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Dear Mr. Venemies
We are glad you enjoyed your experience at our store. Thank you very much for your visit.
All of our shoes are Goodyear welted. This construction allows the recrafting of the shoe, we can exchange the whole sole and restore the shoe. Once the sole is worn out you can send them back to us and will exchange them, giving your shoes a second life. You can also choose which kind of soles do you want to have, same leather or rubber ones. Anyway, hope you use them for many years before you need recrafting.
The life of a leather soles vary on many factors, the way we walk, the ground we step... For extending it, depending on the way you step, if you put much pressure on the front it may be a good idea to put metal cap toes. If living in Finland you may waste the soles earlier, not only if the ground is wet, also maybe in winter there is salt or products for preventing the ice that may damage the soles.
Another option is to put the rubber protection after having used the soles for a time.
Hope we helped and that you enjoy your Carmina shoes for a long time.
Don't hesitate to write us if you have any doubts or requests.
Best regards,
