If yoiur friend was going to the States would you ask for a pair of Uggs? (she has offered)

[kitya]

I got my mum a pair last year whilst I was there. She lived in them all Winter and Im thinking whether I should get her a pair this year? Obviously shes not bang on trend but, I just wondered if I would be wasting my money? are they past their sell by date? is there anything else I should ask my kind friend to bring back? Nothing heavy so, no bath products!!

I woudn't ask for a pair of Uggs if my friend was going to the factory that makes them and getting them for free.

That bad, eh? It was a harsh Winter last year.

Harsher still with those monstrosities on your feet.

I did say that they arent for me!!

Glad to hear it!
Why would your mum need yet another pair?
Haven't you made her suffer enough?

I love my UGGs and couldn't give a toss if they're bang on trend or not. If your mum loves hers then it sounds like a great idea. Just don't tell moondog what you've bought .

I was always very anti-ugg until a few days ago. Now for some reason I have the urge to get a tall chocolate pair for winter. Don't know where this urge suddenly came from but I feel the need to be warm, cosy, comfy (and most likely look like a twat in the process).

It is about comfort though and, not falling tits up in the snow.

FaffTastic i was exactly the same two years ago. I just had to get a pair of tall chocolate uggs. I had never hankered after them before, i dont know what the tipping point was. Anyway so i get a pair in size 3 but they were too big and so i got a pair of size 2 (youth) on line. I loved them sooooo much but within a year they ripped at the toe. I have since read that you shouldnt buy them small as the material becomes weak. Am now dithering about what size too get.

Uggs are rubbish in snow. They aren't waterproof so your feet get soaked, and they have no grip on them so you end up falling over.

They make you look like a centaur.

As you may have gathered, Uggs are very divisive! I am well aware of the shortcomings re waterproofing etc, but I still love mine. If your mum loved hers last year then she'd probably be delighted witha a new pair.

I would ask her to get a pair of Adirondack Uggs

They are the bees knees. Superbly warm and waterproof. You can tuck them under bootleg jeans, or wear them on top.

And not ugly like normal uggs.

And not ugly like normal uggs. no, just ugly in a different way... :o

Not ugly at all, actually

:o

I brought merrell penguin boots back from florida, they should be fab for winter and much much cheaper than the uk.

d'oh i meant puffin!
black ones wiht quite a thick rubbery sole. now i don't mind if it snows.

You need to spray them to make the waterproof :)

Uggs are slippers - why on earth would you wear them outside? They aren't designed for it. They are indoor wear.
(and ugly... and overpriced!)

Not into their footwear at all, but I love the earmuffs

Oh Kitya do you know the price of Uggs in US?

Customs could be an issue if getting close to the £390 limit if other gifts are being bought back.

Uggs can be found cheaply in the UK , The outlet shops on ebay for example can see caving of over 50%.

Ugg Bellvue could be a style worth considering ?
www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?LH_PrefLoc=1&LH_ItemCondition=11&_trkparms=65%253A2%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1&rt=nc&_nkw=UGG+Bellvue&_dmd=2&_dmpt=UK_Women_s_Shoes&_sc=1&_sop=2&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_vc=1&clk_rvr_id=266722042375&afsrc=1

Celtic Sheepskin make the original Uggs and are ethical and British.

www.celtic-sheepskin.co.uk/footwear/sheepskin-boots/

Interesting ,
Do you know who makes that Bellvue style ??

Ugg are a horrible company. They tried to sue every Australian company who call their boots ugg boots and just kept losing, because it's a generic word out there. They call themselves Ugg Australia when they sell Chinese made items for insanely inflated prices. Emu are genuinely Australian, and far cheaper, and Celtic Sheepskin are fab, ethical and UK made in Cornwall.

Having said that, Australians wear them as slippers, because most people don't have central heating and it's farking cold in winter. My Aussie relatives say they are "bogan" - kind of a cross between country bumpkin and chav! Very comfy, but dorky as shite. So it always makes me laugh when I see supermodels in them in the street.