I remember paying £200 for my first Rockports, I was the biggest chav in the village! :smile:

Have some heat. Good prices.

still got 2 pairs. would survive a nuclear war these.
used them for sea fishing or any mucky jobs.
bought over 10 years ago when left school and got my first job followed in with crowd.
those where the days ha ha

Congratulations OP' SD deals rarely make it and yours has - sit back' relax' pour yourself a drink and rest easy you have achieved something that happens rarely on HUKD :smile:

Heat added.

I'd bet the quality isn't what it used to be now they're being sold in Sports Direct

Yes had mine for about 8 years, looked like old mans balls in the end but still kept your feet dry

Sports direct also own and operate USC, and they're showing the same stock and prices if you'd like to collect from there.

still got 2 pairs. would survive a nuclear war these.
used them for sea fishing or any mucky jobs.
bought over 10 years ago when left school and got my first job followed in with crowd.
those where the days ha ha

I made the mistake a few years back of buying some Rockports from Amazon - the Rockport Waterproof Boot was its name IIRC.

There was just one problem - everytime it rained my feet got soaking wet. Terrible, terrible, terrible shoes. Will never buy Rockport ever again.

Nothing wrong with sports direct, decent brands at a low price. Most of you buy cheap Chinese sweat shop items who get treated worse.

If your Rockports had Gore tex inside then you were trend setters (like me). If your Rockports had hydroshield then that's when others caught on and the brand took a nose dive.

The original ones were gore tex, never let a drop of water in.

cold - sports direct

Umbwe were the top of the range XCS boots

SP & MA, don't do it folks

Congratulations OP' SD deals rarely make it and yours has - sit back' relax' pour yourself a drink and rest easy you have achieved something that happens rarely on HUKD :smile:

Heat added.

alas the good ones "umbwe" are still £68.

Mentally when I hear Rockport, I hear it in a very strong Grangetown accent.

Don't you mean your kappa tracksuit

Was going to say the same paid 100 for mine back in 1990, went perfect with my nafnaf jacket:(

I bought a pair of Rockport boots in 1995 for £145 from Scotts in Chester, these were the foot wear to be seen in back then! You could even take them back to Rockport retailers to have them re-soled, conditioned and new laces for £30.
Then the chav image came along and it went downhill from there, being sold in Sports direct really is rock bottom.

I bought a pair of Rockport boots in 1995 for £145 from Scotts in Chester, these were the foot wear to be seen in back then! You could even take them back to Rockport retailers to have them re-soled, conditioned and new laces for £30.
Then the chav image came along and it went downhill from there, being sold in Sports direct really is rock bottom.

Sports direct, boo!

love Rockport shoes - hate SD . . . what to do . . . oh I know - what ohreally said

I wouldn't darken that reptiles door regardless of the price.

A lot of people don't like SD because they charge for delivery and also for click & collect. If these are also in store I might pick up a pair but I'm not paying them £5 for the privelidge of going to the store. It's like paying an entry fee for a club, spending a fortune in a dark place full of terrible clothes, grumpy staff, awful music and not enough room to dance. Somehow I even end up with a hangover.

I knew I'd seen you in the Mr Men books....

I remember seeing the Chav's in the council estates wearing the tracksuits and their Rockports - oh my it was as if they were going trekking, the gym and jogging at the same time. Instead they were just rolling up whatever they put in their 'smokes'

I'm confused. Positive comments but cold?

I'd bet the quality isn't what it used to be now they're being sold in Sports Direct

How the mighty have fallen.

I remember paying £200 for my first Rockports, I was the biggest chav in the village! :smile:

Have some heat. Good prices.