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Just for that, I am taking the leap and buying my first beret!
I'll contact you in a day or two.
Just for that, I am taking the leap and buying my first beret!
Lovely beret, Daan! In my case though, I recon that my bald pate would end up dirtying the linen with skin oils and sweat.On SPECIAL this week, the Foulards Aotearoa with Linen Lining!
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Some visitors/customers found that the large diameter berets are overvalued and over-represented in the SPECIALS... Okay, time to do a great SPECIAL on one of the nicest small plateau berets available, in 9p (25.6cm) and 10p (28 cm): The Foulards Aotearoa Linen - Taille; sized berets fitted with unbleached French linen lining and fitted with a non-animal based leatherette headband, carrying the woven Boneteria Aotearoa label.
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For one week only and only 2 in each size (56-62) at a massive discount from $89.00 @ $64.50 only!
universal are the best beret on the market
“At Boinas Elósegui we not only stand behind the quality of our products…” - Boinas Elosegui
Apparently, this statement doesn’t apply to the Dame models.
In my opinion, no beret from any reputable company should have this kind of finishing and workmanship. You can't really argue with this:
And this is the case of not one, but three berets!
By contrast, Auloronesa seems to manage keeping a high standard in both workmanship and quality control in all of their models.
Regarding Boinas Elosegui’s customer service: to their defense, they don’t claim to stand behind it, and it’s my fault for assuming that they were.
Customer reviews, particularly when backed by factual evidence, such as mine help not only prospective buyers in making informed decisions, but also the companies themselves to either try harder to live up to their proclaimed standards or to relish in the reward of their hard work.
Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with either of these two beret manufacturers.
I won't argue with photographic evidence, but I do want to say that my experience with Elosgui has been partially different and partially the same.
SHIPPING: On my last order from Elosegui, the shipping fee did not increase as I added berets to my shopping cart. I purchased four berets: two for madame, one for a friend, and one for moi-même. I believe the shipping amount was 15 EUR.
However, like GigiL, it look a long time for the package to arrive. Based on what I could tell from the tracking information, the berets did not leave Tolosa for quite some time after I placed the order. A week or two. I do not know why. However, once they did leave, they arrived on my doorstep quite quickly -- only six days to go 6300 kilometers.
CUSTOMER SERVICE: I found that Elosegui is not good about replying to email inquires. I do not know why. Sometimes it takes three weeks for me to get a reply. Also, there is a language problem. They have a nice website in English, but I have had trouble getting customer service in English. I even called on the telephone, and there was no English-speaker at the factory. I have resorted to writing in Spanish. (And my Spanish very bad.)
When I received a defective beret, Elosegui did agree to refund my money . . . once they finally replied to my emails.
MANUFACTURE DE BERETS BONETERIA AULORONESA: What can I say? It's wonderful. The quality of the product is excellent. The customer service is outstanding. M. Guedon replies to my emails promptly. Since I write to him in French, language isn't an issue, and I cannot comment on having to communicate with him in English. Additionally, he has even done one-off special orders for me (size, color). I am very pleased and very grateful. I only hope that he and his successors keep the entreprise going for many, many years and with this sort of quality.
Neat pic,thanks.I have taken to wearing my Elosegui "Reality Shield" in our hotel room overlooking NYC Central Park with Trump ice skating rink in the foreground.
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auloronesa made these
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I'm bottom left.I wore the maroon beret as a Paratrooper & as a Pathfinder. I always bought "Denmark" brand because they were simply better quality and had a generous
amount of "flop". We wore the beret with the unit flash and crest over our left eye and the flop pulled over the right side of our head. The leather band was one inch or one finger above the eyebrow.