I have a pair of shoes that I bought for work from a company called solemate. They are designed specifically for my type of work, and the company has a poster up in our smoko room with the particular model of shoes I bought as the recommended ones.
The shoes cost me $129 and within two weeks the stitching started coming undone, after contacting them I was told it was just cosmetic and the shoes would be fine.
Four months on the the shoes are falling apart, there are massive holes in the top, and on the inside at back of shoe, exposing a piece of plastic that has been causing the back of my feet to bleed.
My main question is, are these considered goods for personal use, or trade goods, and has anyone had much experience with getting shoes replaced, ie what is a reasonable amount of time to expect shoes to last? There website says "SoleMate will issue a refund on all footwear returned within 90 days should there be a manufacturing defect" but 90 days doesn't seem like very long for a $129 pair of shoes.