If you spent $50 on a pair of shoes.....

[Tinks]

and wore them 3-4 times a week, how long would you expect them to last you?

[Nai]

Well I have spent $50 on some shoes that I wear 1-2times a week and I have had them for about 2years and still going. They were half price though so maybe they should last at least 6m-1year by my estimations.

[Mrs O'M]

6 - 12 months I would say would be pretty fair, depends on if they are getting a good workout or just a casual wear though.....

[AnyDream]

6-12 months, depending on what sort of shoe & how they are worn. I've found some sports shoes don't last as well because of how they are scraped on surfaces.

[Tinks]

Would you be peeved if they only lasted 8 weeks?

[Chrispe]

I'd be peeved if they only lasted 8 weeks. I often only spend $30-40 on shoes and I expect at least 3 months out of them. And I wear my favs everyday.

[Amaunet]

Depends what they are? Ballet flats or canvas type that get lots of wear on rough surfaces (we have pebbled concrete at work) only seem to last a few months or a season at most. It would also depend on the store some cheapie places (ie Rubi shoes etc) seem to wear out really fast.

[Dansta]

i'd be peeved. as long as it was like walking in water all the time... that said i can kill those $12 cheapies from mart of the K in four weeks flat.

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

I spend £10 on a pair of shoes and expect them to last a year, wearing them about twice a week.

And shoe I bought that failed within 3 months - even with continuous wearing - I would be livid. That isn't a shoe, that's a money hole.

[LimeSlice]

Depends on what they are and where they were being worn.
A pair of $50 boots in the kitchen would last me a month if I bought a shoe without a decent sole that is resistant to damage from fats, oils, acids and solvents. But that same shoe would last me easily 12 months if I wore it hiking 8 hours a day for a year.

[Trillian]

8 weeks then yes I would be peeved that it didn't last.

[AnyDream]

Yep 8 weeks is not long enough, provided you haven't thrashed them in anyway.