# Round shoe laces

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-shoe-laces/491022>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 27, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-shoe-laces/491022 "2009-03-27T19:17:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![PopeJewish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-shoe-laces/491022/41 "2009-04-14T06:15:12Z")

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> [@constanze](#):
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> The only reason I can see for using velcro instead of proper laces is either for children too small to tie a normal bow-knot (and at age kindergarten, they should start learning and practicing it), or for elder/handicapped people.
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> If you’re a real adult capable of tying knots, wearing grown-up shoes for real activities like walking or any kind of sports, laces are far better at adapting to your individual foot shape than one or two velcro bands.

psssh, y’all just be jealous 😃

Seriously though, I use velcro shoes for my indoor shoes (I live in Japan) and they’re great, easy to slip in and out of and it doesn’t destroy the back of my shoe like it’s been doing to my outdoor shoes, which have laces (granted they have to be tighter than my indoor shoes generally are). Situationally it makes much more sense for my slip-ons to be velcro sneakers than sneakers with laces\*

\*cause “laced sneakers” just sounds drug related

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