are the part you really shouldn't cheap out on)
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Pi, did you shell fit the boot or just try it on and it felt comfy? Part of the service a good boot fitter will provide is making sure that the shell is as low volume as possible and as such might put you in a smaller shell than you'd otherwise choose. You don't want to end up two weeks in with your lovely new boots feeling like wellies as the liner packs out.
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Pi, just go to a good local boot fitter and ask him to knock up a quote with an arbitrary split between the price of the boots and the fitting. If the boots are full retail price with free fitting then ask him to knock £70 off and charge £70 for fitting 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I'd only do this if I was buying the identical boot to that which I was scrapping.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Or consider taking the online quote to the shop and saying you would love to support a local retailer but with such a large price differential you can`t afford it. You may well find you can reach a compromise. Many retailers will help enthusiastic youngsters, (sorry if you are not a youngster Pi) or students in anticipation of future business. And as On the rocks says ask for a bill with a price split between the boot and the fitting.
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Pi,
A. If you loved the fit in the shop, it's probably too big and probably wrong. (Based on (ugh!) 43 years painful experience).
B. A good fit starts with how the shell fits. Did you try your naked feet inside the shell without liner? If not it doesn't necessarily fit well.
C. Oh, dear, I begin to see a pattern in my posts...
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