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Title says it all really, do shops usually charge for boot fitting or is a case of diferent shops diferent charges? Thanks. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Atomic_skier, personally i charge £25 per 1/2 hour working on boots, other places may charge more or in most cases less, depending on the skills of the fitter and the tools available to do the job...it all depend son what you want doing and how well you want it done
in saying that, if you were coming in on a quiet morning mid week and purchasing a £100 custom footbed or a £250 boot heating system and need a minor stretch in one boot then i am unlikely to charge for the stretch
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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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Thanks CEM. What about if i was buying brand new boots from yourself? 
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Atomic_skier, Fitting is inclusive if you buy the boots from CEM, all you pay extra for is footbeds/custom liners, etc.
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As i thought. Is this the same with every boot fitter?
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No good boot fitter should charge you for the initial & immediate follow up fitting on boots if you've bought the boots from said fitter/shop. My €0.02
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| Atomic_skier wrote: |
| As i thought. Is this the same with every boot fitter? |
I beleive that Profeet charge extra for fitting of boots supplied by them.
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| Spyderman wrote: |
| Atomic_skier wrote: |
| As i thought. Is this the same with every boot fitter? |
I beleive that Profeet charge extra for fitting of boots supplied by them. |
It's been several years since I used them but I think it was £100 on top of the cost of the boots, but that did include a footbed as well as the usual fitting services.
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rob@rar, It's now £149, which includes a Comformable footbed.
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I beleive that Profeet charge extra for fitting of boots supplied by them.
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Yeah, tried to but some boots from Profeet last year, They say its actually the service they are selling (the boot doc type, electronic fitting thing) as such they wont actually sell you a pair of boots without that process, so you have to add the price on straight away.
What's strange is that in Austria a large number of really great skiers told me they would maybe fit a normal footbed if you have high arches etc. but didnt like heat moulded ones or a lot of the time just left the original beds in. This always seemed a bit odd to me?
So assuming any reasonable shop will do a quick fit for free, and a full fit can cost hundreds, when price is an issue what are the first things you should look at in order to make the big differences? Maybe someone could dream up a reasonable price you would expect to pay for a reliable fit?
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I will pay £300+ for boots plus about £60 for moulded customised footbeds. Then I expect the rest of the fitting to be included in that price. The cost of the boot should include the initial fitting similarly the cost of the footbed should include the initial fitting.
If I went into another boot fitter with my own boots and needed some adjustments then I would expect to pay for that.
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Hmm I could do with some new boots fitted properly. Is it worth the 2½ hour trip to see CEM then? 
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You know it makes sense.
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All fair, maybe a price was the wrong thing to ask for, I was just wondering what I should be looking at first?
cuff alignment, expensive footbeds, internal/external canting/shimming etc etc .....
p.s. you sure CEMs the only fitter in the shop?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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dulcamara, yeah, he gets andi McCann in to do allignment by appointment but its his shop if you go there you see him. He works by appointment too.
First thing is correct boot for your foot and that it is sized correctly.
Second is someone to tell you if what you are feeling is right or wrong when you try new boots. This is a lot of reassurance but not to be overlooked.
The rest wont make an ounce of difference if the boot is not right for you.
Then footbeds
Cuff allignment is simple (but important) and it should be done as part of the fitting.
Then allignment with shims etc. (This is what Andi does) its detailed on the solutions4feet website. I think its a worthwihile investment.
By far the most common bootfitting problem is boots too big.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| dulcamara wrote: |
| p.s. you sure CEMs the only fitter in the shop? |
Yes, it's his business and he is the only guy who does the fitting. If you visit Solutions4Feet you will only get CEM fondling your feet.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Atomic_skier, superbly written piece here
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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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just to set the record straight, i have a £30 consult charge when we fit/sell a pair of boots, that basically covers the assesment, measuring, fitting and set up of the boots, the only additional charges are for footbeds, and full canting assessment/sole planing, race plates etc (so the real hard core extras)
some people on here feel that the fitting cost should be in the price of the boot, this is fine for a shop which will no doubt make its money by selling you a ski suit, gloves, goggles helmets etc etc etc..all i do is boots , shoes and insoles, nothing more nothing less, the margins on ski hardware are pretty low and without that charge then i would probably not be keeping a business going all year round..... there is one other factor, ask your fitter what their relevent qualifications are when they are not charging any extra
you could look at it is like a heating engineer or a kitchen fitter...you get chaged to the materials (kichen units /boiler/shower) then a labour charge is on top to fit it...normally by the hour or quoted for the job...buying the materials from us and the labour chage is a one off, not an hourly rate
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oh and yep i am the only one in the shop BUT i am looking for a member of staff for the winter...but don't worry i won't let them loose on any feet without supervision and a big stick handy in case they screw up 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thanks everyone some great info there.Job done.
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CEM, and then disappeared out of site!!! right???
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