• @SpaceNoodle
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      Why wouldn’t they be manufactured as cheaply as possible? The entire point is the grift.

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          Trump taunting aside, Merrell brand boots and shoes are the best. Long wearing and comfortable.

        • @SpaceNoodle
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          I just buy Skechers and wear them until they disintegrate, so I dunno. Extra points for alliteration

        • @aodhsishaj
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          410 months ago

          What’s your preferred style and budget?

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            Casual sneakers or ankle-high boots made of brown pleather or a comfortably pliable leather that can go with a variety of outfits. Not those specifically, it’s just immensely difficult to find pics online these days. I’d go up to 150 for shoes that I can actually wear for a few years. Any tips on seeing material defects would be immensely helpful after an unexaggerated decade of short-lived shoes I’m too stubborn to let die.

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              I really hate shoes with pointy ends. It squeezes your big toe out of shape and can give you bunions.

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              Rose Anvil on YouTube does tear-downs of boots to show what brands have quality materials and good support versus what are just garbage. Recommend looking though his videos.

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                I’ve started checking them out. It’s a neat premise, cutting the shoes apart. Thank you!

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            I’ve had pleather survive 10+ years in other use cases. It can be hardy and host a decent veneer, albeit rarely.

    • RubberDuck
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      It does not matter. It’s a way for people to mass purchase these and allow them to circumvent campaign contribution limitations.

      Just buy 20 containers for resale and then let them rot in a warehouse while trump sells more to his MAGAts.

      • @ArtVandelay
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        Yep, it’s the old book deal con except with shoes. Either the Russians or the American idiot class, or both.

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      I mean, the gold looks like it was spray painted on.

      It will start to crack when drying after it encounters the first bit of rain.