# How many pairs of shoes do you own? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 22, 2009, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948 "2009-04-22T05:58:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/41 "2009-04-22T18:42:58Z")
2 Tennies 1 Work 1 dress 4 Total ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/42 "2009-04-22T18:50:04Z")
1 pair black casual shoes 1 pair old black casual shoes 1 pair good sneakers 1 pair old dirty sneakers 1 pair combat boots 1 pair suede boots that I never wear 1 pair sandals 1 pair flip-flops ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/43 "2009-04-22T20:38:57Z")
Jeez. I would have to do a physical inventory. I’m guessing 50 to 60. ---
**Author:** ![Lungfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d78d45/32.png) [@Lungfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lungfish)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/44 "2009-04-22T20:57:54Z")
I \* Chucks (Black) 1\* Shoes (Black / Work) 1\* Shoes (Black / Dress) 1\* Doc. Martin Boots (Black) ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/45 "2009-04-22T21:47:49Z")
4 pairs of sneaks 2 pairs of slippers 1 black oxfords 1 brown loafers 1 black flats 1 silver sandals 1 beige sandals 2 pair flip-flops I think that’s all. ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/46 "2009-04-22T22:00:20Z")
I’d probably spend the rest of my life counting. DH refers to the guest room as “Mount Shoe.” ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/47 "2009-04-22T22:01:05Z")
Do snow shoes count? Snow shoes. Thick winter boots. thin winter boots. waterproof thin winter boots. Wellingtons. Cycling shoes. My dad’s 50 year old blue suede shoes. dress shoes dress boots tennis shoes (always kept in the gym locker) tennis shoes pair of workboots from a dead friend, barely wear them anymore but can’t throw them out. workboots near death, that I should throw away soon. workboots with cement and paint on them that I’m throwing away after a slab pour in 2 weeks. steel toe workboots, new. casual boots. brown. casual boots, same style and brand. black. new keen sandels, bought last Saturday. Nike sandels. old sandels to be thrown next time I see them. 1. Please don’t invite my wife to post! ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/48 "2009-04-22T22:16:11Z")
Dress shoes, hiking shoes and sandals. I wear the sandals as much as possible. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/49 "2009-04-22T23:09:01Z")
I have four pair that i actually wear. There’s a closet full that haven’t seen the light for years. (I am NOT a pack rat!) ---
**Author:** ![mariposalabrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@mariposalabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mariposalabrown)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/50 "2009-04-23T00:25:51Z")
Well I had 12 more pair I forgot about, bringing it to a grand total of 57. And I wear all of them (except the Adidas, those are my river shoes). I need a bigger closet! I counted my boyfriend’s shoes, he has 8 pair. They are jammed into this one little corner. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/51 "2009-04-23T00:33:40Z")
About 30 pair. But 10 pairs are sequined mesh slip-on rubber soled flats from the Chinese Dollar Store. (I got rid of several pairs of high heels and some boots about a month ago.) ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/52 "2009-04-23T00:44:55Z")
> [@melodyharmonius](#): > > I wear size 10. I swear some manufacturer’s are convinced that girls with size 10 feet should wear bricks with rope around them - and I can’t stand ugly shoes. But I think that’s part of the reason why I now have so many. Because when I do find cute shoes for a reasonable price - I want them. Yes. I’m a 10 narrow, and it’s incredibly hard to find shoes that fit well, so when I find em, I buy em. I’ve never counted, but I’ll guess 25 to 30. ---
**Author:** ![Tool\_of\_the\_Conspiracy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tool\_of\_the\_Conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tool_of_the_Conspiracy)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/53 "2009-04-23T01:04:10Z")
Seven pair. In approximate order of wear frequency: Eccos, for the office Nike running shoes, my casual shoes when it’s too cold to wear… cheapo river sandals, my warm-weather casual shoes nylon booties that my brother-in-law made, to keep my feet warm around the house Skechers, my former office shoes, for yardwork and stuff cowboy boots, which I use as my “dress shoes” boots from my forest fire fighting days, now worn most often to go play in the snow Both pair of boots are approaching twenty years old. ---
**Author:** ![placebo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e274bd/32.png) [@placebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/placebo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/54 "2009-04-23T04:00:02Z")
I think I’ve been wearing the same pair of shoes for a decade now. They’re pretty much falling apart at this point, yet I’m too cheap to replace them. How pathetic is that? ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/55 "2009-04-23T04:12:01Z")
3 Pairs. Old sneakers that I wear all the time. “Nice” sneakers that I wear for “nice” things. Dress shoes. Done. I am a guy. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/56 "2009-04-23T04:49:53Z")
5 pair - Steel toes for carpentry, casual black lace ups, dress wingtips, sneakers for the gym and special sneakers for actually running. The real shoes are black, the sneakers are in stupid colours because they don’t make them in black for reasons that escape me. I’m over it, really, I am… ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/57 "2009-04-23T05:59:16Z")
10 pairs: - 1 pair of patent black shoes (for performances) - 2 pairs of black dress shoes - 1 pair of black boots - 1 pair of brown boots - 2 pairs of brown casual shoes - 1 pair of sandshoes - 1 pair of sandals - 1 pair of thongs ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/58 "2009-04-23T13:16:56Z")
> [@placebo](#): > > I think I’ve been wearing the same pair of shoes for a decade now. They’re pretty much falling apart at this point, yet I’m too cheap to replace them. How pathetic is that? _pat pat_ You need Shoe Love. I went home and counted. 63 for me. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/59 "2009-04-23T15:17:47Z")
And yet - among all the shoes I have - I can’t find one pair of day-to-day black flats I like enough to buy. Hence why my current pair are falling apart . . . ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948/60 "2009-04-23T15:26:48Z")
Two pairs of flip-flops One pair of sandals One pair of joggers One pair of safety boots One pair of black shoes Six pairs. And yes, I am a guy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-own/493948.md?page=4)