I didn’t even realize they sell shoes for $20. :o
These, except in merlot red instead of brown. Any cooler and I would be assumed bodily into Heaven.
Yes, many times, because they were fabulous.
Exactly this.
Shoes are purely functional items that rapidly wear out. Paying more than $50 for them is a fool’s errand.
Seriously, what shoes are people getting for under $20 (not counting flip flops, etc.)?
For men who wear dress shoes, good shoes (which tend to cost over $200) are well worth the money. They look better, wear better, are easier to repair and refurbish and usually fit better. I’d much rather spend a few hundred bucks on a pair of shoes that will last me several years than $50 on one that will last less than 6 months (and never look or feel as good, even when new).
No…I’ve paid I think $80 a couple times but never more than that. My current day to day shoes are SAS, and at $75 one of the pricier pairs I’ve owned. They’re hella comfy though.
Usually I go to DSW and pay $40 or less.
Same here. I don’t think I’ve ever paid more than $15 for a pair of shoes and my feet are just fine.
I’ve got several pairs of hiking boots that ran over $200, but no dress or casual shoes.
Most I ever paid was about $150 for gortex thinsilate army boots. My usual foot ware are sneakers or plain black shoes at work. No need for $200 shoes.
Yes, I bought a pair of ankle boots last winter which cost me $227 - but they were reduced from $550, so I got a massive bargain, right?
I pay about $180-$190 for my work shoes, which I buy new each year. Since I’m on my feet 40+ hours per week, I consider this money well spent.
I paid $400 for a pair of Prada suede mocassins about seven years ago. They were the perfect pair of shoes for me, I simply couldn’t pass them up. I justify splurging on shoes because basically I can wear them forever without suffering any wear and tear so they never have to be replaced. And to this day I wear those Prada mocassins like they are brand new; they look brand new too.
I paid about $500 for a pair of Vivienne Westwood pirate boots a few years ago because I saw them in a magazine and fell in love with them. I had to order them from her boutique in London. I also bought a pair of New Rock boots for around $200. The things weigh a ton but they look great!
Most of my regular shoes are much cheaper, though. I live in athletic shoes and boots which I buy on sale.
I don’t think I’ve ever paid $200 for shoes, but I have no objection to doing so for a really good quality pair. I did once pay $60 for a pair of flip-flops, though. That was 5 or 6 years ago, and I wear them almost daily during the summer…so I think I’ve gotten my money’s worth, considering they still look like new.
No, the most I’ve ever paid for footwear was for good workboots. I got the first pair for $100 and a second pair for $50.
Nope, $125 for a pair of hand stitched dove grey lined with red soft leather mary janes ‘driving shoes’ in 1987 - can’t really find an image online. The sole came up slightly high on the heel, protecting the back bottom of the shoe from excessive wear, and they were a glove soft kidskin but a bit more stiffness than ballet flats but not as rigid as most mary janes from nonsplit hide. Unfortunately a puppy teethed on one of them =(
I also spent about the same on some standard black leather mary janes up in Boston in about 93 or 94, one of them has very slight damage from having something sharpish dropped on them at home marring the leather on one tow.
To be perfectly honest, I now possess the black mary janes, a pair of brown clogs in leather, a pair of black new balance that house my orthotics, and a pair of white new balance that can house my orthotics. I really do not understand needing dozens of pair of shoes.
If you’re paying that little for them of course they will wear out quickly. Buy decent ones and they won’t, or at least shouldn’t.
I paid near 120 once for workboots. Man it was seriously hard to justify, but I needed seriously warm, waterproof and steel toed boots. And you just don’t get that too cheep.
That’s the theory. I’ve never really had the funds, nor the footwear necessity, to risk testing the theory out.
Good lord, no. The most I’ve ever paid was $100 for a pair of shape ups when they first came out. I have enormous duck feet and will spend what I need to for well cushioned, supportive shoes that are wide enough, but so far I’ve never needed to spend anything remotely like $200.