Rei is a bunch of pimps, but there return policy is rad. Wear them for five months, return them then get a new pair. Might be shady, but so is $150 shoes. This way it's like $75 a pair. josh
I think it often depends where you buy from. I'm pretty sure you could of gotten them cheaper else where. I have seen them go up and down in price though, which is odd.
US dollar is shit!. most everyone has done this. Unless they already make shoes worth the same as teh US dollar. Italy vs China made product. you get what you pay for. I think it really is just a reflection of the global market and not just getting greedy.
Josh, Very shady and oh so true. They love to take back crap and replace it with better crap. hahaha