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Feb 26 2009, 05:31 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 18 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 21-January 06 From: West Michigan Member No.: 10,250 |
Fairhaven, MA -- FootJoy, the #1 Shoe in Golf, announced today that it will cease
footwear manufacturing operations in its Brockton, MA facility, within the next six weeks. As a result of the plant's closure, the company will eliminate 103 manufacturing and support positions. FootJoy's shoe factory is the last remaining footwear production facility in a city that was once known as the "Shoe Capital of the World" in the early 1900s. Brockton's collection of footwear factories once supplied over 50 percent of all domestic footwear in the United States. . "This was a very difficult decision made necessary by the declining demand for premium welted, leather soled golf footwear," said Jim Connor, President of FootJoy. "While this factory produced a small portion of our worldwide supply of golf shoes, some of our craftsmen and women were from several generations of shoe makers. All of us at FootJoy are deeply saddened by this outcome." The Brockton facility produced Classics Tour and Classics Dry Premiere golf shoes and a small line of men's dress and casual footwear. Those categories will be discontinued this summer when stock is depleted. The company does not anticipate this decision will impact its worldwide sales of golf footwear or its continued leadership of the category in every major market around the world. |
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Feb 26 2009, 05:38 PM
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Group: ClubWRX Charter Members Posts: 95 Feedback Rating: 4 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 133 |
No more classics? Are you kidding me?
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Feb 26 2009, 05:51 PM
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![]() Group: Members Posts: 63 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 19-March 08 Member No.: 51,828 |
I just got the email myself. I couldn't believe what I was reading and thought there might be another place where they made Classics. At the bottom of it is a FAQ area that makes it clear that once all stock is depleted, there will be no more Footjoy Classics.
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Feb 26 2009, 05:58 PM
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![]() Dissent is the highest form of patriotism - Thomas Jefferson Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 3,552 Feedback Rating: 34 Joined: 12-May 05 From: a place less insulting to those with delicate constitutions. Member No.: 664 Ebay ID: stage1350 |
That's worse than the loss of the Hogan line.
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Feb 26 2009, 06:07 PM
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![]() Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 139 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Greenwich, CT Member No.: 40,004 |
that would be ridiculus to stop making classics. nicest shoes on the market in my opinion.
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Feb 26 2009, 06:10 PM
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![]() Group: Members Posts: 100 Feedback Rating: 1 Joined: 23-February 08 Member No.: 49,715 |
Wow, what a disappointment. I purchased a pair of USA made classics about three years ago and they are still in excellent shape after very 100 rounds or so. This is really too bad.
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Feb 26 2009, 06:19 PM
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![]() Titleist is... and always will be... #1 Group: Members Posts: 629 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 14-July 05 Member No.: 2,637 |
No more classics? Are you kidding me? No.... 100% NOT kidding you! That's it! No more FJ Classcs lines! Stick a fork in them they are done! (I only hope that FJ is not done because of this. The Classics were not a flagship shoe any more for them, they had become more of a niche shoe due to the price they were listing at at reatail.) Damn this recession!! !! Damn it to hell!!!!! This post has been edited by StaffBag: Feb 26 2009, 06:20 PM |
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Feb 26 2009, 06:28 PM
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![]() Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 345 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 28-July 05 From: Dallas, Texas Member No.: 3,537 |
I cannot believe that I'm reading that. What are the half of the Titleist/FJ tour staff now going to now wear? Sorry Poulter no more new purple shoes.....
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Feb 26 2009, 06:33 PM
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![]() Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 690 Feedback Rating: 11 Joined: 15-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 11,983 |
No more $375.00 golf shoes?? You GOT TO BE kidding me!
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Feb 26 2009, 06:34 PM
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Group: Sponsors Posts: 412 Feedback Rating: 3 Joined: 3-November 06 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 21,320 Ebay ID: Morton Golf |
It's a very sad day for the golf industry. While the Classics line and the factory that the shoes were made in hadn't made Foot-Joy any money for awhile, it was a separator for them. So many of the people there were second and third generation- some had worked there 4 decades or more. What's crazy is that over 50% of shoes made in the US came from the city of Brockton and this was the very final footwear plant. It will be missed.
Ken www.MortonGolfSales.com GolfWRX Sponsor 888.988.FORE |
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Feb 26 2009, 06:36 PM
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![]() Member 141..Oh yeah...Snap to youngin! Group: ClubWRX Charter Members Posts: 1,785 Feedback Rating: 16 Joined: 21-April 05 From: Torrance, CA Member No.: 141 Ebay ID: tourguyd |
Wow, what a disappointment. I purchased a pair of USA made classics about three years ago and they are still in excellent shape after very 100 rounds or so. This is really too bad. There's one of the problems, the classics last so long, that consumers don't repeat purchase nearly as often as other shoes. I remember a Foot-Joy glove that had graphite powder in the palm, it lasted like a whole season! They stopped making them immediately! Stride Gum, the flavor last so long, but please, chew another piece! |
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Feb 26 2009, 06:37 PM
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![]() Returned home to Ping... Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 3,901 Feedback Rating: 1 Joined: 29-August 05 From: Bristow, Virginia Member No.: 5,624 |
Wow, what a disappointment. I purchased a pair of USA made classics about three years ago and they are still in excellent shape after very 100 rounds or so. This is really too bad. There's one of the problems, the classics last so long, that consumers don't repeat purchase nearly as often as other shoes. I remember a Foot-Joy glove that had graphite powder in the palm, it lasted like a whole season! They stopped making them immediately! Stride Gum, the flavor last so long, but please, chew another piece! Looks like I have to buy my last pair of FJs. I've gone to Adidas, but the classics are truly an excellent shoe. |
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Feb 26 2009, 06:49 PM
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![]() Group: ClubWRX Charter Members Posts: 1,230 Feedback Rating: 26 Joined: 5-February 06 From: Ewing NJ Member No.: 11,286 |
Foot Joy is closing its Brockton Mass Plant. They will no longer produce Classics.
More news to follow... |
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Feb 26 2009, 06:53 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 25 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 3-August 08 Member No.: 62,257 |
WHAT!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?????!?!?!?!?
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Feb 26 2009, 07:03 PM
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![]() Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 1,591 Feedback Rating: 4 Joined: 4-December 05 From: Mercer County New Jersey Member No.: 8,393 |
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Feb 26 2009, 07:07 PM
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Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 549 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 13-December 05 From: Greenville, SC Member No.: 8,705 |
Well that just all around sucks the big one.
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Feb 26 2009, 07:09 PM
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![]() Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 139 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Greenwich, CT Member No.: 40,004 |
No more $375.00 golf shoes?? You GOT TO BE kidding me! Exactly! They can take their Classics and stick 'em. There are MUCH better shoes out there for less than half of that. personall preference. i have a ton of shoes and there is not better shoe then the footjoy classic. Ecco classics are close but still not the styles to keep up. And very few people pay 375. You can get them for 170- 230 on most websites. that is what you would pay for any quality shoe. |
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Feb 26 2009, 07:12 PM
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![]() Returned home to Ping... Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 3,901 Feedback Rating: 1 Joined: 29-August 05 From: Bristow, Virginia Member No.: 5,624 |
No more $375.00 golf shoes?? You GOT TO BE kidding me! Exactly! They can take their Classics and stick 'em. There are MUCH better shoes out there for less than half of that. personall preference. i have a ton of shoes and there is not better shoe then the footjoy classic. Ecco classics are close but still not the styles to keep up. And very few people pay 375. You can get them for 170- 230 on most websites. that is what you would pay for any quality shoe. True, I just paid $180 for shoes that are built like a tank. It is what it is. There is a difference between that and a $50 shoes. Gotta treat your dogs right! |
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Feb 26 2009, 07:17 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 79 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 16-July 07 Member No.: 34,804 |
Where did you hear this?
Classics are just sooooo nice. Not the same with anything else. |
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Feb 26 2009, 07:18 PM
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![]() Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 8,422 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Worksop, UK Member No.: 167 |
Crikey.
No more Foot Joy Classics is on a par with there being no more Christmas. Truly the end of an era. Very sad news. This post has been edited by mat562: Feb 26 2009, 07:18 PM |
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Feb 26 2009, 07:25 PM
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Buddhist to the hot dog vendor: Make me one with everything. Group: Lefty Boomers Posts: 5,562 Feedback Rating: 12 Joined: 29-June 06 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 15,806 |
No more $375.00 golf shoes?? You GOT TO BE kidding me! Exactly! They can take their Classics and stick 'em. There are MUCH better shoes out there for less than half of that. I've gotta ask, have you even worn them? Probably the most comfortable pair of golf shoes I've ever owned after they were broken in. As it was noted above, people rarely paid over $300 for a pair. I know I never did. |
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Feb 26 2009, 07:25 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 47 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 16-February 09 From: Aggieland, Texas Member No.: 75,421 Ebay ID: Beenerpro |
Got an email this afternoon....
Fairhaven, MA -- FootJoy, the #1 Shoe in Golf, announced today that it will cease footwear manufacturing operations in its Brockton, MA facility, within the next six weeks. As a result of the plant's closure, the company will eliminate 103 manufacturing and support positions. FootJoy's shoe factory is the last remaining footwear production facility in a city that was once known as the "Shoe Capital of the World" in the early 1900s. Brockton's collection of footwear factories once supplied over 50 percent of all domestic footwear in the United States. "This was a very difficult decision made necessary by the declining demand for premium welted, leather soled golf footwear," said Jim Connor, President of FootJoy. "While this factory produced a small portion of our worldwide supply of golf shoes, some of our craftsmen and women were from several generations of shoe makers. All of us at FootJoy are deeply saddened by this outcome." The Brockton facility produced Classics Tour and Classics Dry Premiere golf shoes and a small line of men's dress and casual footwear. Those categories will be discontinued this summer when stock is depleted. The company does not anticipate this decision will impact its worldwide sales of golf footwear or its continued leadership of the category in every major market around the world. |
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Feb 26 2009, 07:26 PM
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Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 218 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 28-February 07 Member No.: 26,143 |
I liked their tassel loafers - much like Allen Edmonds.
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Feb 26 2009, 07:36 PM
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![]() Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 1,591 Feedback Rating: 4 Joined: 4-December 05 From: Mercer County New Jersey Member No.: 8,393 |
No more $375.00 golf shoes?? You GOT TO BE kidding me! Exactly! They can take their Classics and stick 'em. There are MUCH better shoes out there for less than half of that. I've gotta ask, have you even worn them? Probably the most comfortable pair of golf shoes I've ever owned after they were broken in. As it was noted above, people rarely paid over $300 for a pair. I know I never did. I'll be honest: No I haven't. I can't fathom paying upwards of $300 for a pair of shoes. Especially a pair of shoes that I'm gonna wear about 50 times per year, if that. I'm sure you'll want different styles and colors to go along with different color pants, so now you're in for at least 2 pairs. I might spend $500 for equipment but it'll be a cold day in Hades before I drop that on 2 pair of shoes. Sorry, but I find that rather ridiculous. |
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Feb 26 2009, 07:43 PM
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Buddhist to the hot dog vendor: Make me one with everything. Group: Lefty Boomers Posts: 5,562 Feedback Rating: 12 Joined: 29-June 06 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 15,806 |
No more $375.00 golf shoes?? You GOT TO BE kidding me! Exactly! They can take their Classics and stick 'em. There are MUCH better shoes out there for less than half of that. I've gotta ask, have you even worn them? Probably the most comfortable pair of golf shoes I've ever owned after they were broken in. As it was noted above, people rarely paid over $300 for a pair. I know I never did. I'll be honest: No I haven't. I can't fathom paying upwards of $300 for a pair of shoes. Especially a pair of shoes that I'm gonna wear about 50 times per year, if that. I'm sure you'll want different styles and colors to go along with different color pants, so now you're in for at least 2 pairs. I might spend $500 for equipment but it'll be a cold day in Hades before I drop that on 2 pair of shoes. Sorry, but I find that rather ridiculous. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I walk, almost exclusively on the golf course. I don't have a problem paying for comfort and quality, especially when the lack of comfort would come at the expense of my feet. Again, I don't personally know anyone who has paid $300 for Classics. |
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Feb 26 2009, 07:48 PM
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![]() Say what? Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 439 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 5-January 08 From: Chicago (Lincoln Park) Member No.: 45,116 Ebay ID: mauione69 |
What a shame- have been wearing a variation of the Classics for close to 15 years. Looks like I'll be stocking up on a few pairs soon...
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Feb 26 2009, 07:50 PM
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![]() Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 1,591 Feedback Rating: 4 Joined: 4-December 05 From: Mercer County New Jersey Member No.: 8,393 |
No more $375.00 golf shoes?? You GOT TO BE kidding me! Exactly! They can take their Classics and stick 'em. There are MUCH better shoes out there for less than half of that. I've gotta ask, have you even worn them? Probably the most comfortable pair of golf shoes I've ever owned after they were broken in. As it was noted above, people rarely paid over $300 for a pair. I know I never did. I'll be honest: No I haven't. I can't fathom paying upwards of $300 for a pair of shoes. Especially a pair of shoes that I'm gonna wear about 50 times per year, if that. I'm sure you'll want different styles and colors to go along with different color pants, so now you're in for at least 2 pairs. I might spend $500 for equipment but it'll be a cold day in Hades before I drop that on 2 pair of shoes. Sorry, but I find that rather ridiculous. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I walk, almost exclusively on the golf course. I don't have a problem paying for comfort and quality, especially when the lack of comfort would come at the expense of my feet. Again, I don't personally know anyone who has paid $300 for Classics. That's what it all boils down to: Different strokes for different folks. |
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Feb 26 2009, 07:54 PM
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![]() Group: Members Posts: 75 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 27-December 06 Member No.: 23,168 |
Very sad.
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Feb 26 2009, 08:06 PM
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![]() Fubuki means "Blizzard Ninja Star".. Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 1,934 Feedback Rating: 12 Joined: 22-July 07 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 35,341 |
It also boils down to.. you've never worn them!!
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Feb 26 2009, 08:09 PM
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![]() Bettinardi Black Prism 3/4 Group: ClubWRX Charter Members Posts: 8,008 Feedback Rating: 167 Joined: 15-July 05 From: TX Member No.: 2,827 |
I'm going to buy 3 or 4 pairs of them. What a shame. I guess the resoling and all of that will end too.
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Feb 26 2009, 08:11 PM
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![]() Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 113 Feedback Rating: 3 Joined: 30-August 06 Member No.: 18,658 Ebay ID: pinescc |
This is the only thing that set them apart from nike and adidas, I think this is a mistake, but I guess the big wigs know better.
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Feb 26 2009, 08:12 PM
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![]() Fubuki means "Blizzard Ninja Star".. Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 1,934 Feedback Rating: 12 Joined: 22-July 07 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 35,341 |
Is this going to make the price of them go up or down? I too might have to buy a couple pairs.. I've been wearing the 360LTD's lately but the Classics are super comfy as well.. and look well.. classic..
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Feb 26 2009, 08:25 PM
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![]() Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 1,591 Feedback Rating: 4 Joined: 4-December 05 From: Mercer County New Jersey Member No.: 8,393 |
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Feb 26 2009, 08:34 PM
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![]() Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 8,422 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Worksop, UK Member No.: 167 |
No more beryllium wedges.
No more green Victory Cords. No more balata golf balls. No more coloured Ping barrel-shaped headcovers. No more World Matchplay Championship at Wentworth. No more cheers echoing through the trees of Augusta's back nine. And now no more Foot Joy Classics?! The comfort blankets of my life are disappearing, one by one, before my eyes. |
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Feb 26 2009, 08:44 PM
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![]() Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 666 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 8-December 05 Member No.: 8,488 |
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Feb 26 2009, 08:48 PM
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Group: Lefty Boomers Posts: 542 Feedback Rating: 65 Joined: 8-March 06 Member No.: 13,221 |
I am in absolute shock. Why not just consolidate the factory instead of completely eliminate it?
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Feb 26 2009, 08:58 PM
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Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 427 Feedback Rating: 1 Joined: 26-October 05 Member No.: 7,139 |
The only truly great line of golf footwear that remained...........it's quite sad. It's getting very hard to buy anything made in the USA.
Next it'll be Red Wing boots! |
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Feb 26 2009, 08:58 PM
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![]() Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 739 Feedback Rating: 21 Joined: 8-June 06 From: Texas Member No.: 15,345 |
I am in absolute shock. Why not just consolidate the factory instead of completely eliminate it? I know. Why can't they move production somewhere else? I know they're handmade and the only shoes made in the US still, but it will be sad to see them go. I've got 5 pairs and they fit like a glove. Its the only shoe I wear. I'll have to stock up and scour eBay looking for more. It almost makes me a little sick. |
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Feb 26 2009, 09:05 PM
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![]() Group: Peanut Gallery Posts: 1,591 Feedback Rating: 4 Joined: 4-December 05 From: Mercer County New Jersey Member No.: 8,393 |
No more beryllium wedges. No more green Victory Cords. No more balata golf balls. No more coloured Ping barrel-shaped headcovers. No more World Matchplay Championship at Wentworth. No more cheers echoing through the trees of Augusta's back nine. And now no more Foot Joy Classics?! The comfort blankets of my life are disappearing, one by one, before my eyes. Sucks getting old huh? Well, you know what they say, your vision is the second thing to go.... |
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Feb 26 2009, 10:12 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 245 Feedback Rating: 0 Joined: 19-April 08 From: South Shore of Boston Member No.: 54,095 |
A sad day indeed...especially for the employee's of that plant. Brockton is also know as the city of champions...hopefully they will find work soon.
I have 2 brand new pairs of classics that aren't even broken in!! DBOGEY |
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