# Imelda Marcos and you! Shoes **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 11, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152 "2009-11-11T05:07:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/21 "2009-11-12T15:17:23Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > Those with \>30 pairs: how do you store them? I guess this doesn’t count since I only have 12 per season, but I use a 4-shelf wire unit in the mudroom. The off-season ones hang in a shoe bag in the coat closet. I use dryer sheets in each shoe to keep them fresh. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/22 "2009-11-12T15:19:11Z")
One pair. I only ever have one pair at a time. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/23 "2009-11-12T15:36:15Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > Those with \>30 pairs: how do you store them? I have under-the-bed storage bags [like these, but with shoe-sized compartments inside](http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=14730338). I store out-of-season and really dressy shoes I don’t wear that often in those. For stuff in season that I use often, I have one of [these](http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=110959&RN=302) hanging in my closet. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/24 "2009-11-12T16:57:19Z")
I lost count years ago. DH just refers to the guest room as “Mount Shoe.” ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/25 "2009-11-12T16:59:11Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > One pair. > > I only ever have one pair at a time. What are they like? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/26 "2009-11-12T17:10:55Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > What are they like? Usually some kind of sneakers. Right now I’ve got these black loafer things with rubber soles. Kind of a sneaker/loafer hybrid. I’ve just never cared much about shoes, so if I’ve got a pair, I figure I’m good. Come to think of it, I believe I do have a pair of dress shoes somewhere that my wife forces me to wear if I have to dress up for something. That’s pretty rare, though. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/27 "2009-11-12T17:53:56Z")
> [@Fetchund](#): > > Sorry - she’s a lesbian, too! 😃 First Jodie Foster, now this. Story of my life 😃 ---
**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:** [November 12, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/28 "2009-11-12T18:02:02Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I use dryer sheets in each shoe to keep them fresh. oooh - i like that idea! I used to have just a few pairs: 2 black (flat & heel) 1 brown 1 burgundy 1 sneaker 1 pair of utilitarian boots But then I discovered how much I love heels (now that I’m no longer married to a man 3" shorter than me) For a while, I tried to maintain only what would fit on my shoe rack. Then I went to those clear shoe boxes, but Walmart only had like 11 that day . . . So now I’m debating how to store them. I’ve got some of my more special pairs that I only wear once in a while in the clear boxes, but the ones I tend to wear more are either in this wicker laundry basket in my closet or are scattered around my boyfriend’s apartment . . . I do try to be good and purge shoes that I have bought and now don’t wear for whatever reason. In my quest to find cute but practical black shoes, I once purged out 6 pairs . . . ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/29 "2009-11-12T18:30:13Z")
double post ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/30 "2009-11-12T18:32:04Z")
Oh God-too many. 3 vaguely athletic-Converse high tops, hiking boots, gym shoes(sneakers, trainers). 5 flat sandals- Havaianas, walking sandals, black leather dress sandals, brown leather dress sandals Too many flat ballerinas- brown suede, black leather, silver, gold, tan, green, red Too many black high heels-patent, suede, open toe, ankle strap, wedge heel Other high heels- silver, gold, brown, tan, various heel heights Boots-black, brown, flat, heeled, snow boots I have a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/31 "2009-11-12T18:37:40Z")
In light of this thread, I counted yesterday. I have thirteen pairs of shoes. Four are sneakers (two pairs of athletic shoes, two pairs of Chucks), a couple are boots to wear in the snow (one pair black, one brown), and the rest are either pretty sandals or office shoes that I hardly ever wear and are a remnant of my old life as a cubicle monkey/person who actually occasionally went out to nice places. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/32 "2009-11-12T19:17:45Z")
Male, 5 Everyday use Summer sandals Special events #1 Special events #2 Water shoes ---
**Author:** ![Sudo\_Intellectual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Sudo\_Intellectual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudo_Intellectual)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/33 "2009-11-12T21:09:59Z")
Female. 67 pairs. I had 85 at the begining of the summer and purged any shoes that were too big/small, broken etc. At one point I was all the way down to 59. Bought two pairs of boots and two pairs of heels this week alone. I need help. They should have meetings for this addiction. But shoes are my proof that God loves me and wants me to be happy! Shoes will never break my heart. They may break my ankles, but never my heart. ---
**Author:** ![MickNickMaggies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MickNickMaggies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MickNickMaggies)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/34 "2009-11-14T02:39:41Z")
Female- about 15 pairs, including hiking sandals, hiking boots and two pairs of sneakers. My mother- over 300. Probably more like 600. That’s minus the ones destroyed when our basement flooded. (I was out of the country and have no numbers) and the 55 pairs we’ve taken to charity so far. In other words, I have a compulsive shopper/hoarder in the family and fight hard against this. 15 pairs is getting dangerously out of hand for me. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/35 "2009-11-14T03:27:49Z")
A friend built me a shoe rack that holds 40 pairs that lives in the spare bedroom. About 60 pairs fit in my current season closet, another 60 or so go in my out of season closet and the rest are in our storage room or front hall closet. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/36 "2009-11-14T04:06:32Z")
Less than 10. I’m a dude. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/37 "2009-11-14T05:34:50Z")
I just counted: 1 pair black dress shoes (flats) 1 pair daily-wear sneakers 1 pair running shoes 1 pair fantastic, all-leather, goretex-lined hiking boots 3 pairs of sandals 1 pair of weird brown shoes I have so I can wear khakis to work 1 pair busted-up cheap velcro shoes, good for bicycling Personally I think I have too many shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Daerlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Daerlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daerlyn)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/38 "2009-11-14T14:57:51Z")
The ones I wear regularly: Two pairs of business heels - 1 black, 1 brown. One pair of black loafers Two pairs of sneakers One pair of strappy sandals One pair of heeled ankle boots One pair of flat ankle boots One pair of regular flat sandals Under the novelty/costume/old-and-busted-but-still-clinging-to category are: One pair second-hand combat boots One pair knee-high gothy boots with many buckles One pair red sequinned pumps A bunch of ballet flats that are cute but I rarely wear because I can’t stand not wearing socks with closed shoes I’d love to have more shoes, but the budget doesn’t really stretch at the moment and wardrobe overhauls elsewhere are a higher priority. It’s been my experience that as a standard issue woman, I don’t have that many shoes, but the men in my life are boggled by the number all the same. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152/39 "2009-11-14T15:28:51Z")
A lot more than I thought I did. My work is very casual place. So I wear running shoes or hiking boots there. Also used for walking the dogs. Light hikes. 3 pair I keep old shoes and boots for working on the house remodeling, painting, running the tractor ect. 3 pair. Beat up running shoes, hikers and work boots. Deeper snow boots for plowing and winter storm warnings (sometimes worn to work) 2 pair. On pair are bunny boots that I would not wear to work. Dress shoes that have to be dusted off any time I need them. 3 pair. Need to get rid of one pair that just are not me. Sandles, tevas, that sort of thing for the odd day in summer that I would wear them. Or vacations. Again, 3 pair. Snowshoes and x-country ski boots. Fins 🙂 It’s all pretty much strictly utilitarian. Except for dress shoes, which I grudgingly accept. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imelda-marcos-and-you-shoes/517152.md?page=1)