Are Clarks having a laugh

[EachandEveryone]

I go there for comfort, I cant wear fashion shoes anymore. Dear lord though the prices! https://www.clarks.co.uk/c/Wallabee-Loafer/p/26174017

It's because they're Wallabees, they're handstiched and iconic! (Although not that loafer pair admittedly).

I'm sure they have other loafers at a cheaper price-point.

I agree with the OP they look painful,I could never wear them.

I think their prices went mad a couple of years ago, jumped up £40 overnight.

I'd rather spend £160 on a pair of shoes that would last me for years than a pair of £57 school shoes for my DS that will last him 6 months, if I'm lucky. I don't though, of course.

Be ause when you have dodgy feet you know on sight what will work.

Artificially priced high in order to reduce in a sale at some point.

I like them and also have needy feet, OP.

Perhaps it's a Klarna premium for the 0% finance option. 🤔

Well then if you have dodgy feet I wouldn't mind paying anything for comfort

Totally agree with this. Those patent black ones would definitely hurt me on the heel area.

And there's no guarantee they'll be good quality either.
Adult DS used to insist on buying Clarks desert boots as "they're the original and best". After 2 pairs came away from the soles after a few months he gave up with Clarks.

Agreed. Wallabees are always expensive. And comfy!

Their prices have definitely gone up. The school shoes for my teenage dd were all around £70 in there. They used to be around the £40-£50 mark at most.

I haven’t bought Clark’s shoes for ages as I found them to be generally very poor quality in recent years.

I have big feet and look for comfy shoes in shops like Pavers or one of the independent shoe shops here in Ireland. Also brands such as Allegra and Waldlaufer are good and have comfy, well made shoes that last.

Vinted! ... which seems to be the answer du jour for any and all clothing and footwear-related quandaries these days!

Clarks prices have skyrocketed.

My Year 2 DC school shoes were £58, while my year 1 DC school shoes were £54.

They are very good quality though; 2022-2023 school shoes lasted the whole year for both DC.

My dd’s school insist on formal shoes and she has these shoes. The ladies this year. The girls last year. It’s a lot of money for what they are. But it’s the only thing she will wear with her wide feet. The price difference is the VAT on the ladies pair.

Tkmaxx sell Clark's shoes much cheaper.

Outlet only for me too.

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YYY to @Tabitha005

As above

Clarks shoes were much cheaper when they were actually made in the U.K. with working conditions that were acknowledged to be very good.

Since outsourcing to Asia and India (and putting god knows how many people out of work in rural towns) I can’t imagine the workers are treated anywhere near as well.

They are ugly. And I don’t think worth all
that cash.

I gave up on Clarks when we had numerous issues with the kids school shoes. Moved on to M&S, less expensive and longer lasting.
Clarks pricing is insane now, even as a skint kid growing up on a council estate, we had Clarks. Although admittedly sometimes they came from the factory shop (Tommy Ball's, the shop name still gives me a juvenile snigger).

As others have said, it’s because they’re Wallabees and have always been expensive, with cult status.

When I was 13, Clark’s Wallabees were the height of fashion in my American high school. This was around 2005 and I remember my poor parents having to fork out over $100 for them. That was almost 20 years ago, £160 now doesn’t seem a huge amount comparatively!

Wait til your boys are size 14...