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?

  • AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip
    3·
    7 days ago

    As long as I can is how long I wear mine out. At least until they start to become a real problem, like starting to really fall apart. If possible, that is. I just enjoy wearing my shoes to the max to ensure I get the most out of them.

  • seathru@quokk.auEnglish
    26·
    9 days ago

    I can replace insoles, I can mend the uppers, but once the soles start letting water in, then it’s time for retirement.

    Guess that’s a skill I should learn.

    Protip: E6000 craft adhesive works magic.

    • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
      5·
      9 days ago

      E6000?

      You son of a bitch, you reminded me of my old project, my custom modded game controller!

      I did lots of mods back in 2003, but the plastic is getting brittle these days ☹️

      E6000 was used to secure my modded parts.

      I really should at least try to fix the remaining parts and give it another game drive, even if it requires some duct tape…

  • listless@lemmy.cringecollective.io
    12·
    9 days ago

    Until they leak in the rain. If my feet get wet walking across wet pavement, either through the sole, because the sole and upper are separating or a hole in the side, I retire them.

  • mittyta@lemmy.world
    12·
    9 days 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.

    • Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      4·
      8 days ago

      Ooo ooo I love good work boots!

      I bought these in 2015 for work. I left that job in 2020, and I wore these like three times since. Pulled them out this winter for my son to wear as the fit him right now, (he’s growing and blowing through shoes).

      How bloody happy I am that after ten years, they are still holding up! You can see some of the leather is wearing, but they’re soaked on the outside in these photos, bone dry in the inside.

      Fuck inflation though, I paid $120 for these back then, the same boots, I looked them up, today, are $230. Wild. No way I can buy these kind ever again, I’m so happy they have lived so long my son is now getting life out of them! Will definitely be getting these repaired when the time comes!

    • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      9 days 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
    10·
    9 days 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
      4·
      9 days 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

  • deafboy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    9 days 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
  • rbos@lemmy.caEnglish
    9·
    9 days 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
      7·
      9 days 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
        5·
        9 days 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·
          9 days 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.

      • Pwalabwa (any/use yours)@quokk.auEnglish
        3·
        9 days ago

        How do wash shoes without damaging them?

        If I have a laundry of work clothes, I put the shoes in a pillowcase, then in the middle of the clothes. Alternatively, you can try freezing them. It works pretty well to get rid of smells.

        • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
          3·
          9 days ago

          Awesome advice 👍

          No dice for me though, washers just destroy my shoes like 5x faster than my own footwear and BMX riding.

          Foot/shoe smell means nothing to me, I don’t smell my feet or shoes.

          Look at the wear on my right shoe. I’m definitely due for new shoes, but these are my ‘dirty job’ shoes…

      • dingus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        9 days ago

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

        • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
          1·
          9 days 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·
              9 days 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·
                9 days 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·
                  9 days 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.

  • Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    8·
    8 days ago

    Those look good to me. I wear the shit out of my shoes.

    Fresh clean shoes are lame. I like looking down at my feet and seeing all the life and work I’ve worn into my shoes. I’ve a pair of boots for snow, a pair of sneakers, and one pair of sandlas. That’s it- if you invited me to something fancy, well, I won’t be invited anywhere fancy I assure you. I’m 38 and never even been to a single wedding. Ha.

  • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    8·
    9 days ago

    Way before they reach that state.

    I go barefoot whenever it’s feasible, so if I’m wearing shoes, they better do shoe things. They last a long time because I don’t wear them, which helps from a financial side .

  • Comrade_Squid@lemmy.ml
    8·
    8 days ago

    Had for two years, use mink oil, leather has however degraded.

    Also worth mentioning, these are soon to be replaced. Not worth resoling as got for £60