These are my daily walkers, BMX riders, rainy day shoes, and mechanic work shoes. Left shoe not pictured, but I’m sure you get the idea…

Yes I do have a few much nicer pairs of shoes for nice or important occasions, but I’d rather fully wear out one pair of shoes at a time.

So, what’s your worn out shoes looking like?

  • rbos@lemmy.caEnglish
    9·
    3 months ago

    I wear leather boots, ankle high. The shoe store fixes em when the bottom wears out. Had em 11 years and they’re still fairly pristine. Just gotta oil em every winter. Probably should do that more often.

    It was $600 and $50 or so every couple years. Figure I’ve gotten it amortized down.

    • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      3 months ago

      Yard shoes?

      I actually like that term, makes sense 👍

      I call these my junker shoes, for general everyday use, as I hardly give a shit anymore, as I have other nicer shoes for more formal occasions.

  • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
    6·
    3 months ago

    Where it gets really crazy is where you have a few pairs that you rotate through for “daily wear”. A whole decade can slip by before you go “how long have I had these?”

    I don’t care a whole lot about fashion so “until they stop working correctly” is about the best answer I can give.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      3·
      3 months ago

      Even crazier when you started working from home at least part time since pandemic, so the shoes you’d normally wear to work get little use.

      I got divorced about five years ago and still have a closet full of shoes I apparently needed but they’re all unworn so I might have a lifetime supply

  • mittyta@lemmy.world
    6·
    3 months ago

    My winter boots is during its 7th winter now. The last one.

    Leather is still good, but upper part has not decent look. But the worst part is it not warm enough anymore for russian winter.

    Laces was changed, heel counter was patched, sole was glued.

  • deafboy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    3 months ago

    I wear them until they reach zero on the comfort scale:

    • 10 - The most comfortable thing in the universe. You don’t even know you’re wearing them
    • 0 - It actively hurts your feet
    • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      3 months ago

      Wait, you wash your shoes?

      I only do that when I stepped into a doggy landmine…

      Edit: How do wash shoes without damaging them?

      • not_that_guy05@lemmy.world
        2·
        3 months ago

        Yeah I do once a while which also gives them a week of rest before I go on with them. You just don’t dry them in the dryer, you air dry them.

        • HeyJoe@lemmy.world
          3·
          3 months ago

          Yeah ill do this only when I start noticing a smell that shouldn’t be there after only wearing them for a few hours. I know its time.

      • dingus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        I guess I don’t have delicate shoes. I just throw them in the washing machine.

        • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
          1·
          3 months ago

          Not referring to the shoes I posted, but I’ve never found a pair of shoes that can be safely (or legally) thrown in a washing machine.

          We don’t have our own washing or drying machines here at the apartment, we have to use laundromats elsewhere. You throw shoes or boots in there, you’ll get charged with sabotage… ☹️

            • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
              2·
              3 months ago

              Meh, nobody in their right mind would give me any sort of shoe warranty once they realize I ride brakeless BMX flatland…

              This isn’t exactly the clip I was looking for, but what the fuck you expect a flatland rider to do with both wrists sprained?..

              https://youtube.com/watch?v=UrdesWZsHLI

              • dingus@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                3 months ago

                I’m pretty sure I would eat shit if I tried to learn any BMX stuff. Hope you enjoy it even though you mangled yourself lol.

                • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
                  2·
                  3 months ago

                  Advice: Don’t try BMX stunts at home, unless you got balls of crazy.

                  For me, in a strange way, it helps me understand complex mathematics. The less I think of how I’m riding, the more I understand what I’m actually doing.

  • HeyJoe@lemmy.world
    5·
    3 months ago

    People think I am nuts, but I only have 1 pair of sneakers and I try to make them last at least 2 years, if not 3, before getting a new pair. I know its time if they are failing apart or I start to realize my feet hurt and its most likely due to the worn out shoes that have no more comfort or cushion.

    • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      3 months ago

      Fair play, but coming from a fellow knucklehead…

      Keep a couple of extra backup pairs of shoes brand new in the closet. Same with pants and shirts.

      I definitely have nicer clothing put up for later, but when I know I don’t need nicer clothing, I’d rather use my junker shoes and clothes whenever I gotta do dirty jobs like mechanic work.

      • HeyJoe@lemmy.world
        2·
        3 months ago

        Well I do have sandals, boots, and a pair of dress shoes as well. I normally keep my old pair as a backup, they are perfect for cutting the grass and not getting my new shoes green.

  • criticon@lemmy.ca
    4·
    3 months ago

    I walk a lot and I use them until they are no longer comfortable to walk

    I have flat feet and I usually wear down the soles in an angle and I start walking “funny”, creating more issues.

  • Sludgeyy@lemmy.world
    4·
    3 months ago

    These are the EVA birkenstock sandals

    They ended up ripping through and not really usable anymore because the whole front flops.

  • actionjbone@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    3 months ago

    I stopped wearing disposable shoes several years ago. So when they start to where out, I bring them to my cobbler to get repaired.

    • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      3 months ago

      Cool cool 👍

      Any particular advice on shoes you might have?

      I’m a BMX flatland rider, but I’ve found that Van’s skateboard shoes are bullshit and I wear those out within like 3 days.

      Advice welcome…?

  • SaneMartigan@lemmy.world
    4·
    3 months ago

    Work boots - Redback - until they split at the bridge and water gets in - ~4 years.

    Runners - Asics Trail Running shoes - until the foam in the sole has worn down. 1500km (8km/day dog walking).

    Crocks - Until they’re fucked. Had them two years now.

    Birkenstocks - Until they’re fucked. Had them six years now. Self replacing the sole was a waste of time for me. I’ll but another pair sometime but I only wear them a few months of the year.

    RM Williams dress boots - Had them twenty years but rarely wear them. I got them in thrift. They’re my suit shoes.