Tanel Plate shoes - I've never been so disappointed

[Dakota]

I have several post-season tournament assignments, so I decided I would demote my old faithful Honig's plate shoes to "mudders" and buy a new pair. I have been admiring the Tanel shoes for some time (from the web pics and descriptions) so I decided to buy a pair.

What a completely unusable shoe! They claim it to be an athletic shoe, but any athlete who wore this shoe would be crippled within the hour.

Tanel has the tag line, "The Plate shoe that looks as good as it feels!"

Trust me - if that was true, this would be one awful looking shoe!

OK, now that I have ranted on for long enough, what is the problem? The hard toe has a slight downward angle and present a hard, sharp edge to the top of the foot just behind the toes. With every bend of the shoe, it bites into the top of my foot. Absolutely, completely unwearable.

Needless to say, they are going back.

Very, very disappointing.

[blu_bawls]

I have owned Tanel's since 2002 and absolutlely love them. They are light, flexible, and easy to maintain.

The base shoes are great too. I love the tread and footprint design for easy mobility. They stop great and allow for quick and seemless turning.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by blu_bawls

I have owned Tanel's since 2002 and absolutlely love them. They are light, flexible, and easy to maintain.

The base shoes are great too. I love the tread and footprint design for easy mobility. They stop great and allow for quick and seemless turning.

I, too, have had my Tanels for a few years and am very happy with them. the old Honigs I had before felt like cement blocks. My Tanels are light, comfortable, and shine up well. Actually, I will be ordering a new pair soon.

Perhaps you just got a bad pair, Tom.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Andy

Perhaps you just got a bad pair, Tom.

Before I returned them, I contacted the manufacturer. I sent them a slightly edited version of my posting. Turns out, I work less than 10 miles from their corp HQ (who knew??? - I guess I should have payed closer attention!). Anyway, the President of the Co wants to have a look at the shoes. I'll let you know how it goes.

[Dukat]

Sounds like you cant beat the customer service

Get a bad pair of shoes, meet with the president of the company to figure out what is wrong.

[Bluefoot]

When you go, you should wear your 'mudders' in to his office.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Dukat

Sounds like you cant beat the customer service

Get a bad pair of shoes, meet with the president of the company to figure out what is wrong.

Yes, I was impressed. He responded to my email within an hour of my sending it to their generic customer service email address.

[AtlUmpSteve]

Not familiar with that shoe; never tried it.

I would highly recommend this line of shoes; the best value I have ever seen. Excellent quality, light weight, low price.

http://www.inhousesports.com/bsbumps...0Sports%20Home

[Andy]

Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve

Not familiar with that shoe; never tried it.

I would highly recommend this line of shoes; the best value I have ever seen. Excellent quality, light weight, low price.

http://www.inhousesports.com/bsbumps...0Sports%20Home

OK, Steve.....I took your advice and ordered a pair of the mid high non-patent leather plate shoes.

They arrived the other day...tried them on and they felt fine...will be trying them out on the field in a few weeks when fall ball gets going. The price is definitely right and the company covered the shipping.

I'll let you know what I think.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by Dakota

I have several post-season tournament assignments, so I decided I would demote my old faithful Honig's plate shoes to "mudders" and buy a new pair. I have been admiring the Tanel shoes for some time (from the web pics and descriptions) so I decided to buy a pair.

What a completely unusable shoe! They claim it to be an athletic shoe, but any athlete who wore this shoe would be crippled within the hour.

Tanel has the tag line, "The Plate shoe that looks as good as it feels!"

Trust me - if that was true, this would be one awful looking shoe!

OK, now that I have ranted on for long enough, what is the problem? The hard toe has a slight downward angle and present a hard, sharp edge to the top of the foot just behind the toes. With every bend of the shoe, it bites into the top of my foot. Absolutely, completely unwearable.

Needless to say, they are going back.

Very, very disappointing.

My current ones are Riddell and I was pleasantly surprised by them.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

My current ones are Riddell and I was pleasantly surprised by them.

Yeah...but try finding them anymore. Those are the ones that I am currently using as well, but I don't know anywhere to find them nowadays.

[ntxblue]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

Yeah...but try finding them anymore. Those are the ones that I am currently using as well, but I don't know anywhere to find them nowadays.

Scott,

I bought two pair on close out a couple of years ago. Extremely comfortable shoe at a low price . . . of course, with the low price comes the durability factor. Riddell redesigned the toe and sole to look amazingly like the Honig's shoe. I've seen it available on a couple of sites (even Honig's), but the price went way up . . . amazingly about the same as Honig's version.

Gary

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by ntxblue

Scott,

I bought two pair on close out a couple of years ago. Extremely comfortable shoe at a low price . . . of course, with the low price comes the durability factor. Riddell redesigned the toe and sole to look amazingly like the Honig's shoe. I've seen it available on a couple of sites (even Honig's), but the price went way up . . . amazingly about the same as Honig's version.

Gary

Yeah...I bought two pair at about the same time. So I am set for a while.