On my way home from a road trip to Minneapolis yesterday, I stopped in at a Skechers outlet and picked up four new pairs to replace my much-abused pair. My feet are happy!
Skechers are for repeat buyers.
They don’t last long.
I have 20 yo Chucks(converse). I swear they’ll never wear out.
Tiny tear on one on the side. I blame some dog who got a bite in. They are red and some faded, but I like the look. The soles are perfect.
For slip ons at the door I have some cheap flip flops. Well a few pair live there. Sometimes I look down and have 2 different ones on. Eh, don’t care.
But …I love my Crocs. You cannot beat them. Barring a new puppy or natural disaster they’ll be there. They may look ratty after awhile.
Nothing makes me happier.
Nothing makes my daughters cringe more. Double happiness…
I’ve converted several pairs of my favorite shoes to slip-ons by using elastic (“no tie”) laces.
I used to hate flip-flops for a kind of a stupid reason: the sound they made–smacking against my heel with every step got on my nerves. However I had an epiphany a while back when I realized they were the perfect footwear on road trips for quick “in-and-out of the car” and “walk around the hotel/campground” type excursions. Now I keep a cheap pair from Walmart in the car so I’m always prepared.
Since moving to the tropics of Australia about 5 years ago, I have only ever worn sandals, mainly Birkenstocks.
I returned to Aus from a stint in SE Asia recently and knowing I was coming back to a somewhat cooler clime (think 35c vs 7c) I bought a pair of the closed-toe Birks at a market in Vietnam., made to measure my foot exactly! Best thing ever. I can’t bend over to tie shoelaces anymore, so these things without and back ‘lip’ just slide on with my fluffy woollen socks to keep my feet warm.
But I only have one pair. They cost me the equivalent of $30AUD, and here in Aus, the dinkum birks cost upwards of $300. So now I am scouring the airline sites waiting for a sale to head back and order more of these shoes, because I will NEVER buy another pair of shoes again.
The night I met my gf we were both wearing Chuck Taylors, mine black and hers red. That was 20 years ago and we both still have those shoes.
I had a pair of Sketchers in a somewhat similar ‘deck shoe’ style to the OP pic. They lasted longer than a month or so, but not nearly as long as a pair of Timberland brand deck shoes that lasted years and years before I finally wore them out.
I wore Keens for a while, then the price went up. My brand now is Bruno Marc.
I replace the laces on all of my shoes with elastic laces. I haven’t had to tie my shoes in years.
A cautionary tale:
Many years ago, (at least 20), I was visiting my aunt in a faraway land (Michigan), and she gave me a pair of brown shoes my recently deceased uncle had bought but never wore. They were from SAS (San Antonio Shoe Company). I wore those shoes a couple of times a week for years. I still have them and can and do still wear them. They’re indestructible. A few years ago I wanted another pair in black and went to a store that sold SAS shoes and paid over $200.00 for a pair figuring they would last forever like my brown ones. They didn’t. I still have them and use them to mow the lawn, but they look like crap now.
Things change.
I used to wear Skechers and New Balance, but I have a very tall instep that has gotten worse over the years in addition to me now needing custom orthotics to combat bone spurs. Thus there’s basically only one shoe that I’ve found fit my weirdly shaped feet. They’re expensive but worth it. I also have a pair of boots from Propet that accommodate my feet + the orthotics I need. They aren’t as comfortable as the Drew shoes. They’re good for a hike but not all day wear.
My dad, who has some mobility issues, swears by Hey Dude slip-on shoes. He says they’re the most comfortable shoes he’s worn in years.