The Looming End of Payless ShoeSource

Re:The Looming End of Payless ShoeSource by jdavis703 on Sunday April 28, 2019 @06:49PM (#19774256)

I'm guessing the OP doesn't use their shoes for much more than walking around indoors. On the other hand when I skateboarded to work I'd go through a pair of shoes about every 3 months (that's what happens when your brake is your shoe). It was still cheaper than gas and faster than public transit though.

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Re:The Looming End of Payless ShoeSource by shpx on Sunday April 28, 2019 @07:35PM (#19774570)

You should learn to break by "stomping" the ground instead of sanding down your shoes. Dragging your foot on the ground to brake should happen quite rarely, when it would be dangerous or really tiring not to.

Although if you live in a place with tons of really steep hills like San Francisco, 3 months is probably par for the course.

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Re:The Looming End of Payless ShoeSource by jdavis703 on Sunday April 28, 2019 @07:57PM (#19774699)

Well this was skateboarding for 4 miles total per day. I was in mixed traffic and bike lanes, going down hills and due to the crazy way people drive in SF dangerous situations happened quite a lot.

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Re:The Looming End of Payless ShoeSource by nathancahill on Sunday April 28, 2019 @07:11PM (#19774409)

I had a pair of Converse that I used for this purpose. Completely torn to shreds and full of holes. Had an Asian lady stay at our Airbnb and she saw them, said people would go crazy for that "distressed" look in Asia (forget the specific country) so I gave them to her for her to take back.

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Re:The Looming End of Payless ShoeSource by distantaidenn on Monday April 29, 2019 @03:37AM (#19776531)

Reminds me of a time when I was in Seoul. I had just bought a crisp pair of all white walking shoes.

I was on the train with my girlfriend (att) and she deliberately stamped on my foot. Of course, I was quite confused; however, she explained that my shoes looked too new and thus needed to be dirtied up a bit.

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Re:The Looming End of Payless ShoeSource by irishcoffee on Sunday April 28, 2019 @08:08PM (#19774753)

Heh I have about 4 pairs of worn out Chuck's sitting in a closet. Size 13, wonder if there's a market for those

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Re:The Looming End of Payless ShoeSource by madengr on Sunday April 28, 2019 @11:58PM (#19775725)

I still wear them, moving them to the garage for lawn mowing shoes, and grabbing a new box. Usually buy them in sets of 3 from Amazon; size 14 in red.

In the early 90’s they were $18 and made in USA. Within 1 year they went to $40 and made in China.

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Re:The Looming End of Payless ShoeSource by irishcoffee on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @05:00PM (#19791882)

Yeah the loss of quality really drives me nuts. I can wear a pair out in months instead of years now.

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