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On one of his hunting trips, Bean noticed that his feet were getting wet and cold in his usual pair of hunting boots. He decided to combine the rubber soles of rain boots with leather uppers, and convinced a local cobbler to assemble the shoes. [3] In 1912, Bean formed the L.L. Bean Company to market and sell the shoes.
Bean had developed a waterproof boot, which is a combination of lightweight leather uppers and rubber bottoms that he sold to hunters. He obtained a list of nonresident Maine hunting license holders, prepared a descriptive mail order circular, set up a shop in his brother's basement in Freeport and started a nationwide mail-order business.
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Skechers Women's Go Walk Joy Upturn Sneaker $53 These cozy Skechers sneakers are on sale as low as $28 across all nine colorways (but the average sale price seems to be around $49).
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