# Poll about untying your shoe laces **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 31, 2004, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-about-untying-your-shoe-laces/226919 "2004-01-31T15:06:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![JackaRoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@JackaRoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackaRoe)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-about-untying-your-shoe-laces/226919/41 "2004-02-02T21:02:38Z")
I never untie my sneakers when taking them off or putting them on. I will retie them when they seem a little loose. I have not noticed any extra wear and tear, but I do slip them off by hand. Male from Augusta, Georgia ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-about-untying-your-shoe-laces/226919/42 "2004-02-02T22:14:27Z")
Male from the US. I used to untie, until I noticed a couple years ago that none of my friends untied theirs, and their shoes still stayed on their feet when they were laced loosely enough to slip on and off. Now I just leave them tied. ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-about-untying-your-shoe-laces/226919/43 "2004-02-03T00:10:19Z")
American female. I only untie the laces on the shoes that I can’t confortably slip on and off. So pretty much all of my shoes stay laced all of the time except for boots. ---
**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-about-untying-your-shoe-laces/226919/44 "2004-02-03T01:19:54Z")
USA male…I untie before taking off…and tie after putting on. 🙂 But…I try to choose shoe that require no tying…like van deck shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Kulau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Kulau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kulau)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-about-untying-your-shoe-laces/226919/45 "2004-02-03T01:26:08Z")
Almost always tied. When I was at highschool and had to wear uniform I wore the same pair of school shoes for 4 winters in a row, I doubt they were ever untied in that time. If I get a nice new pair of vans I try to untie them for the first couple of months so I don’t tread the backs down and ruin them, but that good habit tends to fade pretty quickly. Female, New Zealand ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-about-untying-your-shoe-laces/226919/46 "2004-02-03T01:44:14Z")
I always slip mine off tied (although a lot of the time they’re already undone or close to it already–my laces are always flapping around on the ground). I can’t remember the last time I actually untied my shoes to take them off. Female, Ohio ---
**Author:** ![Ender\_Will](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-about-untying-your-shoe-laces/226919/47 "2004-02-03T03:33:42Z")
Always untie to take off, retie after putting them back on. Male, US of A ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-about-untying-your-shoe-laces/226919/48 "2004-02-03T04:37:47Z")
In the Winter, untied (I leave them at the door to avoid tracking stuff into the house). I usually untie them to put them on because I want them to fit right. Male, US of A. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-about-untying-your-shoe-laces/226919.md?page=2)