Help finding " Chuck Taylors "

[kenpofan]

Yesterday we were in a local family hardware store here in Reidsville.
My 13yr old Daughter found a pair of " USA made Chuck Taylors " .
the last pair in the store ,Owner stated they had been there for 5 or 6 yrs.
Now my son wants a pair ,you know real rubber sole USA made Chucks, Adult 11's..anybody know of a place to find them.
I've tried ASK and Google..only the cheap imports

thanks for any leads

 

[rags]

Try here...

Converse - Chuck Taylor, Jack Purcell, Basketball Shoes, Design Your Own Converse Shoes

rags

 

[rocketdog]

Or here.

Chuck Taylors - Free Shipping & Return Shipping - Shoebuy.com

 

[O2Guy]

Ebay sometimes has USA Chucks but be prepared to pay for them.

 

[jlrhiner]

I remember begging my father for a pair of those. He couldn't understand why I had to have such an expensive pair of tenner shoes. Why weren't the old ones good enough? $3.99 fo a pair of tenner shoes? Was I crazy? By crackee, they better rot off your feet!
(They did!)

 

[bobelk99]

Give Zappos a try

 

[pineappleshooter]

There is a place in Glenside, PA called Dimmer's that might have them. I bought a blue plaid pair for delployment back in 94 and came in second in the "Ugliest Chucks" contest. The winner had pink camo!

Chuck's are practically the official shoe of the Submarine force - comfy and easy to stow just about anywhere.

 

[fat tom]

When I got my first pair,you couldn't tell me NUTHIN"!
f.t.

 

[kenpofan]

So far the plastic sole Vietnam Imports is all we can find..

 

[Mphstiger1981]

My kids got me a pair for Christmas a few years ago, and I love them to knock around in. They are definitely old school. I'll check and see where they found them. These were made in the US.

 

[Maximumbob54]

No such animal anymore:

American Icons Not Made in the U.S.A. | Economy In Crisis

 

[blujax01]

I loves my Chucks. "Street Legal Bedroom Slippers". Horrible for your feet but who cares? They have oozed coolness since the 60's.

Converse went bankrupt in 2000 and when Nike bought them they immediately moved the manufacturing off-shore, first to Viet Nam then to China. I own at least a dozen pairs of Chucks, and about half of them are American-Made. The American ones have become "occasion shoes" in order to preserve them.
If you find any, it will be in out of the way Mom & Pop shops in small towns. And rarely at that. Best of luck on your quest.

 

[Maximumbob54]

I just looked and my black and whites are China Chucks...

 

[Florida Guy]

I wore Chuck's while playing for my h.s. and college basketball teams
circa 1963-69
Really liked 'em.

 

[Rangerpat]

The last pair of Chuck Taylors I owned were cammo, I wore them for hunting down here in the Florida swamps in the 1980's, great for wading through water. I also wore Liberty cammo bib overalls; back then they were all made in the USA, sorry to say, not anymore.