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Title: Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Shoes (M9622) Hi top in Navy
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List Price: $41.99
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- Classic look. Canvas upper, rubber sole.
- Converse chuck taylors are known to run one size small. (Order one size bigger than other shoe brands)
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| Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Shoes (M9622) Hi top in Navy by Chucks | | These shoes are light and comfortable to walk around in all day. Thier sizing is a little confusing. These run about one size larger than most shoes. I recommend using extra or replacement insoles. | | Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Shoes (M9622) Hi top in Navy by Five Star All Stars | Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars are not just a fashion statement. Back in the day, they were my choice of athletic footwear -- following in my father's footsteps -- while starting center on the high school basketball team. For a 6'2" white guy with a moderate vertical leaping ability, I didn't have to worry about losing any spring in my step, and I always led stats in rebounds and blocked shots against players wearing the then-ubiquitous Adidas, Puma and Converse "Dr. J" hi-tops. In all fairness, and as a disclaimer, 80% of the opposing team members were white guys, too.
Still, though I have absolutely no vertical leap left (hey. I graduated 24 years ago), I still wear these shoes, just because. Like one reviewer pointed out, they're a great conversation starter. Plus, they're as comfy as a second pair of feet.
At the turn of the 20th to the 21st century, it appeared that there'd be NO Chucks left at all: The Massachusetts factory was closing down, and Chucks appeared to be going the way of acid-wash jeans. Fortunately (or, unfortunately, if you're a member of the garment workers' union), Converse went through some reorganization and now makes these overseas, presumably in China.
Well, I'm boycotting the People's Republic of China, an anti-labor country that has helped more American CEOs bust unions than just about anyone else. Its own people are slave labor. Fortunately, I thought ahead, so when Converse was on the ropes, I went out to every shoe store around and bought up all the size 12 hi tops I could find. To be exact, 143 pairs -- a closet full. I've got 'em in white, optical white, green, red, basic black, navy blue, yellow, orange, you name it. Set me back $2700, but was worth every penny, knowing that American workers made them.
I AM THE IMELDA MARCOS OF CONVERSE CHUCK TAYLOR ALL-STAR SHOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But, if you're a newcomer to them, or missed the boat, I won't hate ya for buying these for yourselves. They are so cool, I'll look the other way.
I have to look the other way myself: I buy the toddler sizes for my two wittle one. Aw!!!! :) At least I help keep American shoe store employees employed, if not factory workers. | | Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Shoes (M9622) Hi top in Navy by Product Description | | Classic design that hasn't changed in years and years and years. Converse chuck taylors are known to run one size small. (Order one size bigger than other shoe brands) |
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