I can hear it now.  Who pays three hundred dollars for a pair of men's shoes? Let me put it this way.  You don't mind paying good money for a quality product. What I don't appreciate is paying good money for something that turns out to be crap! You don't mind paying for something if you are getting your money's worth, or as some say, you get what you pay for...well I have to say, that when I dress up, and I put on these shoes, I look so good, I feel "...too damp to burn!" This is probably one of the best investments in myself that I have ever made...These shoes are so well made, and of such quality, that they even come with shoe bags! (An Allen Edmonds tradition)and if they ever wear out, as eventually they will, all you have to do is send them back to the company and they will replace the heel and resole them for you, so that you can continue to enjoy their comfort and splendor...you might even want to bequeath them you your sons in the will...they are so fantastic, they will be fighting over them when you're gone!