Club Obi Wan

...........until (at least) June 5th. ####. I hope they come as soon as possible. I'm tired of waiting!

EDIT: DUE TO COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY DELAYS CAUSED BY US CUSTOMS, THERE IS NO SET DATE FOR THE RELEASE OF THESE BOOTS YET.

EDIT #2 - After receiving an email from Todd's, my own boots are now being shipped!! So I'd say this is the beginning of the end for the waiting that we have been going through for SOOOOOOOOO long!!!!

I have no doubt they will be worth the wait!

It's not like any of us are going barefooted until they arrive.

Gailen

well, lets hope not!

Anyone with wide feet ever buy them ?

I wear wide so I'll let you know when I get mine.

Gailen

My feet are extremely wide. You should have seen the face on the guy who sized them correctly! He couldn't believe such small feet could be so wide! LOL.

Thanks Trdaggers, Im tempted to order a pair but my foot is a EEE.

Any word if the ship came yet?

I checked yesterday and the ship has made port. I reckon they will be despatched mid-next week.

The0w3n5 wrote:I checked yesterday and the ship has made port. I reckon they will be despatched mid-next week.

Yay!! It'll probably take a bit more time getting across the Atlantic to me here in Ireland, though. D'OH! LOL.

Ok I'm gunna place my order. No offense but these boots better last and hold for for an adventure or two...or three. If not I'm going to be a very angry person.

irishjones wrote:

The0w3n5 wrote:I checked yesterday and the ship has made port. I reckon they will be despatched mid-next week.

Yay!! It'll probably take a bit more time getting across the Atlantic to me here in Ireland, though. D'OH! LOL.

Im in England and the quickest anything has arrived from the US in is 7 days. I have had something arrive from Australia in 5 though. It all depends. I reckon I will be wearing them in three weeks time.

The0w3n5 wrote:Im in England and the quickest anything has arrived from the US in is 7 days. I have had something arrive from Australia in 5 though. It all depends. I reckon I will be wearing them in three weeks time.

I hope to be wearing them at the same time as well! Even sooner, hopefully!

One neat thing about paying for something along time before you get it is when it does come it feels like a gift.

Gailen

trdaggers wrote:One neat thing about paying for something along time before you get it is when it does come it feels like a gift.

Gailen

Well I'm still gonna have to pay import duty on them when they arrive here to me, so it's not so much like a gift for me in that sense.

Seems we have an answer! Todd commented on his Facebook page that the boots have been received now and they will ship on Monday!! Whoo hoo!!!!

Due to an unfortunate delay, they will now be shipped on Tuesday!

Grrrrrr

The0w3n5 wrote:Due to an unfortunate delay, they will now be shipped on Tuesday!

Grrrrrr

Yeah, saw that. I'm not too surprised when it comes to customs. They always screw up everything for everybody.

Well todd since you have them in your hands could ya snap a few pics?????? It even might help place my order sooner!!

Just read the news on the facebook page, wow.

Aragorn....

They're not in his hands yet...Customs is "checking them", while simultaneously making an honest and hard working American citizen pay a lot more than he needs to in order to keep his (own) business going.... Go figure eh?

The only slightly encouraging (if that's the right word) thing about this is that customs are bent all over the world, not just in the U.K. and Japan.....

Ah well...Soon I'm sure he'll get them ok..

fifthchamber wrote:Aragorn....

They're not in his hands yet...Customs is "checking them", while simultaneously making an honest and hard working American citizen pay a lot more than he needs to in order to keep his (own) business going.... Go figure eh?

The only slightly encouraging (if that's the right word) thing about this is that customs are bent all over the world, not just in the U.K. and Japan.....

Ah well...Soon I'm sure he'll get them ok..

Yeah I read that this morning. What a joke the customs officials are. Keeping a hard working man wait like this so they can go thru his products and disrupt his business. It's a complete joke. I really feel for Todd in this situation.

From Facebook:

Green light. I'm on my way to get them. Pics over the weekend! -Todd

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know how customs can be in the UK so Ill add another 2 weeks onto that for me, but still, two weeks earlier than before.

IM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!

They look pretty good when I saw them on Facebook earlier! Impressive again Todd!

I'll wait and see what people think of them, and how well they hold up to being worn, but I think they look great!

I know it doesn't need to be said, but guys! Please post photos when they come in!!

Here's the official pics of the boots!

Pictures courtesy of toddscostumes.com
























Enjoy and discuss!!!

They look good - I can't wait to hear what people have to say about the fit/feel of these ones.

to Todd

TMFR

Thank you Irishjones, and congrats Todd for setting them free. Beautiful boots , i hope to be able to purchase before size 11 run out..

i would love to review these boots , but i have my boots from a few years ago from todd's and those have held up so well , and they haven't come apart or really benn busted up , except for a small tear in the rear of one of the boots heeals and i took it and had it repaired and good like new !!!
so i may have to wait a while before i order a pair , and hope they still make them or he has them in stock .

indyclone wrote:i would love to review these boots , but i have my boots from a few years ago from todd's and those have held up so well , and they haven't come apart or really benn busted up , except for a small tear in the rear of one of the boots heeals and i took it and had it repaired and good like new !!!
so i may have to wait a while before i order a pair , and hope they still make them or he has them in stock .

That's so strange because my pair never even lasted a year before falling apart. I did wear them a lot, but that was because I loved them. I just cannot wait until I get these new boots! And I'll try and wear them a bit less to help them last longer!

I can't wait. They are super accurate, besides not having the Alden logos, and different material on the soles/heels. The heels are too dark, but Alden's darken with use.

These are a great deal. Yeah, they are double the price of Todd's first version, but they are MORE than double the quality. I bought some RedWing boots that are the same shape and look of Aldens. If they had the moc toe they would be good enough, at my local store $145. Now, we have Todd's that are a replica, and are good quality for $150? It's a no brainer.

I feel like buying a pallet of them. It's the only shoe I want.

I see in the trivia section of the boots page that there is an update indicating that these boots run one size large (i.e., an "11" may actually be a "12").

I see in the trivia section of the boots page that there is an update indicating that these boots run one size large (i.e., an "11" may actually be a "12")

Yes. I wear a 10 1/2 wide and the 9 1/2 fit very nicely. Very comfortable!!!

The heels are too dark, but Alden's darken with use

Check Raiders.

Our Facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/Todds.Costumes. It's easier for me to communicate with customers with various interests (not just Indiana Jones) there.

-Todd

Puppetboy wrote:

I see in the trivia section of the boots page that there is an update indicating that these boots run one size large (i.e., an "11" may actually be a "12")

Yes. I wear a 10 1/2 wide and the 9 1/2 fit very nicely. Very comfortable!!!

Well I hope so, because my feet are not too big (size 10), but extremely wide and getting shoes to fit them has been one of the bains of my life! LOL. I ordered the 10.5 so I could get a little room in them. So if they're running a little bigger than normal, then that's music to my ears! LOL.

Sounds like the boots are UK sizing

nicktheguy wrote:Sounds like the boots are UK sizing

Haha, as I live in the UK, I had to use the USA sizing. Over here, my feet are size 9 to 9.5, so I had to say 10 or 10.5 for the USA sizing. LOL.

Todd, could you make some sizing chart or printable templates?

I sent a quick email to Todds today to clear up the sizeing issue as I don't want to have to return anything from the UK.

Kirsten told me that they will be sending the boots out to fit the size orderd.

i.e. I orderd a size 9 1/2 (us) and they will send me boots marked 8 1/2 as they are running one size large.

Did she say when they were shipping them?

I didn't ask so I have no idea. As long as I get boots that aren't too big for I'm happy.

They said they would be shipping by Friday (after they clear up the 'made in china' issue).

Indiana Dymond wrote:i.e. I orderd a size 9 1/2 (us) and they will send me boots marked 8 1/2 as they are running one size large.

This is not the way it works. They should be sending you a 9.5 US size because that is your size in the USA, not 8.5. I have a feeling your boots will be a size too small for you.

I ordered a size 10.5 because that's my shoe size in the USA and that's the size I wanna see when I get them. If I ordered my UK size 9.5 and they gave me a USA 9.5, it would really be a UK 8.5. I have been to the USA many times and any times I have bought shoes over there, I always look for a 10.5. I know it sounds kinda confusing, but I hope you get the correct size boots for your feet.

irish they are sending me size 9 1/2 (us) boots,just the size marked in the boots and on the box will say size 8 1/2.

as nicktheguy said it looks like the factory has used uk sizes.

The main point is order YOUR size from Todd and his team will send you boot that fit.No need to try and second guess anything!

Indiana Dymond wrote:irish they are sending me size 9 1/2 (us) boots,just the size marked in the boots and on the box will say size 8 1/2.

as nicktheguy said it looks like the factory has used uk sizes.

Hahaha, oh right okay then, looks like my boots will be a size large for me then! LOL.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I received this by e-mail just 5 minutes ago....!

Hi Ciaran

An order you recently placed on our website has had its status changed.

The status of order #2075 is now Shipped

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Same, just checked my phone as I woke up and I saw the good news! I reckon 6-11th July.

What postage are you on (I'm priority international)?

I'm on the Priority International service as well. I give it a week to deliver, which is their usual great service.