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Birkie lovers...

benzgirl — Fri, 23 May 2014 05:01:13 GMT

I caught the last ten seconds of a cute little Birk last hour and checked the video. Item A232658 was aired at a clearance price and currently they have most colors and most sizes in stock. I was looking for a new pair of blacks, so I found them along with a pretty pair of lilac-pink! Seems Q might be phasing out Birks, so you might want to check these out. Nice color selections available!

Re: Birkie lovers...

ennui1 — Fri, 23 May 2014 05:06:21 GMT

At least they're made in Germany.

I was looking at some Birkenstocks today in a store, and noticed that the Papillio's are "licensed by Birkenstock," which sort of tells me they are made in China(?). The (official) Birkenstocks are still made in Germany.

Re: Birkie lovers...

benzgirl — Fri, 23 May 2014 15:05:23 GMT

Really ennui? That would be very sad to see this brand manufactured outside of Germany. I must have 20 pair of these (long time collector) and all are, of course made in Germany. I think the quality would go down hill if manufactured elsewhere. I had been waiting all winter for a Birk TSV but sadly feel Q won't be carrying them for much longer. Maybe I should go back and order one more pair.

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deeva — Fri, 23 May 2014 15:23:15 GMT

There are many places to buy Birkenstocks besides QVC. And I've been shopping at other retailers that have a much better selection than QVC. So that's where I'll continue to buy my Birkenstocks.

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benzgirl — Fri, 23 May 2014 15:43:26 GMT

On 5/23/2014 deeva said:
There are many places to buy Birkenstocks besides QVC. And I've been shopping at other retailers that have a much better selection than QVC. So that's where I'll continue to buy my Birkenstocks.

Deeva...that might be true, but not in my area. Even when we were in Orlando last winter I was on a search. There used to be a really great shoe store that carried a great variety of Birks down there but we couldn't find it this year. Don't know if it moved or closed.

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Annabellethecat66 — Fri, 23 May 2014 15:46:23 GMT

It's hard to find a size 41 or as some know it 10 & 1/2 to 11.

I like the ease of being able to slap the label back on and sending something back to QVC. It's pretty hard to find Birki's for less than $55.

I think that's a good price.

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benzgirl — Fri, 23 May 2014 15:48:29 GMT

On 5/23/2014 annabellethecat said:
It's hard to find a size 41 or as some know it 10 & 1/2 to 11.

I like the ease of being able to slap the label back on and sending something back to QVC. It's pretty hard to find Birki's for less than $55.

I think that's a good price.

</ So are you going to pick up a pair, annabelle?

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Annabellethecat66 — Fri, 23 May 2014 15:56:58 GMT

I did, I bought the one's she recommended in blue. I have so many (but not many with the 3 straps) it was hard to see the colors.

I haven't pulled all of them out of the closet where I keep the summer/spring shoes.

I am so ding dong. I kept looking for them. I kept a few pair out this Winter to wear like slippers, but most were in those big plastic tubs. I couldn't find them.

Then like magic, it came to me. They were in the rec room under all of those stupid empty QVC and HSN boxes. I live alone in a big house so there is ummmmmm stuff/junk everywhere.

Anyway, I haven't had the energy to get them upstairs (split/foyer). I throw them to the landing, then up from the landing, then down the hall to the bedroom! Ha! Phew! Now I'm tired thinking about it.

I have lots of printed ones but not as many plain ones.

What are your favorites? Want to know my favorites? Well I'll tell you anyway.....I bought the ones that are red, white and blue with stars like the flag. I probably bought them from QVC around 2005 or 6. But they aren't the newer ones like that.

These are the old ones. I saw them on Paul from the Beatles last year. His are the old ones like mine. Then I went on and bought the new ones. The straps are bigger than mine.

I love/hate wearing my favorites because I'm afraid something will happen to them.

See what a blabber m outh I am? You asked one question and now you know my life story (as the song goes with the group "One Direction".

Re: Birkie lovers...

benzgirl — Fri, 23 May 2014 18:16:15 GMT

On 5/23/2014 annabellethecat said:
I did, I bought the one's she recommended in blue. I have so many (but not many with the 3 straps) it was hard to see the colors.

I haven't pulled all of them out of the closet where I keep the summer/spring shoes.

I am so ding dong. I kept looking for them. I kept a few pair out this Winter to wear like slippers, but most were in those big plastic tubs. I couldn't find them.

Then like magic, it came to me. They were in the rec room under all of those stupid empty QVC and HSN boxes. I live alone in a big house so there is ummmmmm stuff/junk everywhere.

Anyway, I haven't had the energy to get them upstairs (split/foyer). I throw them to the landing, then up from the landing, then down the hall to the bedroom! Ha! Phew! Now I'm tired thinking about it.

I have lots of printed ones but not as many plain ones.

What are your favorites? Want to know my favorites? Well I'll tell you anyway.....I bought the ones that are red, white and blue with stars like the flag. I probably bought them from QVC around 2005 or 6. But they aren't the newer ones like that.

These are the old ones. I saw them on Paul from the Beatles last year. His are the old ones like mine. Then I went on and bought the new ones. The straps are bigger than mine.

I love/hate wearing my favorites because I'm afraid something will happen to them.

See what a blabber m outh I am? You asked one question and now you know my life story (as the song goes with the group "One Direction".

I thought the blues were cute too. I would have purchased them in addition to the blacks (which I needed) and the lilac-pink (which were too cute not to buy). Because I no longer work outside the home and thought I would have some really serious explaining to do if DH knew that I purchased three pair!

I really seem to gravitate toward the skinny two or three strap styles but I have the very same ones you are talking about - - the red, white and blues. Got them from Sally way back in the day. I remember they sold out very fast and I went on waitlist. Thanks for the reminder - - I will dig them out for the Memorial Day weekend.

Hope you enjoy your pretty blue Birks, Annabelle.

Re: Birkie lovers...

lolakimono — Sat, 24 May 2014 12:23:53 GMT

Here are your new black ones-

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benzgirl — Sun, 25 May 2014 02:45:49 GMT

On 5/24/2014 lolakimono said:
Here are your new black ones-

Yep, those are my new blacks, Lola. The video presentation makes them look almost graphite in color - - I think I'm going to like them.

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deeva — Sun, 25 May 2014 02:51:41 GMT

On 5/23/2014 benzgirl said:
On 5/23/2014 deeva said:
There are many places to buy Birkenstocks besides QVC. And I've been shopping at other retailers that have a much better selection than QVC. So that's where I'll continue to buy my Birkenstocks.

Deeva...that might be true, but not in my area. Even when we were in Orlando last winter I was on a search. There used to be a really great shoe store that carried a great variety of Birks down there but we couldn't find it this year. Don't know if it moved or closed.

I was referring to online shoe stores, not brick and mortar. I've been buying from a couple of online stores for at least fifteen years and never had a problem with the quality of the shoes. But I agree with you benzgirl, the local stores don't carry much of a selection.

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faeriemoon — Sun, 25 May 2014 02:54:41 GMT

On 5/22/2014 ennui1 said:
At least they're made in Germany.

I was looking at some Birkenstocks today in a store, and noticed that the Papillio's are "licensed by Birkenstock," which sort of tells me they are made in China(?). The (official) Birkenstocks are still made in Germany.

Papillios are still made in Germany. They are my favorites of the Birkenstock lines.

The ones to watch out for are the Betulas; those are made in China.

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benzgirl — Sun, 25 May 2014 04:03:17 GMT

On 5/24/2014 deeva said:
On 5/23/2014 benzgirl said:
On 5/23/2014 deeva said:
There are many places to buy Birkenstocks besides QVC. And I've been shopping at other retailers that have a much better selection than QVC. So that's where I'll continue to buy my Birkenstocks.

Deeva...that might be true, but not in my area. Even when we were in Orlando last winter I was on a search. There used to be a really great shoe store that carried a great variety of Birks down there but we couldn't find it this year. Don't know if it moved or closed.

I was referring to online shoe stores, not brick and mortar. I've been buying from a couple of online stores for at least fifteen years and never had a problem with the quality of the shoes. But I agree with you benzgirl, the local stores don't carry much of a selection.

Oh I see, deeva. I have looked around on-line for Birkies, too. I guess to be honest I wasn't on an all-out, do-or-die search or I probably would have found something before now. I just knew that I wanted to find a new pair of blacks for this season and hadn't found any that I liked until Q had these the other day. I think they look really good with just the three skinny straps and will probably remove that center section.

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lolakimono — Sun, 25 May 2014 14:25:54 GMT

I like Birkenstocksd.com too for hard to find styles.

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wendy1960 — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 04:09:07 GMT

I caught a few minutes of the Today show this morning (6/19/14). They were doing a shoe segment, and showed some different styles of Birkenstocks. They said that Birkenstocks are in. Come on QVC, please don't discontinue Birkenstocks! We can get them elsewhere, but, many of us like to see when they are on the air, so you can visualize how they might look on the foot.

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Steph_V — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 07:15:23 GMT

So is QVC done with Birkenstocks? Does anyone know if they will be coming back as a regular product?

It seems almost all their current stock is either on clearance or is limited in sizes and/or colors.

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mom2four — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 03:29:24 GMT

I keep posting about this, but seems to no avail.

I miss Birkenstocks!!! It is all I wear all Summer.

I bought at least one pair every year for the last 17 years, but now they're not being offered except for clearance. Why???!! There must be a reason, but I can't imagine it's for lack of sales. I thought they always did well.

I've looked at other sites, but never really found the selection that QVC carried.

Any suggestions for a GOOD variety of different styles and colors??

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Annabellethecat66 — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 03:32:36 GMT

I haven't found many places where you can buy ones with flowers and the designs you get on QVC.

I won't be buying many anyway. I counted my Birkenstocks about 2 years ago and I had over 100 pair of them.

I know it doesn't sound true, but it is. Most of them are sandals. With my back they are the only shoes I can wear for some reason.

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IEscapedLosAngeles — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 03:42:11 GMT

I prefer Zappos for Birkis now. No questions or snotty comments from CS if you need to return them for any reason.