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Are you serious? $100 for a pair of shoes is, at least for me, under the midpoint for shoe cost in my adult life. A few cheaper options exist in my closet, but
by ubermonkey 5y ago
Are you serious? $100 for a pair of shoes is, at least for me, under the midpoint for shoe cost in my adult life.
A few cheaper options exist in my closet, but mostly they're more expensive.
- DavidPeiffer 5y agoI guess that goes to show there's a wide range of needs and desires in the market. I've been wearing the same line of tennis shoes for a handful of years. Outside of work boots for projects, I wear the tennis shoes for almost every other event and task, breaking out dressy black shoes a handful of times per year. They run around $65 unless I find a deal. That shoe is adequate for my needs and budget, fits well, and the variations from year to year are minimal. I'm hesitant to deviate away from something I know works well. I've never found a pair of Nike tennis shoes that are comfortable. Nike shoes would probably be more expensive than my go-to pair, but I'm sure for some people my tennis shoes would be really uncomfortable. All that said, I am considering trying a pair of Allbirds. I'm 4 hours from their nearest store, and have never bought a pair of shoes online, so I may swing by next time I'm in Minneapolis.
- ubermonkey 5y agoAllbirds has a pretty great return/exchange policy, so I wouldn't sweat the online order if you're interested. They come in whole sizes only; the rest of my shoes are 9.5 to 10.5 depending on application. My Allbirds fit perfectly; both pairs are 10s.
- Izikiel43 5y agoYou can get cheap pair of shoes at outlets, I haven't paid more than 50$ in the last 5 years for a pair of shoes.
- ubermonkey 5y agoI'm stunned by this. Do you just never, ever dress up for anything?
- bagacrap 5y agoa nice pair of dress shoes would last more than 5 years, wouldn't it?
- ubermonkey 5y agoright, true.
- Izikiel43 5y agoNop, sneakers and t shirts are enough
- mc32 5y agoI’ve bought at outlets. Half of the time it’s because they had a quality defect that appears a few month into wearing them. (Stitching or glue, etc).