This is an email I got from a guy of RW shoes. I was asking him about that 8249 model...
Nobody has this style on stock and we have to get it from the USA.
The retail price will be 249,- Euros incl. shipping costs to Italy.
The only thing we need to know is your size.
I have copied Kami Hashemi of the Red Wing Shoe Store in Germany on this
e-mail.
He will be able to order this style in the USA.
249 euro? about $310 shipped to Italy??? I can buy new Aldens from San Francisco for 20 bucks more (considering that postage for aldens is $40 to Italy)!
Red Wing doesn't sell there products as Indy-style boots, but as high quality work boots and if they're as good/bad as the Aldens why shouldn't they cost the same(though Aldens REALLY are to expensive )?
Erri- I might be able to get you or anybody else Redwings from Kentucky for around 130 USD, not shipped. If you are interested, PM me. I have no idea if they still have the style, but a local store used to have the ankle-boot height Redwings.
Thank you very much Kodiak, I'm still not sure about the redwings but I'll keep your name in mind if I will want to buy them. I still have to call the alden shop to know the price of them in Italy.
Thank you anyway
Indiana_Tone wrote:Kodiak, we'd be looking specifically for model 8249 Redwing. Curious if the Kentucky store carries (or can get) that model specifically. Have you seen that on the shelf?
I wondered the same, and that's why I said that I thought I could get it. I'll try to call them tomorrow. The thing is, I have eight-inch boots that look remarkably like Aldens except for the lacking of the toe stitching. The last time I was at the store where I bought these, I noticed that they had one pair of six-inch boots on display. I said "hmm, gearheads might like these" but I didn't check the display. I will diligently look for that model, but if they don't have it and have another Redwing close to it, I will get the model number and let you guys know?
Robert said these were the model used for running sequences (and/or the 404 model). It would be intersting to know if this model existed that long ago though.
I have a pair of the 8249 that I picked up on Ebay. I also have a pair of the Carolina Huskers and THEY are much closer to the Aldens than the Redwings.
The seam on the Redwings toe is very pronounced.
Tone and Erri- Just to clarify, the boots I saw did not have a moc-toe like Aldens. They were another pair that have the correct heel/sole, but did not have the stitching. I will check for the model with the stitching, but I don't think they have that one. I was very busy yesterday, but I will try to contact the store today.
about $310 shipped to Italy??? 
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