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how much do you spend on shoes a year

clevohardcore - 6-23-2005 at 12:52 PM

I think for me about casual shoes = 250.00
dress for work 140.00


I got a friend who probably spends 600 a year he says. I was fucking floored when he said that.

Discipline - 6-23-2005 at 12:58 PM

I wear the same shoes for years at a time. I only buy shoes once every 4-5 years.

JawnDiablo - 6-23-2005 at 01:02 PM

for my son...all the time it seems..school shoes, sneakers, baseball cleats
me? somehow my sneakers last for a while, and i have a shitload of black boots/ shoes somehow....actually i need sneakers now badly, but never seem to like anything i see when i am shopping for them, plus with a size 13, hardly anyone has them

moron - 6-23-2005 at 01:10 PM

my work shoes I seem to buy at the same time every year. I only spend about $60. Same with casual shoes. Once a year, $60.

BDx13 - 6-23-2005 at 03:41 PM

i buy one new pair of skate shoes every year or so, so they're probably $50. dress shoes are almost always docs or gripfasts, and they last forever, so maybe $150 for them every two or three years. i hate spending money anymore. i just want to hoarde that shit!

crazyfists28 - 6-23-2005 at 05:28 PM

funny i saw this topic cuz just today i ordered sneakers from dicks clothing, i dont like going out to buy shoes so im like, why not just order the same ones you already have, problem solved, once a year

forsaken - 6-24-2005 at 02:52 AM

I can't believe how fanatical some people are about fucking shoes, and alot of the time they are the same people who are obsessed with having 40 different copies of the same record.

That said, I always have three pairs of shoes:

1. Skateshoes - they get real fucked up every 6 months or so, so when my toes are hanging out I buy a new pair ... generally they cost around $100

2. Nice, going out shoes - Basically a clean pair of shoes to wear anytime i'm not at shows or skating, they normally cost $100

3. Steel Cap boots - I'm an engineering apprentice so these babies save my feet a few times every year, you can't put a price on safety ... they are normally $150 bucks.

So all up I guess I spend about $400 a year on shoes, it sounds like alot but it's not like it's wasted money ... I'd hate to be a bare foot hippy.

SAAAAARS - 6-24-2005 at 10:41 AM

i barely ever buy new shoes. i buy little things like water shoes for 4$, i'd say i spend 60$ on shoes a year. IF that, my shoes last me a long time.

jason kills - 6-24-2005 at 04:16 PM

yeah, this post is funny cause i just bought a new pair today. generally, i buy a pair a year. like some running shoes or basketball shoes. spend about $80 a year on shoes. i have shoes that i've had for maybe 3 years that i still wear.