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2 Brand new hiking shoes, but there both the right shoe!

Thu 03 Nov, 2011 8:28 pm

My wife and I bought each other Lafuma hiking shoes from a shop in Newcastle for Christmas last year. With it being a busy year with work and 3 kids, I was looking forward to a recent weekend away camping and hiking. I got out my new LaFuma shoes, put on the right one. It felt solid yet light, comfortable & supportive. I couldn't wait to put the other óne on and head off. So I pulled out the other shoe and well... it was another right shoe!!! So I went camping in my old shoes and had a great time. The shop in Newcastle has now closed down and the manufacturer won't help. They are La Fuma M XCURSION (LFG 1746) Deep Grey-Anthracite size 10.5UK.

So before I throw these shoes out, if anyone has a need for 2 right shoes, please let me know. (If you bought the same shoes from Peak in Newcastle and have 2 left ones.... let me know too!) :D

Thanks
Murray

Re: 2 Brand new hiking shoes, but there both the right shoe!

Thu 03 Nov, 2011 9:21 pm

:lol: , sorry, that's almost a joke (poor bugger)..

Re: 2 Brand new hiking shoes, but there both the right shoe!

Thu 03 Nov, 2011 9:29 pm

Jeez you should see my girlfriend pissing herself laughing at this.
Surly there must be two left boots out there? ;)

Re: 2 Brand new hiking shoes, but there both the right shoe!

Thu 03 Nov, 2011 9:43 pm

Paddy says, "Mick, I'm thinking of buying a Labrador . "Really," says Mick.. 'I wouldn't'.. "have you seen how many of their owners go blind"

Re: 2 Brand new hiking shoes, but there both the right shoe!

Thu 03 Nov, 2011 10:10 pm

Did you try the city store, sounds like they are co-owned:

Address: 1/456 Kent St, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Phone number: 0292836400

2 Brand new hiking shoes, but there both the right shoe!

Fri 04 Nov, 2011 6:23 am

I'm sorry, but I couldn't help my self, I just about fell out of my bed in laughter while reading this.

Re: 2 Brand new hiking shoes, but there both the right shoe!

Fri 04 Nov, 2011 6:35 am

They'd be ok if the track was in a circle ;-) sorry.

On a more serious note thats really heart breaking. I hope the Sydney store can help you out. I've once had different size shoes come home in the box but thankfully discovered that quickly and returned them.

Re: 2 Brand new hiking shoes, but there both the right shoe!

Fri 04 Nov, 2011 6:50 am

Peak 15 in Sydney is now a dive / watersports store. Same owners and staff and they still have some Lafuma & Millet gear floating around. Good luck !

Re: 2 Brand new hiking shoes, but there both the right shoe!

Fri 04 Nov, 2011 7:05 am

Murray
You have just answered this puzzle :
How can you have two shoes of the correct size but both right and wrong at the same time ?
Franco

Re: 2 Brand new hiking shoes, but there both the right shoe!

Fri 04 Nov, 2011 9:00 am

Franco wrote:Murray
You have just answered this puzzle :
How can you have two shoes of the correct size but both right and wrong at the same time ?
Franco

Same colour and size... Just another possibility.
Sadly it's not the first time I've seen things like this, a store here in Tassie were once selling one pair of a popular brand boot either of different size, or model, I forget which.

Re: 2 Brand new hiking shoes, but there both the right shoe!

Fri 04 Nov, 2011 3:22 pm

I debated for some time how best to post this problem of mine & from the responses I realise I made the right choice. If this ridiculous issue has made people *&^%$#! themselves laughing, fall out of bed and otherwise have a good laugh, it was well worth it! Now if I could just track down that bloke with the two left shoes.....
Have a great weekend... :wink:
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