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Depends I have very comfy loafers , suede and quite expensive.. that I take the dog out for walks .. I wont part with them . soles are still intact and dont care how they look for the park...
Last edited by dizzybint; 08-05-2018 at 03:20 AM..
Depends I have very comfy loafers , suede and quite expensive.. that I take the dog out for walks .. I wont part with them . soles are still intact and dont care how they look for the park...
Yes, I agree. For shoes that I have primarily for comfort, I don't really care how they look, as long as they haven't worn through to the pavement.
With dress shoes, I have to be careful in the winter, since exposure to salt ruins the leather pretty quickly and once that happens, they have to be polished constantly to camouflage the damage. Or I have to get rid of them. Generally, I like to keep shoes until the sole is worn out.
With casual sneakers, I keep them until the sole is worn through. When the rubber on the bottom is worn enough that water can come through, I have to stop wearing them, even though the top part usually still looks OK.
I have a pair of Born ankle boots that are at least 20 years old, maybe 25 years old. I take them in to the local shoe repair shop and get them spiffed up every couple of years. I've had them resoled twice. When they get done with them, they look new. I put this much effort into them because 20 something years ago, they were $180 - but believe me, I've gotten my money's worth out of them. The average cost for resoling and shining them up like new is under $10.
Many times a heel and some scuffing can be repaired or touched up very easily, so if a shoe was expensive, and is comfortable and I wear the pair pretty often, I will touch them up. I'm pretty particular about my shoes and just won't wear shoes that look worn, not when they're so easy to spiff back up. If shoes are "good enough" I will pay to have them resoled. But I don't do that often.
I have a pair of Born ankle boots that are at least 20 years old, maybe 25 years old. I take them in to the local shoe repair shop and get them spiffed up every couple of years. I've had them resoled twice. When they get done with them, they look new. I put this much effort into them because 20 something years ago, they were $180 - but believe me, I've gotten my money's worth out of them. The average cost for resoling and shining them up like new is under $10.
Many times a heel and some scuffing can be repaired or touched up very easily, so if a shoe was expensive, and is comfortable and I wear the pair pretty often, I will touch them up. I'm pretty particular about my shoes and just won't wear shoes that look worn, not when they're so easy to spiff back up. If shoes are "good enough" I will pay to have them resoled. But I don't do that often.
good for you lady I like that..... I dont do buying tons of shoes I have three comfy good pairs that I try to rotate. and three pairs of boots Ive had to two or three years.. I dont understand seeing a womans shoe closet or cupboard packed with 20 or more pairs of fancy shoes... never have ...
I get bored with my shoes and give them away long before they look bad.
Take care of your shoes.
When you take them off, clean them, stuff them with paper, put them in dust bags.
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