# My search for replacement shoelaces
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-replacement-shoelaces/951533
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [September 28, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-replacement-shoelaces/951533 "2021-09-28T18:30:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-replacement-shoelaces/951533/1 "2021-09-28T18:30:56Z")
Where does one find a reasonable selection of shoelaces anymore? DSW carries 6 colors, all the same length. Target had 5 to choose from (with two empty hooks). None suitable.
Driving around spending time and gas searching for such a necessary but trifling item is frustrating. A couple years ago I ended up ordering laces online. They were plain old brown laces.
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### Author:  [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-replacement-shoelaces/951533/2 "2021-09-28T19:31:59Z")
Some links
> **[Ian's Shoelace Site – Buy Shoelaces](https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/shoelaces.php)**
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> Buy shoelaces from Ian's selected vendors and support Ian's Shoelace Site.
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### Author:  [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-replacement-shoelaces/951533/3 "2021-09-28T23:09:38Z")
I found the hooks almost completely empty when Pandemic lace shopping at Walmart & Target. All they had were weird colors or, I forget, something like Shrek patterned ones. I just needed plain black ones for dress shoes and wound up buying them on Amazon.
The stores were sold out of insoles, also.
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### Author:  [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-replacement-shoelaces/951533/4 "2021-09-29T00:54:52Z")
If you have a Menards store in your area, try them. They have been the best place to find hard-to-find laces for boots or hiking shoes.
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### Author:  [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-replacement-shoelaces/951533/5 "2021-09-29T02:31:35Z")
Fleet Farm or any farm supply store is likely to have them. I also tend to have good luck at Mom & Pop hardware stores. Plus online shopping.
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### Author:  [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-replacement-shoelaces/951533/6 "2021-09-29T02:57:31Z")
You might try Walgreens, as well; they typically have an aisle with household thingies like shoelaces and shoe polish.
For athletic shoes, you can also try a sporting goods or running store.
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### Author:  [@Tj54](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tj54)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-replacement-shoelaces/951533/7 "2021-09-29T03:06:22Z")
Don’t forget that most shoe repair shops have a wide selection of laces.
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### Author:  [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-replacement-shoelaces/951533/8 "2021-09-29T20:04:43Z")
Amazon, of course.
Note for those with foot pain: I switched to elastic laces a few years ago and they’ve been a lifesaver. They have them for dress shoes, too – I-beam-shaped pieces of elastic that you fit into each pair of eyelets.
(I know, “What are dress shoes? I haven’t worn those in 18 months…”)
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### Author:  [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-replacement-shoelaces/951533/9 "2021-09-30T01:42:42Z")
You can also purchase extra long laces with aglets you put on yourself: cut to fit, attach the aglets, and you’re off. The aglets work with parachute cord and other lace-like cords
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### Author:  [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-replacement-shoelaces/951533/10 "2021-09-30T14:56:58Z")
Try a running store or a sporting goods store, like [Dicks](https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/) that sells shoes & boots.
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### Author:  [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-replacement-shoelaces/951533/11 "2021-09-30T16:19:39Z")
> [@phs3](#):
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> Amazon, of course.
I had a pair of shoes and a pair of hiking boots that needed new laces. I gave up on trying to find what I needed in stores - if I was lucky enough to even find the style I was looking for, they were never the right length. I wound up buying a couple pairs for each on Amazon and they were perfect.