{"id":1513,"date":"2011-05-10T11:03:21","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T16:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/3-generations-of-chacos\/"},"modified":"2011-05-10T11:03:21","modified_gmt":"2011-05-10T16:03:21","slug":"3-generations-of-chacos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/3-generations-of-chacos\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Generations of Chacos"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got my first pair of Chacos<\/a> 7 years ago right before my wife and I got married.  A friend’s dog chewed up the cheap pair of Tevas I had and I saw it as a great excuse to invest in some good "hiking sandals."  For most of those 7 years I wore my chacos 200+ days a year.  After about 3 years I had worn the heel almost all the way down and my straps were beginning to fray.  For the next 3 years I kept telling myself I need to get the resoled, but I kept forgetting until Spring rolled around and by that point I couldn’t bear the thought of being without them.  After 6 years they were looking so rough, yet still felt so comfortable; they had molded to my feet and the straps were stuck in the optimal position.  Yet, I knew I had to start looking for a replacement.<\/p>\n

I found a new pair of chacos in my size priced half off for a winter sale, so I picked them up  and set them aside for when the inevitable came.  Eventually my lack of self-control got the best of me and I broke them out and started breaking them in.  That was about a year ago.<\/p>\n

Then, this past spring while traveling in Africa, I tweeted about wearing my chacos everyday.  Because of that, I was contacted by ChacoUSA<\/a>.  I told them we would be heading to Africa for 5-10 years and only had limited space, but would love to take an extra pair of sandals.  They graciously sent a gift certificate for Beth and I.  Incredible!<\/p>\n

Well today, my new chacos arrived.  In true nerd fashion, I lined up all three generations for a "family portrait:"<\/p>\n

\"Chacos<\/a><\/p>\n

 Black and Blue and New.<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

<\/small><\/em>\"Chacos<\/a><\/p>\n

From the worn down "Colorado" soles of my first pair, to the still fresh year-old pair, to the brand new ones.<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

<\/font><\/p>\n

\"Chacos<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Chacos<\/a> <\/p>\n

\"Chacos<\/a><\/p>\n

7 years of wear<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

When I first took the pictures, I expected there to be a dramatic difference between the old pair and the brand-spanking-new pair\u2026 but looking at them, it is pretty obvious they have held up well.  With the Chacos I currently have, I fully expect to get at least another 15 years out of them.  That is a testament to quality workmanship and excellent customer service.<\/p>\n

Sure chacos are expensive compared to other brands, but this is a case where I am too poor to buy cheap stuff.  These sandals can go the distance (and even if they can’t, you can always get them resoled \/ restrapped).<\/p>\n

Thank you Chacos for making great shoes!  Here’s to you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I got my first pair of Chacos 7 years ago right before my wife and I got married.  A friend’s dog chewed up the cheap pair of Tevas I had and I saw it as a great excuse to invest in some good "hiking sandals."  For most of those 7 years I wore my chacos […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[672,674,673],"class_list":["post-1513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-chacos","tag-customer-service","tag-product-review"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1513\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}