Tony Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Do you repair your worn out shoes or maybe you repair your own? I find that it takes about three sets of soles before the uppers begin to break in properly and after 15 years or so they are just nice. Or will you admit to chucking them away to satisfy your vainglorious consumption? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodgepodge Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I'm tempted to say COBBLERS!!, but instead I'll say....yes I, like you, get my shoes repaired repeatedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewboy Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I am a very benevolent person by nature. This causes me to repair my shoes and then throw them away in the hope that someone will find them and make good use of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I get them repaired where possible, but for some reason I seem to be particularly talented at going through the uppers in shoes, so some of them end up having no repairs at all. I've made a concession recently. I've been wearing the same pair of Birkenstocks as day to day shoes for about 8 years now, but they're at the stage where they need a new footbed, sole and uppers, so I think they've just about had it, so I've ordered a new pair to break in gently alongside them for a year or two before I finally commit them to the bin. When I do commit them to the bin there will be no point in giving them to somebody else because they really will be beyond service. I'm the person who found out by practical experience that underneath the tread sole on running shoes there's a layer of strange velvet-type cloth. It took 10 years of wear to get that far, but now there's no tread at all left on them they are reserved for things like going on the beach with the dog when I know that they're going to get wet. They have even survived being put in the washer 3 or 4 times a year for a decade, but all good things come to an end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghozer Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I dont spend enough to warrant repairs, generally don't spend a fortune on footwear, and the ONLY time I did they only lasted as long as any others so I don't see the point.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I only buy shoes with leather soles, they tend to be Loakes. I've had apairs for years and providing they are resoled every now and again they can last a lifetime. A Kid at work spent £15 on a pair of shoes, they looked decent for a night but they fell to bits after a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960boy Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I only repair my best shoes(Loakes), anything else and i don't think it's viable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 My grandad made his living repairing shoes - he worked as a cobbler and when the owner of the business retired he sold it to my grandad. There aren't many cobblers left these days though, are there? (Despite the family history, I don't have shoes repaired, somehow it doesn't seem worth it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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