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I agree. My leathers are great. These slippers are a legit game changer. They are like clouds for your feet.

1. Visit Red Wing store.
2. Get measured and fitted as you likely don't know your real size.
3. Ask for boot options that are recraftable and feature the sole that best suits your job and waterproof if needed.

Bonus points for getting 2 identical pair and rotating the every other day.

Mephisto

I like cebu Labradors. $65. Hold up to mig welding, grinding, blasting, and out and about while it's snowing.

Crocs

Lmfao!!!! I can't remember the last time i laughed this hard at a Reddit comment. Excellent work.

I don't know about "breaking in". New textiles often have sizing, which is a compound that aids in the spinning / weaving process. That should come off in the first wash though. I wash my white set in hot water and tumble dry with a cupe wool dryer balls. I don't use fabric softener on anything, because I feel like it makes clothes dirtier, but some people really like fabric softener. So it's a choice.

I have Red Land sheets that I've had for about 6 months. While I think they feel great, that are not going to ever feel like a 600 micro thread count sheet. They are substantial and weight-ier feeling. They drape differently. They breath differently. I've been very happy with them, no pilling or wear to be seen. I think they have a long way to go before they are flannel soft.

Fabric tends to get softer as it gets some wear and tear. Think jeans that have gotten softer after a year or two. But I think some of that is the fiber actually breaking down. You can artificially create that effect by brushing fabric. You sacrifice length of life though.

Seconding Tamarac. My fleece-lined suede mocs are still going strong after a decade or so, and I even wear them around the yard quite a bit.

Nicks Handmade Boots.

Long warranties are a great forcing function on companies to improve the reliability of their product. Same for customer support and usability.

Anything from Stanley and Coleman

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I wear the leather soles. I’ve always understood slippers to be exclusively indoor footwear, and the leather is comfortable and durable.

For a while there Hyundai was famous for their extremely long warranties (100k mi?). Initially, the thinking was that they had to give you such a long warranty because you were gonna need it. Eventually, it got to the point where they could give such a long warranty because you weren't going to need it.

Thorogood moc toes

Son-in-law is a pipe fitter, he asked for Thoroood 8 inch fly boots, says everyone in his shop wears them.

https://www.midwestboots.com/product/TH814-4141.html

What boots do you currently wear?

R/boots and r/goodyearwelt

Origin is great

Hyundai. My first one was an Accent hatch in the late 2000s. It lived up to the rep of Hyundai being a cheaply made bare bones rental beater. Hard plastics, roll down windows, anemic engine, clunky transmission, cheap paint that dotted and rusted through, etc.

I switched to Ford next circa 2010s and got fed up with constant build quality issues (interior door panel rattling, track rust on the hood, bad moonroof seals causing rusting, window trim falling apart in the first month, door handle snapping, cabin fan squeaking, etc.). So I started shopping around and was surprised to see how Hyundai seemed to come up as a bang for buck option.

I've had my current Hyundai with side impact warning, front collision warning, lane departure, heated seats, backup cam, dash touch monitor console, Android Auto, etc. going on 4 years with no issues outside of engine monitoring software recall/updates, and a loose hatch latch issue they fixed fairly quickly during the pandemic. While they don't have the rep of Toyota, Hyundai has certainly gone a long way in improving their product.

Kitchenaid artisan mixers are still made really well and are fully serviceable.

Do you recommend leather or rubber sole? I’ve only had rubber from Eddie Bauer. But I anticipate these will be ‘inside’ only slippers.

And if you ever do, smell them real closely. Old plastic was often stored in under-counter spaces and absorbed sewage odors that are impossible to drive out.

Yeah, I phrased my question wrong. Meant brand, not product. I created a new post with better phrasing.

Acorns