Lonely-Connection-37 t1_j9c211b wrote on February 20, 2023 at 8:46 PM

Drive to the US find the closest red wings store by several pairs then drive back

Tinnisher t1_j9cht0j wrote on February 20, 2023 at 10:31 PM

Red Wings are the way to go. Wearing my 3345s right now.

[deleted] OP t1_j9c3jje wrote on February 20, 2023 at 8:56 PM

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Lonely-Connection-37 t1_j9c59xa wrote on February 20, 2023 at 9:07 PM

I live in mid Michigan. Canadian border is only an hour away. Hey, maybe vacation somewhere there’s a red wing store leave your suitcase, empty and fill it with boots

allegedlydm t1_j9c734v wrote on February 20, 2023 at 9:19 PM

Canada is massive and most of it isn’t right at the border, though.

maker_of_boilers t1_j9c93mw wrote on February 20, 2023 at 9:32 PM

I've seen stats that say 85-90% of the Canadian population lives within 100 miles of the US boarder. Yes Canada is very large, also much of that space is sparsely populated.

CBC article that refers to this.

allegedlydm t1_j9c9arw wrote on February 20, 2023 at 9:33 PM

Ok. I wouldn’t drive 100 miles for shoes if they were BIFL, free, and came with a crisp $100 bill, but to each their own.

waehrik t1_j9d2ulq wrote on February 21, 2023 at 1:04 AM

I'm in the USA and wouldn't hesitate to make that drive any day. But I also have an EV so the cost of that trip is essentially nothing.

Quail-a-lot t1_j9cww6q wrote on February 21, 2023 at 12:19 AM

It's two ferries (one very expensive) and still driving, plus an extra hotel stay due to ferry timing to get to the US from here even though I am technically within 200 km of the border...it's really not a quick day trip if you aren't in a border town. Even when I lived on the mainland, I lived in a part of Canada that just didn't have much on the US side.