• @SpaceNoodle
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    528 months ago

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

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      168 months ago

      That’s fair, but my pleather shoes keep leaking after 6 months and I’m mostly trying to figure out how to pick better shoes while engaging in the time tested tradition of trump taunting.

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        8 months ago

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

      • @SpaceNoodle
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        98 months ago

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

      • @aodhsishaj
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        48 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.

          • Zellith
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            48 months ago

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

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            28 months ago

            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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              18 months ago

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

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          17 months ago

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