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Originally Posted by Windwalker
Brands like Justin or Nocona aren't very popular with the Wal-Mart crowd. I think Wal-Mart would have a heart attack if they stocked $300 boots.
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Speaking of,.. Justin, and Nocona are the same company. H.J Justin, the founder of Justin boots started his business outside of Nocona,Tx.(who woulda thought :shock
Well, his sons worked there, and so did his daughter. His daughter opened up her own place. Called it, Nocona Boot, right there in Nocona,Tx. Nocona is just east of Wichita Falls.(45 or so miles) They closed down the factory a couple years ago, and moved it to El Paso, and somewhere in Missouri. When they did that, it closed down the factory after 100 years.(I remember from the local news) Nocona has fallen apart, since. I used to think that Nocona Boot in Nocona was just a local family owned company, till I drove OTR. I was in a western store once in Grand Forks,ND, and I saw some of the belts that Nocona makes. I couldnt believe it. It blew my mind that there were boots, and belts all the way from Nocona,Tx. :lol: Also, Nokona, who makes cleats, and other sports stuff, is also Nocona. Somehow, Nocona was mis-spelled, and they just kept the name, Nokona. You wouldnt think that 2 major boot companies come from a little town, in the middle of nowhere in north Texas.