admirer5577

Well, some other of us here can at least make a meaningful discussion/conversation. Did you ran out of arguments?

benno

No I just get bored talking to a crowd of people who just don't care (or know).

admirer5577

Sorry to disappoint you but I, and a lot of others here too I think, both care, and know, in this matter.
But anyway, you will all not see me here for the next week as I'll be out of the country for work, so no more arguments from me.

Stilettoscot

While I haven't had the money to buy "quality" items as Benno posted (Thanks for the link, Benno), I have been "pleased" with pleasers so far. They seem to make a "true" size 10 which fits me all the time, meaning less worries about buying on-line (or off of other HHPlace friends!). I know, even with different styles, I'll get a shoe that fits.
As for the arch supports and quality of Pleasers? Well, They feel better than other "market" brands (again, I don't make much money), and for reasonable costs.
If I ever get back to the UK, shopping for shoes will be a must (as will, hopefully, be wearing them). I will certainly check out the link carefully, as in first glance, the Leatherworks look very nice. But at near $200 per pair, I'd rather be in the UK trying them on than to "hope" they fit..LOL
Hope Pleaser isn't thinning selection.

roz

I spend most of the money I earn on shoes and but anything from Pleaser and Ellie to Louboutin, Jimmy Choo and YSL and anything in between.

I agree you get what you buy for, my Louboutins are just off the scale in terms of quality but I think Pleasers are fine for what they are - cheap and cheerful shoes.

I would never wear them out to impress someone but I don't think there's anything wrong with them for the price you pay.

If we're using car analagies then my boss used to have a Mercedes and I used to have a Peugeot 106 (a cheap French car). My 106 lasted and lasted and never let me down, while his car broke down regularly and was unreliable. It was better built, but for what I wanted at the time my little cheap car was more than up to the job.

Sorry if I am in this "crowd of people" who doesn't know/care, it's just my opinion

benno

Peugeot 106s are super little cars.

Stilettoscot

My Pleaser 5.5" clear heeled sandals are super little shoes.. LOL

shyguy

The Pleasers of the automotive world. Cheap and cheerful.

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benno

The Peugeot 106 is a car that helped to set a trend for pefectly designed, nice to look at, functional small cars that are fun to drive, economical to buy and run and won't fall apart too quickly.

Plus the company has great heritage and made one of THE seminal, automotive icons of the 80s, the Peugeot 205. The small cars they make are most importantly classless i.e they appeal to everyone.

By contrast Pleaser are a company that saw a market for cheap mass produced shoes that steal other companies designs and churn then out with little regard to the actual shape of the product in the hope that the general public are stupid enough to not know the difference.

I will give Pleaser credit for creating the thick soled, often transparent monsters that seem to adorn the feet of every stripper, tranny, porn actress or wannabee Pammy. That however is not something I would be that proud of.

Stilettoscot

I would say, then, that Pleaser shoes can be responsible for letting people who don't have 120 quid burning in their pocket to enjoy everything from fetish shoes to good looking (regardless of being knock-offs) shoes.

While Peugeot is different in not knocking off other's designs (which would be tougher in the auto industry), it is almost the same in bringing sweet cars to people who can now afford them.

I don't know, maybe I haven't worn "quality" on my feet yet. But, Pleaser makes shoes that fit me, feel good, are affordable, and tickle my fancy.

Benno, next time I am in the UK, will you take me shopping?