Repair cafés waging war on throwaway culture

Re:Repair cafés waging war on throwaway culture by gonvaled on Sunday March 18, 2018 @02:10AM (#16610660)

No I haven't. The prospect of spending 200+€ in shoes, which are going to last forever, but which I am not going to use for long because they will optically deteriorate and I will anyway get tired of, is not alluring.

My criteria for shoes (except for sports) is:

1. I must be able to put them on/off in 3s, without bending. Which implies no laces (or pre-tied knots)

2. reasonably comfortable

3. light

4. cheap

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Re:Repair cafés waging war on throwaway culture by walshemj on Sunday March 18, 2018 @07:14AM (#16611387)

Do you not use shoe Polish?

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Re:Repair cafés waging war on throwaway culture by gonvaled on Sunday March 18, 2018 @07:29AM (#16611444)

I still get tired of the shoes, they still smell, fashion keeps on changing and 10 year old shoes are not the same as new shoes, no matter how good they are.

Most shoes last for years, even cheap ones. I still put them in thr cellar after 2-3 years.

Those shoes would be good as my only shoes in a Mad Max world. Mmmm ... not even, I would prefer trekking shoes.

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Re:Repair cafés waging war on throwaway culture by walshemj on Sunday March 18, 2018 @12:49PM (#16612811)

Well just by classic designs that have been around for decades and shoe design doesn't change much for males or females for that matter.

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