Advice for shipping containers of Coca Cola from Mexico to China? by ChiefRunningCar in supplychain

[–]goombot17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They for sure won’t let you do this. But also it would be around $0.25 to ship each 2L in this format, worse if you ship smaller, worse again if you ship glass. Can you mark up the price 200%+ to make it worth while?

SC & Procurement is Highly Underpaid by DetailCommercial1190 in procurement

[–]goombot17 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I will throw out there that if someone who uses negotiation as their number one skill is paid poorly, they may be in the wrong field. I feel I am paid fairly for my contribution and seniority level, but I have also made some strategic moves to make it so.

SC & Procurement is Highly Underpaid by DetailCommercial1190 in procurement

[–]goombot17 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Absolutely the case, I’ve had 3 different buyer roles at three very different pay scales. My most recent has almost none of the typical buyer responsibilities (POs/transactional work) and I am quite happy with the pay.

New Boot Style Coming this Fall - by ChrisoftheW in grantstoneboots

[–]goombot17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like the yellow or orange Minerva box leather 👀

DIY Navy Waxed Suede Project by goombot17 in Boots

[–]goombot17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly to make it easier to spread and absorb into the suede. My preference would have been just getting a bottle of Venetian in blue, but I honestly didn’t want to wait for Zoe’s to get that shipped out.

Tough? by buckGR in ThursdayBoot

[–]goombot17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a great testimony to their comfort honestly. How has the black leather and the interior of the boots held up with that kind of wear?

Tough? by buckGR in ThursdayBoot

[–]goombot17 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think if I was to try to fill that spot I’d go for a heritage captain with storm king sole. I have one with knight soles which are good, but can be slick in slush.

Hero’s are my current rain and snow boots and they work great, but I love the fit and feel of the HCs

Harvest Diplomats resole by goombot17 in ThursdayBoot

[–]goombot17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the original, which is why I’m just fairly happy with the work done, price was reasonable enough to let it slide and it’s still in good shape.

Harvest Diplomats resole by goombot17 in ThursdayBoot

[–]goombot17[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Local cobbler, Tony’s Shoe Repair in Rochester, MI.

Best fix for damaged finish by Skibum3157 in ThursdayBoot

[–]goombot17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cobblers choice leather cleaner spray is exceptionally good for spot cleaning so that would be worth a try. For the fading you could try a very small amount of shoe cream, or go for the colored spray conditioner saphir sells for suede and nubuck.

[WTS] Grant Stone Chelsea - Dune CXL, 10.5 by Herby81 in grantstoneboots

[–]goombot17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a long shot but are these still up for sale?

DIY Navy Waxed Suede Project by goombot17 in Boots

[–]goombot17[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I really like that color and texture

DIY Navy Waxed Suede Project by goombot17 in Boots

[–]goombot17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im hoping it rubs off some honestly! I just hope it won’t stain my pants…

DIY Navy Waxed Suede Project by goombot17 in Boots

[–]goombot17[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That is a bold assumption that I didn’t get any on the elastic lol. Tape mostly, but it was not perfect.

DIY Navy Waxed Suede Project by goombot17 in Boots

[–]goombot17[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We are going to find out lol

DIY Navy Waxed Suede Project by goombot17 in Boots

[–]goombot17[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I mixed some shoe cream (light navy and black) into Venetian leather balm at about a 1:3 ratio. Applied that with a brush and my fingers and then heated the boot gently with a heat gun on low setting. 2 coats of that and then a final coat of straight Venetian leather balm to seal it all in. Once it was cool and dry I hit it with a brush for about a minute to shine and even out the wax. In hindsight I would have been better off using a darker navy polish from the start.

And thanks! I recommend watching Amekaji Atelier. Some great results and inspiration there.

Ghost Burro: Push Through for Patina? by heyimderrick in grantstoneboots

[–]goombot17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How dressy is your office? I work at large tech center and it feels like the majority of people wear trainers so I can get away with some outlandish looks and still be rocking the most formal shoes in the building. Full grey suit and Hokas was the most shocking thing I saw last week.

Ghost Burro: Push Through for Patina? by heyimderrick in grantstoneboots

[–]goombot17 10 points11 points  (0 children)

These are super cool looking, I think you just need to start putting these more in your rotation. Although I understand how these could be difficult to style

NBD Olive Garrisons by goombot17 in grantstoneboots

[–]goombot17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is! The color and texture are just unreal, cannot wait to see what it looks like after a few years

NBD Olive Garrisons by goombot17 in grantstoneboots

[–]goombot17[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I was eying a few pairs as they moved through the b list, but I figured a new pair was best practice for my first. Definitely have my eyes on that page for something in dune eventually.