- SAS Shoemakers
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company_name = SAS Shoemakers
company_
company_type =
company_slogan = "America's Favorite Comfort Shoes"
foundation =1976
location =San Antonio, Texas
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products =Shoes
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homepage = [http://sasshoes.com/ http://sasshoes.com/]SAS Shoemakers was started in
1976 inSan Antonio, Texas . The company specializes in men's shoes, women's shoes, and handbags. They are a family-owned company whichmanufacture s all of theirshoe s in theUnited States . The company does not sell shoes directly over the internet, but are available viasnail mail andtelephone ; shoes are offered at otherretail stores in more parts of the country. Factory tours at the San Antonio factory are available. They are known for having shoes available in hard to find sizes.A 1989 shoebox-lid reads: :"Once upon a time, long ago in 1976, two old Texas
shoemaker s set out to prove that American craftsmen could still create fine shoes."On the interior: :"The inside story: A long time ago, when we started making shoes, we had no money foradvertising to let people know about our products. One by one, our customers told their friends about us. And those people told their friends. Soon we were receiving encouraging letters filled with kind words and suggestions. To all our friends, old and new, we say, "Thank you. We couldn't have done it without you. © SAS 1989."External links
* [http://sasshoes.com Official site]
* [http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15493291&BRD=1714&PAG=461&dept_id=73835&rfi=6 "Keen Casuals celebrates 30th anniversary"] by Eric Creamer, in the "Narragansett Times"
* [http://walking.about.com/cs/shoes/l/blshoepoll95.htm#SAS Shoe Poll 1995: SAS - San Antonio Shoes] at about.com
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