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It's my partner's birthday coming up, and I am thinking of getting him some ski boots which I would want him to choose and get some good advice on, and then get them fitted by someone who really knows what they are doing, as although I know little I know this is important. However I have no idea how much the fitting would cost, and whether I would need to get him to pay for some of it  in order to get him a decent pair of boots.
So I guess I have a few questions - how much am I looking to spend on a pair of decent, but not expensive, boots, (he is a competent skier who doesn't ski off piste, mostly skis reds and blacks unless he's with me) do you think? I appreciate this is a vague question but I know very little about them and what inexpensive might be and what might be just downright cheap rubbish....
A rough price for getting them fitted? And ideal where we can buy them or near somewhere to buy them where we can get good advice? We are in the Midlands and I'd like to do it on a Saturday if possible.
Many thanks for any information you could give.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks DB.
The prices on there give me an 1/2 hourly rate for fitting, how long does it usually take? I thought it took around 4+ hours in which case, yikes...
(there are no prices for the boots either, but the first I've googled in the Atomic range seems to be around £250, is that a good price/boot? )
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NSB1977,
It's like buying a suit, some people have a typical bodyshape and can buy off the shelf / peg others require a lot of fitting work. A suit can be good quality but unsuitable if it doesn't fit. A badly fitting suit doesn't normaly adversly affect performance or hurt unlike a ski boot.
Best to visit Solutions4feet and see what they have to say.
CEM (Colin) from Solutions4feet posts here on snowheads.
http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=13071
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thanks. Yeah, I get that, though a rough idea is obviously necessary for budget purposes. I will ring them and see what they say in terms of time fitting them. They must have a rough idea of length of time to be fitted and they can give me prices of boots too.
Anywhere else to try?
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I don't know of anyone nearer to you who is as well respected as Solutions4feet. Unlike a suit, ski boots can have performance issues that only come to light once used. Having them fitted in a resort is another possibility.
Why not give your other half a mock gift certificate for a certain amount towards the ski boots & fitting? If the fitting looks to be very expensive (I think this can only be determined after a visit to the bootfitter) he can decide to make up the rest or opt for something else.
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NSB1977, Lockwoods in Leamington Spa are pretty good too and closer www.lockwoods.com
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NSB1977, Colin at Solutions4feet sorted me out with new boots last October - I parted with something over £500 - that was for Zipfit liners which worked out at a bit more than the boots themselves - but they were excellent and I skied in them all winter with no probs. You will need to make an appointment if you do go down to see Colin and allow plenty of time.
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NSB1977, just posting in this thread to say you are a great girlfriend / wife. Hope your partner enjoys the gift...
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Thanks Parlor, hopefully he will agree (though maybe not when he gets no Christmas presents as a result!) 
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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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Buy him socks to match for Christmas, or only give him one boot for his birthday and save the other for Christmas 
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You know it makes sense.
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He's going to be chuffed, so it'll be worth the money. Just need to go and earn it now and stop looking at ski holidays 
