Men - when do you decide to buy new shoes? (look, afford)

[SenorChip]

Every 6 months.

[gentlearts]

My husband would say, “When my wife hands me a shoebox with new shoes in it.”

[steveklein]

I buy new sneakers when my daily ones become a little too grungy to be daily shoes. At that point, they typically become my yard work shoes (and other tasks that would get one's shoes dirty), and I toss out the old yard work shoes. Basically a cycle where the shoe is my regular sneaker for about a year, then it does the yard work duty for a year, then it is tossed out.

[MinivanDriver]

Originally Posted by unknown00

Specifically - sneakers.

Typically I buy sneakers when I find a good deal, but I actually don't wear them until my current ones break. However, mine just don't break. There was one point in my life I had like a backlog of almost ~10 sneakers because my current ones just don't break and still are fine lol

When they stop doing the job.

I don't wear sneakers to simply knock around town. I use them to exercise, do yardwork, or work on my car. Grown men who wear sneakers to the office don't look like fully developed adults. These are the guys who want to cultivate a practiced insouciant air about themselves, but don't understand why they aren't getting invited to the serious meetings.

Back to the question. When when the sneakers start to fall apart, into the garbage they go.

[ABQConvict]

Originally Posted by tijlover

when it comes to clothes, shoes, underwear, belts and even socks, to the thrift stores I go.

Nothing quite like the experience of sinking your privates into the stretched out pouch of another man's skivvies, eh?

[brownbagg]

i buy new shoes when my big toe hangs out the ends, but I do have a pair of work boots I have never worn, that I bought in 1986

[Retired in Illinois]

Originally Posted by brownbagg

i buy new shoes when my big toe hangs out the ends, but I do have a pair of work boots I have never worn, that I bought in 1986

Believe is or not......better get those old boots out to check for splits or cracks in the leather due to age. Then put them on and lace them up......walk around the house a bit.....to see if they still fit you the same as when you bought them. WHY? Everyone's feet changes shape , and often length, as we age due to gravity's pull down on our bodies.

I went from a size 11 at 25 yrs old to a size 13 at 72 yrs old due to 40+ years of working in a factory with super hard concrete floors.

[Hemlock140]

1. The rubber sole that comes around and up the front comes disconnected and flops about
or
2. The sole develops a crack that leaks water when walking in puddles


I keep one nice pair to wear only to work on casual Friday, the other cheaper ones I wear around the house and wear them out a lot faster.

[JaxRhapsody]

I never have money for shoes, never really find any I like in my size, and I'm on my last pair of boots. I actually have a pair of timberlands that I screwed the soles on, as an emergency. Once these 5.11s are dead, all I'll have left is a pair of sandles.

[villageidiot1]

Originally Posted by turf3

Running shoes: when the midsole padding wears out. Usually the uppers and outsole are both still in pretty good condition, but with my foot problems I can't afford to take chances.

All-molded rubber sole shoes: when the sole gives out one way or another - it usually debonds from the upper, but sometimes it fails in other ways.

Dress shoes and loafers: I will only buy shoes with leather soles and rubber heels, so they can be re-soled; so I replace them when the leather of the upper cracks unrepairably. If you keep them properly polished you can get at least 10 years wear out of a good pair of dress shoes and I won't buy any other kind. Pretty much limits it to Alden and Allen Edmonds ($$$) and I can't afford the really super-ultra-pricey ones like John Lobb and some other brands I don't even know about.

I have never had Alden shoes but own a pair of Allen Edmonds that are around 30 years old. I stoe them in a shoe bag with cedar shoe trees. They still look brand new. I'm tough on heels and they have been replace numerous times. The soles have been replaced a couple of times.

I used to replace running shoes after 300-400 miles. I'm a bigger runner (225 lbs) and the cushioning wears out. Worn out running shoes can cause many issues if you run enough miles. I can't run that much anymore.