# What kind of shoes do you prefer? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 30, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143 "2009-09-30T18:49:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/21 "2009-10-01T16:06:41Z")
I’m with you **Shirley**. I wear Simple clogs to and from work, gotta wear the steel toes at work, and various other clogs at home. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/22 "2009-10-01T16:29:40Z")
Yeah, hard one to answer – there’s work vs. home, etc. In general, I prefer “comfortable” – my favorite work shoes are men’s loafers (I’m a woman, but prefer the durability of men’s shoes, and since I’ve got big feet, I’ll buy them for loafers, oxfords, etc.) – if I’m wearing jeans, I’m wearing sneaks; in the summer, sandals all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/23 "2009-10-01T17:08:53Z")
> [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#): > > I’m short and a big fan of heels. Platforms are my favorite, though. Yeah, but that is because those are still in right now, right? I love platforms but 10 years ago, it was all about the pointy toe, flat to the ground, and very tall skinny stilletto heel. Now, it is a slightly thicker heal, very tall platform, round or open toe. So, I am betting, had you been ‘of age’ 10 years ago, you would have been all about the flat to the ground, tall heel. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/24 "2009-10-01T17:11:32Z")
Different shoes for different situations. Daily schlepping of kids/running errands: I like my ankle-high walking boots. Summertime: Sandals with buckles. Going out: High heels. I would not say high heels in general, although I love them, because I am not going to wear them around the house to vacuum like some kind of 50s sitcom housewife. (No matter HOW many times MrWhatsit tells me that I should.) ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/25 "2009-10-01T17:16:05Z")
I voted other because like MsWhatsit, it depends. If it’s colder outside, boots a lot of the time. Long boots with skirts, for example. As for sandals–it depends on the sandal. They can be flat or high heels, fancier or less so. If it’s kind of in between weather, not so hot but not super cold, I like to wear flat shoes. So, yeah. Depends. ---
**Author:** ![ThirdOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@ThirdOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThirdOne)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/26 "2009-10-01T18:29:51Z")
Heh, in my 20’s, I wore 3 inch heels every day to work. At 28, wearing 1 1/2 inch heels, I tripped on the stairs at work and snapped my legbone in 2. I quit wearing heels altogether. Now, I’m all about comfort and keeping my feet warm! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/27 "2009-10-01T18:41:36Z")
> [@ThirdOne](#): > > Heh, in my 20’s, I wore 3 inch heels every day to work. At 28, wearing 1 1/2 inch heels, I tripped on the stairs at work and snapped my legbone in 2. I quit wearing heels altogether. > > Now, I’m all about comfort and keeping my feet warm! OUCH! That hurt me just to read. I usually wear men’s slip on shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Haunted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/898d66/32.png) [@Haunted](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/28 "2009-10-01T18:44:28Z")
My feet stopped hurting when I started going barefoot most of the time. It’s funny because I was always very careful about not wearing heels or other shoes that were uncomfortable/didn’t fit right. I guess the problem was that, even though I thought they fit right, they didn’t. When I have to wear shoes, I try to wear whatever fits best and feels the most comfortable (lately it’s Dr. Scholl) for the longest period of time, even if it means I have to wear sandals with socks and work out on my treadmill in socks. I’d rather be pain-free than fashionable cuz I have things to do and I can’t do them if my feet hurt! ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/29 "2009-10-02T03:35:34Z")
I wear Croc knock-offs and I will continue to wear them until they stop making them. ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/30 "2009-10-02T05:13:19Z")
High quality skateboard shoes, even though I don’t skate. They’re VERY comfortable…moreso than so-called other “athletic” shoes. In the summer, I love my Teva sandals. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/31 "2009-10-02T14:25:59Z")
I picked sandals but I’m not sure if I should’ve picked “other” instead… where DO flip flops go? ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/32 "2009-10-02T14:28:24Z")
My answer is really “Whatever the hell is comfortable,” which can be a lot of things. I voted sneakers, but sandals or slippers work as well. Almost all of my shoes, work/dress shoes included, are flats. Life is too short to suffer through uncomfortable shoes. ---
**Author:** ![RedBloom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dbc845/32.png) [@RedBloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedBloom)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/33 "2009-10-02T17:07:17Z")
I love mules with a heel, and mary-janes of any kind… I don’t do flats or high heels - something in-between that has personality. Bare Traps are great, Merrills, Steve Madden, I’m a show whore. So sue me. ---
**Author:** ![abbeytxs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@abbeytxs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abbeytxs)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/34 "2009-10-02T17:19:47Z")
Mostly tennis shoes. Actual tennis, tennis shoes. I am on the court 3-4 hours a day, 4-5 days a week. When my shoes are no longer supportive enough for tennis, they become my day to day shoes. Other than that, flip-flops or my really “wicked pissah” pair of Frye harness boats. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/35 "2009-10-02T17:32:26Z")
Comfy shoes all the way. Sneakers / trainers in colder weather. Comfy sandals in warmer, though I checked “sneakers” in the poll. Not only do I have trouble finding really dressy, painful shoes in my size, I have a family and personal history of foot problems which would be aggravated by wearing such shoes regularly, and a strong personal history of severe, bonebreaking klutziness - as in, such shoes would be a literal danger to my life. ---
**Author:** ![ThirdOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@ThirdOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThirdOne)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/36 "2009-10-02T21:11:33Z")
It did, indeed, hurt. A lot! I saw the x-ray at the hospital. It was completely broken in two and separate. This was about 2" above my ankle. Luckily, I had a wonderful surgeon set it and I had a cast for 6 weeks. Took another 6 weeks to learn to walk again. I like flattish, non-slip soles. I’m currently searching for that in an ankle or higher boot. My feet tend to be cold, and then I’m just cold all other. I work in a drafty office, so boots would help a lot. Gotta love the internet for finding such things! I haven’t found what I’m looking for, yet, but I know I will. I also need C width. Wearing heels, I ended up with bunions alongside my big toe on both feet. Not too bad, but enough that it affects how I wear shoes. At home, no shoes at all. I have socks and/or slippers for cooler weather, and barefoot in the summer. I really don’t much care for shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/37 "2009-10-02T21:20:15Z")
> [@Rushgeekgirl](#): > > I wear Croc knock-offs and I will continue to wear them until they stop making them. Amen. But since I can’t wear them to work, I picked sneakers. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/38 "2009-10-02T21:22:18Z")
I _prefer_ to be barefoot, but if I have to wear something on my feet it’s going to be sandals if it’s warm enough. (being New England "warm enough is April/May through around Halloween). The rest of the time it’s boots or sneakers, because I’m too clumsy for high heels. ---
**Author:** ![Never\_Say\_Dice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee59a6/32.png) [@Never\_Say\_Dice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Say_Dice)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/39 "2009-10-02T22:32:27Z")
Another pointless study. This has been known since high heels were invented. And was probably known when highbutton shoes were invented: “Why do women wear corsets and highbutton shoes when it causes them so much pain?” ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143/40 "2009-10-03T00:23:27Z")
I would have added Work/Hiking boots. That’s what I wear. Or sport sandals. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-shoes-do-you-prefer/512143.md?page=3)