Absolutely NOT too harsh. These companies are destroying their very heritage (and the industry, if nobody calls them out on it) and pawning crap on consumers. Keep it up, man. I was not in the market for these shoes, and I am not an UGGS wearer, but this makes them lose all respect in my book.
One more company to add to the list of companies that start using junk materials to save cost's and still make premium money. Filson, Carhartt, Red Wing and Thorogood and your favorite one, Alden boots are all making their products cheaper and still charging high prices. And, you are not doing anything wrong. These are companies that sell products to the public. You do a great service to the boot and shoe buying public.
100% Aussie here. Wearing my 100% Aussie made UGG boots made from 100% sheep skin. First Deckers steal our name and now produce crap and try and cover their greed by saying it’s eco. Superb Videos. Keep up the great work.
Used to work at Deckers. First, it's Ugg boot, Ugg slipper, etc. Uggs is a generic name not trademarked, i.e., the boots every Australian surfer used to wear out of the water, short for ugly. Second, Ugg used to make its boot out of a solid piece of lamb hide with the fleece on--breathable, silky soft, durable. Now they use Wolverine (another company I worked for) pigskin suede, which is a cheap alternative to other leathers. That is coated in that company's version of Scotchgard, then laminated to a mix of lambs wool fleece and synthetic fleece. It no longer breathes and the fleece has a plastic feel. I left the company after these changes occurred so I'm not sure how other components like the insoles, outsoles, thread fiber, etc. changed, but I suspect that happened as well.
FYI there are 2 different UGGS the real (the original, made from a single piece of leather backed wool) Aussie UGG Boot establish in 1974 (made in their factory on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia = check it out) and then there is the American owned Chinese made crap... go figure...
Disgrace! Products are just getting worse over the years! There's more wealth in the world than ever before yet products 100 years ago were 10x the quality they are today, yet we have 10x the tech we used to have! I hate how the world turned out!
I really hate companies that know they are fooling the consumer and use deceptive language to blow it off. They know what people want. But instead of doing that thing, its easier to re-name the garbage work they do to make it look less garbagy.😂😂😂 "Thats not us pissing on you. Thats rain. Its good for the environment."
I own a pair of these. It really sucks that I can't just take out the insoles and replace them because they do wear out super quickly. The rest of it is fine I guess but for the price I expected better
It is sketchy. I still buy my shoes and boots IRL because it is hard for me to get a good fit. There isn't much time in the shop to go thru the whole description, materials used etc. If I was in a market for this type of shoe, seen the brand and seen this shoe in a shop I would assume it a proper thing, but it's not it is nowhere near the quality I would expect. I hate when companies go thru enshittification, especially with already established products. If you are making a worse version of an existing product you should change the name of said product.
My Tasmans are easily my most worn shoe. I'm so glad you made this video and, whilst it is disappointing to see lack of commitment to quality, they're still my favorite shoe (honorable mention for Whites Semi Dress though). I'd love a video specifically on the Slugs on one of your channels for more detail!
Been getting ads for Cuero Boots and saw they even cut their boots in half to show the construction and materials. Would be cool if you could compare it to other cowboy boots and see where you'd rank them
Can you please cut apart a pair of Nike Air Ship Tech Grey? Compare them to the 85 Highs. I have a feeling that they have the best leather in comparison for the 84/85 retro area.
I repeat it again, if you want to get something good with wool ... buy or get something for the brand SHEPPERD of SWEEDEN I own a couple to be at home and they are just perfect
just like every other company that goes public and gets share holders. go from making a quality product to making the most money and screw the product. sad my wife has a few pairs of ugg boots and there years old and still in great shape. they last longer than my boots from walmart lol.
Yes it's true most consumers today are totally trained to buy garbage. Past 20 years footwear companies have been training the customer to expect less less durability less comfort list fit list everything all the while the price goes up and the wages for the workers goes down. despicable.
UGG or Ugg! i have some other brand woo ugg boots they are so good , great cleaning too because you dont get wet feet if a bit of water gets on your little feet
FYI this makes a difference to me, I bought Ugg boots cause of the wool - and I've been looking for slippers, winter is coming, so uggs are off the list. - looks like Birkenstocks will be the winner... UNLESS... are they doing the same thing?
I bought a pair of the new tasman boots and I instantly regretted it and wanted to return. The quality is lacking. The material mix is so cheap. (Didn't return because I'm 1 hour away from the city)
I love how you're saying wool is so good at managing moisture while the b-roll playing over shows the exact opposite with water piling up on the surface lmao. All the influencers say wool is literal space magic so obviously it's true, don't ask questions. Lyocell is blended in to make the wool actually transport moisture because it sucks at this on it's own (see also Ibex's paradox line). It's a modern take on the historically ubiquitous practice of blending wool with linen/nettle. Also lyocell production doesn't use any harmful chemicals, that's literally the purpose of lyocell vs other viscose products. Thought you'd be all over that since you gobble up the marketing wank without question.
Any chance of y’all looking into a brand called Viba. I’ve always been interested in getting a pair but I’ve been burned with other smaller brands like them before. If someone, I don’t know, could get a pair, cut them in half, and make a TH-cam video about it that would be awesome. lol
You are on target. But there should be an upgraded model with shearling and the real attached sheep hairs like I had in my Clark's desert boots in the 60"s. So comfortable. Try and find them these days, not!
The Ugg brand shoes went downhill since they dropped "Australia" from the name. The feel of the boots and slippers was entirely different before than it is now. They used to be thick, soft and fluffy, but now a little coarse and thin. As I recall, they were previously made both in Australia and China and ever since they started being only made in China the quality has not been the best. Maybe that would be an interesting comparison: Splice a 10+ year old boot and compare it against the newer boot.
The whole reason I buy Ugg is for the decent quality and real shearling and at least real 100% wool. If it’s not real wool then it gets nasty and even worse matted and nasty if you go bare foot. Take care of your wool and that won’t happen and it can be cleaned. Whereas if the other type can be cleaned it will go out the dryer vent or make you a nice gnome blanket in the catcher.
VC's are destroying so many cool products. I don't even care about brands but it just gets harder and harder to find good shoes and apparel in general anymore. If half the market for these things wasn't online they wouldn't get away with putting out such trash either. You'd try something on in store and say nah this doesn't feel comfortable.
Come sempre ottimo video. Bravissimi ragazzi!👏🏻👏🏻🍾🥂💪🏻🙏🏻 Ho tre bellissimi cani e perdono meno pelo di quelle brutte pantofole. Mamma mia! 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤦🏻♂️ Ugg=💩
The same downward trend in quality & longevity can also be seen in Blundstones ! In my most recent pair, the soles just cracked & fell apart after a couple of years, whilst the leather was like new, what a waste 😠
Thank you for this information. The only action toward these companies : not to buy their products. I lately sent back On shoes when knowing that the "eco friendly" program was a scam. I have been reimbursed and bought better shoes by TBS using full leather 😊
Lol did he just say wool is static free? It's a classic physics experiment on static electricity - you rub a glass rod against WOOL to demonstrate the phenomena! "Natural fibers like silk, wool and cashmere are more likely to cause static charge. The buildup of static charge in cashmere fibers is 2-40 higher than other yarns like cotton or linen."
The biggest issue with the "better" UGG alternatives is that they seem to forego the actual UGG appeal: comfort. There's already tons of narrow uncomfortable shoes on the market.
MUGGs 3 and SLUGGs live now, get a pair before they are gone here - bit.ly/3YValSZ
"How do we spin cost-cutting as a positive?"
*slaps "eco friendly" on the product*
"BRILLIANT!"
Absolutely NOT too harsh.
These companies are destroying their very heritage (and the industry, if nobody calls them out on it) and pawning crap on consumers.
Keep it up, man.
I was not in the market for these shoes, and I am not an UGGS wearer, but this makes them lose all respect in my book.
One more company to add to the list of companies that start using junk materials to save cost's and still make premium money. Filson, Carhartt, Red Wing and Thorogood and your favorite one, Alden boots are all making their products cheaper and still charging high prices. And, you are not doing anything wrong. These are companies that sell products to the public. You do a great service to the boot and shoe buying public.
100% Aussie here. Wearing my 100% Aussie made UGG boots made from 100% sheep skin. First Deckers steal our name and now produce crap and try and cover their greed by saying it’s eco. Superb Videos. Keep up the great work.
Used to work at Deckers. First, it's Ugg boot, Ugg slipper, etc. Uggs is a generic name not trademarked, i.e., the boots every Australian surfer used to wear out of the water, short for ugly. Second, Ugg used to make its boot out of a solid piece of lamb hide with the fleece on--breathable, silky soft, durable. Now they use Wolverine (another company I worked for) pigskin suede, which is a cheap alternative to other leathers. That is coated in that company's version of Scotchgard, then laminated to a mix of lambs wool fleece and synthetic fleece. It no longer breathes and the fleece has a plastic feel. I left the company after these changes occurred so I'm not sure how other components like the insoles, outsoles, thread fiber, etc. changed, but I suspect that happened as well.
FYI there are 2 different UGGS the real (the original, made from a single piece of leather backed wool) Aussie UGG Boot establish in 1974 (made in their factory on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia = check it out) and then there is the American owned Chinese made crap... go figure...
Please chop up the Bode x Nike Astrograbber sneaker - I’d be really curious to see if there’s any quality to this colab sneaker
Disgrace! Products are just getting worse over the years! There's more wealth in the world than ever before yet products 100 years ago were 10x the quality they are today, yet we have 10x the tech we used to have! I hate how the world turned out!
Wouldn't this be like Schott making a vegan leather Perfecto biker jacket?
I stopped buying Uggs. I buy Emu boots now; made in Geelong Australia. I like that I can replace the insoles.
To me, an Australian, Uggs will always be the shoes my friend would wear to the corner shop when we were seven years old.
BOO! Deception attempt. I've worn my real UGG boots almost to death and the wool is quite important to me
I really hate companies that know they are fooling the consumer and use deceptive language to blow it off. They know what people want. But instead of doing that thing, its easier to re-name the garbage work they do to make it look less garbagy.😂😂😂
"Thats not us pissing on you. Thats rain. Its good for the environment."
Can we see a Jim Green Nuzmaan cut in half?
Jim Green is putting that forward as their version of a true heritage style boot.
I own a pair of these. It really sucks that I can't just take out the insoles and replace them because they do wear out super quickly. The rest of it is fine I guess but for the price I expected better
It is sketchy. I still buy my shoes and boots IRL because it is hard for me to get a good fit. There isn't much time in the shop to go thru the whole description, materials used etc. If I was in a market for this type of shoe, seen the brand and seen this shoe in a shop I would assume it a proper thing, but it's not it is nowhere near the quality I would expect.
I hate when companies go thru enshittification, especially with already established products. If you are making a worse version of an existing product you should change the name of said product.
My Tasmans are easily my most worn shoe. I'm so glad you made this video and, whilst it is disappointing to see lack of commitment to quality, they're still my favorite shoe (honorable mention for Whites Semi Dress though). I'd love a video specifically on the Slugs on one of your channels for more detail!
Chop some popular dress shoe brands please!!!!
Hi Weston could you review the Superga Cotu shoes? They're supposed to be a classic and I'm curious as to its true quality thanks
Been getting ads for Cuero Boots and saw they even cut their boots in half to show the construction and materials. Would be cool if you could compare it to other cowboy boots and see where you'd rank them
I'd be spewing if I bought these... Now I know, and I won't :)
I would say so, my wife hasn’t talked about uggs for a long time.
Could you make a video about new balance 574?
Can you please cut apart a pair of Nike Air Ship Tech Grey? Compare them to the 85 Highs. I have a feeling that they have the best leather in comparison for the 84/85 retro area.
I can't hear shit over the crappy music.
Fun fact - the sheep in Tasmania have little mohawks in winter so they don't get too cold.
You are Exactly Right!
they should make huge deal about moving away from shearling and they have not!
I was almost taken in!!!
Yup, you’re right.
Could you do the Vessi Stormbursts, and Yeezy NSLTD Boot if possible?
Just buy REAL Uggs from Australia direct.
Australia has 200 million REAL sheep ... they gotta do something with all those skins. 😛
Hope you can do a video of Teva Grandview GTX Mid Hiking Shoes
Dude all the kids be wearing these and wanting them for Christmas and I'm like why 😭😭
I wouldn't buy Ugg's, even if they were made with real sheep skin, out of principal, because I'm Australian.
Shit is outdated, just like neckloads of Sterlings
Suede-fronts, bell-bottoms and tri-colored Shearlings
I repeat it again, if you want to get something good with wool ... buy or get something for the brand SHEPPERD of SWEEDEN
I own a couple to be at home and they are just perfect
just like every other company that goes public and gets share holders. go from making a quality product to making the most money and screw the product. sad my wife has a few pairs of ugg boots and there years old and still in great shape. they last longer than my boots from walmart lol.
Slugggs looks like something that easter european slav dad would wear around house and garden for decades... :D
People will go down swinging to justify brands they like. Companies know this and are more than happy to hose the customers with reduced quality.
Yes it's true most consumers today are totally trained to buy garbage. Past 20 years footwear companies have been training the customer to expect less less durability less comfort list fit list everything all the while the price goes up and the wages for the workers goes down. despicable.
UGG or Ugg! i have some other brand woo ugg boots they are so good , great cleaning too because you dont get wet feet if a bit of water gets on your little feet
👏 Love these exposing videos. Great work. 😁
FYI this makes a difference to me, I bought Ugg boots cause of the wool - and I've been looking for slippers, winter is coming, so uggs are off the list. - looks like Birkenstocks will be the winner... UNLESS... are they doing the same thing?
sweet knocked loose hat
They’re doing this with their platform uggs too! Fake fur
I'm happy with my fifty dollar bear paws 🐑🐻
Same
which is better in a slipper, uggs or Birkenstock zermatt shearling - quality and pricewise
alright... Day 1 of asking for BLKBRD Shoemaker.
Uggs are just for cheap people, kind of weirdly fashionable for the poorer people, to me they are still uggly.
Can you guys do a review on Vagabond Shoemakers? They’re a minimalist brand from Sweden with a really cool story and culture
ADIDAS SAMBA XLG
I bought a pair of the new tasman boots and I instantly regretted it and wanted to return. The quality is lacking. The material mix is so cheap. (Didn't return because I'm 1 hour away from the city)
I love how you're saying wool is so good at managing moisture while the b-roll playing over shows the exact opposite with water piling up on the surface lmao. All the influencers say wool is literal space magic so obviously it's true, don't ask questions.
Lyocell is blended in to make the wool actually transport moisture because it sucks at this on it's own (see also Ibex's paradox line). It's a modern take on the historically ubiquitous practice of blending wool with linen/nettle.
Also lyocell production doesn't use any harmful chemicals, that's literally the purpose of lyocell vs other viscose products. Thought you'd be all over that since you gobble up the marketing wank without question.
It's not what they say about the product, it's what they don't say. The manufacturer should make it plain that shearling is not used. Honesty please.
Any chance of y’all looking into a brand called Viba. I’ve always been interested in getting a pair but I’ve been burned with other smaller brands like them before. If someone, I don’t know, could get a pair, cut them in half, and make a TH-cam video about it that would be awesome. lol
You are on target. But there should be an upgraded model with shearling and the real attached sheep hairs like I had in my Clark's desert boots in the 60"s. So comfortable. Try and find them these days, not!
The Ugg brand shoes went downhill since they dropped "Australia" from the name. The feel of the boots and slippers was entirely different before than it is now. They used to be thick, soft and fluffy, but now a little coarse and thin. As I recall, they were previously made both in Australia and China and ever since they started being only made in China the quality has not been the best. Maybe that would be an interesting comparison: Splice a 10+ year old boot and compare it against the newer boot.
Hello, could you possibly do a breakdown or review on the Thursdays Encore Sneaker??
Slugs are very very ugly. Make something good quality that looks good and I am in.
The whole reason I buy Ugg is for the decent quality and real shearling and at least real 100% wool. If it’s not real wool then it gets nasty and even worse matted and nasty if you go bare foot. Take care of your wool and that won’t happen and it can be cleaned. Whereas if the other type can be cleaned it will go out the dryer vent or make you a nice gnome blanket in the catcher.
VC's are destroying so many cool products. I don't even care about brands but it just gets harder and harder to find good shoes and apparel in general anymore. If half the market for these things wasn't online they wouldn't get away with putting out such trash either. You'd try something on in store and say nah this doesn't feel comfortable.
Can you review hypebrother shoes? They look futuristic but I wanna know if they are worth getting.
I have Ugg’s from years ago and the pair i for this year definitely feel different with the fur I thought I was tripping
Nice video.
Hi, I was wondering if the Thursday commander boot is worth it? Is there any way of getting them reviewed??
Great content Weston could you cut in half the redwing 2415 moc toe wedge sole
Bet there is a woman walking down Asher Ave in Little Rock right now in 98F/90% humidity that is rocking Ugs...she don't care how they they are made.
fair criticism, thats embarrassing for UGG you gotta use real shearling or its not a real ugg boot.
Come sempre ottimo video.
Bravissimi ragazzi!👏🏻👏🏻🍾🥂💪🏻🙏🏻
Ho tre bellissimi cani e perdono meno pelo di quelle brutte pantofole.
Mamma mia! 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤦🏻♂️ Ugg=💩
It's a shame the brand stole the name
20 years ago I but them once and never again - it had a whole in the toe after four months - not very durable.
Great video, informative and helpful.
The elephant in the room is that these shoes are mind numbingly ugly. That's all there is to them.
Bearpaws are better and cost less. UGGs have been SO overrated for so long
Consider doing a review of wool runners from Allbirds.
The corporate shitification of everything continues
#Idk which day of asking for urban shepard boots
How about Vicuña wool? I love it more then any other wool
Good call. The truth is the truth and it must be out in the open.
Agree. Profit is ruining most products.
Everybody knows what hydroscopic means
Buy REAL UGGs.
Buy Aussie UGGs. 👍😎🇦🇺
Dead animal shoes…. Cool
The same downward trend in quality & longevity can also be seen in Blundstones ! In my most recent pair, the soles just cracked & fell apart after a couple of years, whilst the leather was like new, what a waste 😠
Don’t they just have an issue with their souls… They seem to rot, even if you don’t wear them?
Are there multiple UGG companies currently?
Or is Deckers just the newest owner?
What does your cut centered score actually mean?
Off topic, but loving the small visual video editing details. Been noticing them and it's worth pointing out
+1 for the video. +100 for the fucking Knocked Loose hat! ARF ARF!
Get the costco version. Cheaper
Next shoe review ideas... please do the Camper Peu - Over priced or worth it? - or do the Dunlop Volleys (Legendary tennis shoes from the 1980s)
Do any brick and mortar shoe stores carry your MUGGS 0:49???🤔🤔🤔🤔 want to see them in person before purchasing.
Shrinkflation hitting UGGs
My gf is still gonna want this Uggs though
Sounds like you need a new gf.
Take her on a holiday to Australia and buy some real Australian made uggs.
@@harukinzaphod sadly she’ll be happy with the American version lol sorry Anvil
Always love this vids. They are always full of great information.
I like the concept that a brand’s quality will suffer when they placed Profit over their customers.
I'm about tired of companies betraying their own brand. It makes no sense.
Thank you for this information. The only action toward these companies : not to buy their products.
I lately sent back On shoes when knowing that the "eco friendly" program was a scam. I have been reimbursed and bought better shoes by TBS using full leather 😊
Lol did he just say wool is static free? It's a classic physics experiment on static electricity - you rub a glass rod against WOOL to demonstrate the phenomena!
"Natural fibers like silk, wool and cashmere are more likely to cause static charge. The buildup of static charge in cashmere fibers is 2-40 higher than other yarns like cotton or linen."
The biggest issue with the "better" UGG alternatives is that they seem to forego the actual UGG appeal: comfort. There's already tons of narrow uncomfortable shoes on the market.
Reynolds Highway
Yup, wore through my slippers in a couple months and they sweat horribly.