Why Shoes Left Unworn for a Long Time Get Broken Easily When Finally Used?

I normally experience this with leather (or fake leather) shoes (men’s and women’s).

And is there any way to mitigate this problem without regularly using said shoes?

  • @CobblerScholar
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    1611 months ago

    Suppose that depends on what exactly you mean by broken. I’m a shoe cobbler, as the name suggests, and broken means a lot of things to me lol

    • @0xb
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      811 months ago

      Probably not what he meant, but it has happened twice now to me that I wear shoes that had been stored for a year without use, but in good condition. After I used them for half an hour or an hour, the rubber sole crumbles literally in little pieces.

      • @Cheskaz
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        611 months ago

        Also the sole completely detaching

      • @CobblerScholar
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        411 months ago

        Well if it does that then it isn’t actually rubber its a synthetic material that has a shelf life. It will happen over time regardless of what you do but keeping them in cardboard or plastic shoe boxes will accelerate the problem especially with those silica packets still in there.

    • @counselwolfOP
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      111 months ago

      When I say broken I probably meant unwearable (removed heel, sole, etc.)