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You can't really replace outsoles though, and those also wear out fairly fast
by oyashirochama 2y ago
You can't really replace outsoles though, and those also wear out fairly fast
- AlecSchueler 2y agoYes you can, any cobbler should be able to do this. Personally I do it preemtively and have an extra sole fitted to the outside when I buy new shoes.
- TeMPOraL 2y agoExcept this usually costs around as much as a new pair. The flip side of economies of scale is that repair becomes uneconomical.
- portaouflop 2y agoI often hear this argument but from my personal experience it is wrong. Doing a full repair of shoes cost me like 20-40€ (soles, insides, small holes) and lasts for 3+ years. The problem is buying garbage in the first place.
- giantg2 2y ago"cost me like 20-40€" Yes, in Europe this is no big deal. In the US there are very few shoe shops that will do this kind of work. When you find one, they typically charge a lot - $100+.
- ryukafalz 2y agoThat's a problem in and of itself I think. We need to shift attitudes more towards repair, and as part of that we need skilled tradespeople who can repair stuff.
- giantg2 2y agoBefore we can do any of that we would need to fix the race to the bottom mindset. Even with new materials and shipping, it's cheaper just mass produce in a third world country than to pay someone's labor to repair here. That's going to take changes to global trade and domestic income/pay.
- AlecSchueler 2y agoThat's not true in my experience, but the point was more about environmrntalism. I don't need an entire pair of shoes' material to be sourced, prepared, transported etc. just because my soles are wearing down.
- vasco 2y agoNot in my experience. The current shoes I wear everyday are some random Nike runners (I don't use them for running), and I've worn them pretty much every day for about 3.5 years now without issues with the soles. I do around 15-20k steps per day for reference.