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Q: Big Size Shoes in Qingdao ??
Hi there team. I am asking about where to get big size shoes here in Qingdao. I am 201.5 cm tall and I usually wear US 13/14 ( about 47 - 48 ). Any help would be appreciated !
I searched Tier II city all day to find size 11/12,,,,,, and I mean All day,,, one end to the other, and then still left w/ one choice of a very standard black, business-dress shoe. .... Like everyone is saying here u r only going to get those huge sizes online*,,,, sure u take a chance cuz u can't try it on first,,, but that's life.
*lest maybe u r in BJ or SHG.......
diverdude1:
oh,, Qingdao,,, hmmmmm,,,,, seems a small chance there as that is a city w/ long history of interaction w/ laowai....... who knows,,, keep us posted.
icnif77:
Did you realize all shoes in China are made out of fake leather or plastic? It's no different in the USA ...
I am thinking, many people can't spot the difference between real and fake leather, but anything made out of the real leather will last forever.
Old English-leather-shoes guy here ...
Real leather ware performance at mine:
- Lucchese handmade boots worn 30+ years ... I had to leave them in Guizhou at my exit in 2017 'cause of lack of space in my luggage .. and I am terribly sorry!
- Real (Italian) leather briefcase in use since 1985 ... it was great fitted bag for my first 15" Mac (G4) and I still carry Macs inside everywhere I go. Rain, storm, snow, -33*C freeze, aliens attack ... and bag is still in daily use.
- I have my grandad's real leather glasses case ... in use since 1925 or so ... and it is still in good shape ... 
- Real leather jacket bought in London's Camden for 70 GBP ( new, not used !) ... in 2010, I think. It's a great jacket, but one must pay attention to the purchasing price ... for the real leather, i.e. cheap ...
- Handmade real leather (combined with alligator's skin) Lucchese's working boots (Liam model) in use since 2017. By all the stats listed above, I am contemplating, I will be most likely buried by wearing these ones ... 
Now, if I would list the prices I paid for all these real leathers, you would spot that my anything real leather comes several times cheaper than any fake leather/plastic's ware ... when you divide purchasing price by years in use ...
diverdude1:
Absolutely. Quality leather is the way to go. Like u said u can't just look at initial cost; u have to look at use you are going to get out of the product,,, and on a less mesurable scale,,, the satisfaction you derive from the product. :p. I've carried my attache case maybe 20 yrs,,, it's just breaking-in,,, haha
my wallet is Shell Cordovan by Horween (horse leather),, now that is one fine piece of work! betcha it could be carried Generations and only improve w/ age,,, just like ur Grandad's eyeglasses case.
What I would do for some Luchesse boots!
icnif77:
I'd love to have leather wallet, but ... I always lose one ... and feel enormously stipud after ... 
, so for the last 15-years I just carry cash in my pocket.
Yeah, Lucchese is quality ... however, any real leather shoemaker can make similar product maybe even for the less money. Key, IMO is the real leather hive.
My first 30+ years Lucchese boots cost around US$100 or 150, or in today's dollars around US$250 - 350 divided by 30 years of use comes less than US$10 per year.
You won't be wearing anything made out of fake leather longer than 2-years, so ... fake leather boots shouldn't cost more than US$20 to match price of my 'expensive' real leather boots ... I don't think, you can source fake leather boots for US$20 anywhere in the world 'cause prices for the fake leather ware are a smidgen lower than for the real leather ones.
Funny fact about my first Lucchese's: inside the sole were two metal insoles and .. once the terrorist&bombing scare was implemented with metal detectors at airports and elsewhere, I would always beep when I was passing through the detector. I had to return, empty my already empty pockets again .. and take off my boots.
I asked copper why machine is ringing and she showed me pic of the boots on scanner ... two 1 cm wide metal pieces for the sole's length in each boot ... or in other words, such sole can never give up.
Have a look at British/London's custom made shoe makers, Italians, too ... I have few weblinks somewhere .., but in general I am all set with shoes for the next 20-years or even longer.
If you look at Lucchese's weblink posted at my reply above, you can choose and order it online. They will deliver it anywhere in the world. Chinese custom charged me around +10-12% import custom fee. I even asked Lucchese, if they can send me cheaper price invoice with the shoes ... he he. I wanted to avoid custom charge, but Lucchese replied: "We cannot do that!".
Doesn't matter what, I am really happy with the last working boots. I polish/soak them with the fine bicycle oil/grease to keep them waterproof. Fine machine grease works well at waterproofing of anything made out of real leather hive ... boots, briefcase, jacket, hand gloves ... We're heading into the winter in EU ..
icnif77:
Braggadocio: "I can hear your 'WOOOW'...! Now, stick your tongue back inside ... and close yer chew .."
Lucchese Liam ... there are out of production since 2018 ... I guess, alligator's hive was dire ... to get.
Any Internet search engine in Qing-Kong-dao... ?
I guess, you'll have better success if you have a look for such a purchase online ...
https://qingdao.made-in-china.com/suppliers/shoe-1.html
https://www.alibaba.com/countrysearch/CN/shoes-sizing.html
https://m.made-in-china.com/product/Safety-Shoes-Steel-Toe-Big-Size-48-M...
You could also opt for hand-made shoes made by the order ...
My latest online (high-end) hand-made boots purchase ... with some 2-weeks delivery to China:
You have to add some 15% custom fee for the delivery to China ...
I normally had to go online to find shoes, as I am the same size as yourself. I would normally try Taobao and JD. I never found any shoes my size in shops, as it didn't really make sense for any shops to stock them.
I searched Tier II city all day to find size 11/12,,,,,, and I mean All day,,, one end to the other, and then still left w/ one choice of a very standard black, business-dress shoe. .... Like everyone is saying here u r only going to get those huge sizes online*,,,, sure u take a chance cuz u can't try it on first,,, but that's life.
*lest maybe u r in BJ or SHG.......
diverdude1:
oh,, Qingdao,,, hmmmmm,,,,, seems a small chance there as that is a city w/ long history of interaction w/ laowai....... who knows,,, keep us posted.
icnif77:
Did you realize all shoes in China are made out of fake leather or plastic? It's no different in the USA ...
I am thinking, many people can't spot the difference between real and fake leather, but anything made out of the real leather will last forever.
Old English-leather-shoes guy here ...
Real leather ware performance at mine:
- Lucchese handmade boots worn 30+ years ... I had to leave them in Guizhou at my exit in 2017 'cause of lack of space in my luggage .. and I am terribly sorry!
- Real (Italian) leather briefcase in use since 1985 ... it was great fitted bag for my first 15" Mac (G4) and I still carry Macs inside everywhere I go. Rain, storm, snow, -33*C freeze, aliens attack ... and bag is still in daily use.
- I have my grandad's real leather glasses case ... in use since 1925 or so ... and it is still in good shape ...
- Real leather jacket bought in London's Camden for 70 GBP ( new, not used !) ... in 2010, I think. It's a great jacket, but one must pay attention to the purchasing price ... for the real leather, i.e. cheap ...
- Handmade real leather (combined with alligator's skin) Lucchese's working boots (Liam model) in use since 2017. By all the stats listed above, I am contemplating, I will be most likely buried by wearing these ones ...
Now, if I would list the prices I paid for all these real leathers, you would spot that my anything real leather comes several times cheaper than any fake leather/plastic's ware ... when you divide purchasing price by years in use ...
diverdude1:
Absolutely. Quality leather is the way to go. Like u said u can't just look at initial cost; u have to look at use you are going to get out of the product,,, and on a less mesurable scale,,, the satisfaction you derive from the product. :p. I've carried my attache case maybe 20 yrs,,, it's just breaking-in,,, haha
my wallet is Shell Cordovan by Horween (horse leather),, now that is one fine piece of work! betcha it could be carried Generations and only improve w/ age,,, just like ur Grandad's eyeglasses case.
What I would do for some Luchesse boots!
icnif77:
I'd love to have leather wallet, but ... I always lose one ... and feel enormously stipud after ... , so for the last 15-years I just carry cash in my pocket.
Yeah, Lucchese is quality ... however, any real leather shoemaker can make similar product maybe even for the less money. Key, IMO is the real leather hive.
My first 30+ years Lucchese boots cost around US$100 or 150, or in today's dollars around US$250 - 350 divided by 30 years of use comes less than US$10 per year.
You won't be wearing anything made out of fake leather longer than 2-years, so ... fake leather boots shouldn't cost more than US$20 to match price of my 'expensive' real leather boots ... I don't think, you can source fake leather boots for US$20 anywhere in the world 'cause prices for the fake leather ware are a smidgen lower than for the real leather ones.
Funny fact about my first Lucchese's: inside the sole were two metal insoles and .. once the terrorist&bombing scare was implemented with metal detectors at airports and elsewhere, I would always beep when I was passing through the detector. I had to return, empty my already empty pockets again .. and take off my boots.
I asked copper why machine is ringing and she showed me pic of the boots on scanner ... two 1 cm wide metal pieces for the sole's length in each boot ... or in other words, such sole can never give up.
Have a look at British/London's custom made shoe makers, Italians, too ... I have few weblinks somewhere .., but in general I am all set with shoes for the next 20-years or even longer.
If you look at Lucchese's weblink posted at my reply above, you can choose and order it online. They will deliver it anywhere in the world. Chinese custom charged me around +10-12% import custom fee. I even asked Lucchese, if they can send me cheaper price invoice with the shoes ... he he. I wanted to avoid custom charge, but Lucchese replied: "We cannot do that!".
Doesn't matter what, I am really happy with the last working boots. I polish/soak them with the fine bicycle oil/grease to keep them waterproof. Fine machine grease works well at waterproofing of anything made out of real leather hive ... boots, briefcase, jacket, hand gloves ... We're heading into the winter in EU ..
icnif77:
Braggadocio: "I can hear your 'WOOOW'...! Now, stick your tongue back inside ... and close yer chew .."
Lucchese Liam ... there are out of production since 2018 ... I guess, alligator's hive was dire ... to get.
