Uniform orders?

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 01 Sep 2008, 22:36

A red fleece a wooly hat (red) some black boot's are the trousers red too might as well issue a white stick on beard and a reindeer and a sleigh!. HO HO HO

uprising95 · Post by **uprising95** » 01 Sep 2008, 22:38

haha 3 weeks and fell apart

they do feel abit like they would dissolve in water.
like you say you would think they would make them out of leather to last
but i suppose its all about the ££

and the new uniform sounds mint

majeed · Post by **majeed** » 01 Sep 2008, 22:38

k979aaa wrote:A red fleece a wooly hat (red) some black boot's are the trousers red too might as well issue a white stick on beard and a reindeer and a sleigh!. HO HO HO

LMAO! I'm choking here!

majeed · Post by **majeed** » 01 Sep 2008, 22:39

uprising95 wrote:ha ha 3 weeks and fell apart

they do feel a bit like they would dissolve in water.
like you say you would think they would make them out of leather to last
but i suppose its all about the ££

and the new uniform sounds mint

I had to use superglue on mine!

pinstripe · Post by **pinstripe** » 01 Sep 2008, 22:42

majeed wrote:
pinstripe wrote:...guff...I mean, surely RM know that we do a lot of walking, therefore the boots should be decent quality and not the cheapest they can find.
Where exactly do RM source their uniforms? Arthur Daley's market stall or Del Boy's?
... er, Guantanamo bay?

Good one,

Super glue, tried that, didn't work. Ended up using contact adhesive that had cost me more than the boots probably did.

majeed · Post by **majeed** » 01 Sep 2008, 22:43

k979aaa wrote:A red fleece a wooly hat (red) some black boot's are the trousers red too might as well issue a white stick on beard and a reindeer and a sleigh!. HO HO HO

...yes, and with many of the shitty letterboxes that customers insist on having (e.g. gnat's arses, stiffies and low benders, sideways gashes and push-through rings), we may be better putting the mail down the chimney!

majeed · Post by **majeed** » 01 Sep 2008, 22:47

pinstripe wrote:
majeed wrote:
pinstripe wrote:...guff...I mean, surely RM know that we do a lot of walking, therefore the boots should be decent quality and not the cheapest they can find.
Where exactly do RM source their uniforms? Arthur Daley's market stall or Del Boy's?
... er, Guantanamo bay?

Good one, no sorry, I meant I have no idea what you mean

Super glue, tried that, didn't work. Ended up using contact adhesive that had cost me more than the boots probably did.

It's okay - I'm a Muzzie, so I have tenure to make those types of remarks... I agree with your estimated costings: providing such footwear is going to cost more not in the long run but in the short term. Who are the buyers for these? Anyone knows, when you go to a shoe store, you buy good quality shoes... or perhaps this is a ruse to get us all bringing in doctors' notes to say we can't wear the new footwear, thereby reducing uniform costs...? Sorry for seeming paranoid, but those boots are not doing the company any favours - quality or money-wise.

uprising95 · Post by **uprising95** » 01 Sep 2008, 22:54

k979aaa wrote:A red fleece a wooly hat (red) some black boot's are the trousers red too might as well issue a white stick on beard and a reindeer and a sleigh!. HO HO HO

Post by **baldrick** » 02 Sep 2008, 08:02

Aren't Magnum boots what the Police use?
Perhaps they have a higher spec than the RM ones.
Must say I find mine better than the Doc Martens, lighter and more comfortable,
but then I only use them in the MC.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 02 Sep 2008, 14:27

I got some Magnum boots from when I left the forces and they are still as good as new. Mind you only had them for 12 years.

They look the same as the RM ones but when you put them next to each other you can see the difference in quality easily.

shelanda · Post by **shelanda** » 02 Sep 2008, 16:27

Be better if they were leather all the top peals off and then your feet get soaked, even tho still loads of tread they have to be binned

majeed · Post by **majeed** » 02 Sep 2008, 17:29

Also (and this was pointed out to me) - the tongues of the shoes are made of fabric! So, when it rains, they get soaked and so do your feet! What's the point of that? Do yourself a favour - get a "doctor's note" and buy something decent!

uprising95 · Post by **uprising95** » 02 Sep 2008, 17:36

but pay out of our own pocket ??

i got some brand new boots here
put them on today
took the straight off

there absolute terrible
there wasnt enough lace to even tie them up

i might buy some plimpsoles

majeed · Post by **majeed** » 02 Sep 2008, 18:39

uprising95 wrote:...I might buy some plimpsoles

I just bought these online!

http://www.milletsports.co.uk/productmore.php?pid=15049

LDV 350 · Post by **LDV 350** » 02 Sep 2008, 18:43

I got real magnums not the cheaper than chips botch job that Royal Mail have bought, i'm surprised that the manufacturer agreed to R,M's specification as surerly our cheap crap must hurt their reputation with the Police and other security professionals who use them

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