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

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  1. #1
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    Jan 2008
    Central Coast NSW
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    If you spent $50 on a pair of shoes.....

    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.

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    Jul 2008
    a slice of paridise, victoria
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    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.

  3. #3
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    Jan 2006
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    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.

  4. #4
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    Dec 2007
    Victoria
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    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.
    Last edited by LimeSlice; January 25th, 2013 at 07:51 PM. : Punctuation matters, folks! lol

  5. #5
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    Dec 2005
    In Bankworld with Barbara
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    8 weeks then yes I would be peeved that it didn't last.

  6. #6
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    Aug 2006
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    Yep 8 weeks is not long enough, provided you haven't thrashed them in anyway.