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To: Cindy
Thanks, c.

It's just a little depressing. 'Went to both Macy's and Robinson-May today, and couldn't find a single shoe that wasn't made in China. There's a "Skecher" model I'd been thinkin' on. But passed.

Best.

14 posted on 10/20/2002 9:35:12 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: onedoug
�I don't���� know what you think about this company, but apparently they have been making shoes in America since the 1920's. Here's what they say on their site:

"At Allen-Edmonds, we still consider shoemaking an art. We painstakingly craft every pair by hand, in a process that includes 212 different production steps. No detail is too small. Not a single stitch is overlooked. Because that's what it takes to make the most comfortable, longest-lasting shoes you'll ever wear."

This is what is "In The Spotlight" on their web site:
"Siekman visited Allen-Edmonds plants in Port Washington, Milwaukee and Maine and interviewed John Stollenwerk, Ron Neuman, Chris Lanagan and Debra Rancourt. He talked to co-workers and walked the more than 200-step manufacturing process at the Allen-Edmonds plants."

http://www.allenedmonds.com
15 posted on 10/20/2002 11:03:24 PM PDT by Cindy
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