Non Self-Destructing Sneakers

denverpilot said:
Agreed, or Murdoch's once in a while... it's kinda hit or miss on wide sizes everywhere though, and I hate "hit or miss" when I'm *forced* to go shopping...

Shopping is a near-emergency scenario that requires a solid infil and extraction plan and must not take longer than a few minutes. :)

But shoes tend to be one of those things that if you order them online, they're more of a hassle if they don't fit, than simply trying the stupid things on at a store.

Sheplers was good, but they got bought out by Boot Barn, and I'm already ready to kill someone at Boot Barn for their "unsubscribe" stuff not working on their spam engine... good lord they send a lot of crap for a single purchase.

They're at "Harbor Freight" levels of spam, seriously, after one purchase months and months ago.
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Yep. I miss Western Wearhouse. Same problem. After Boot Barn took 'em over, it went downhill.
 
I have been using New Balance "walking" shoes. I can get them online for about $40 and hold up pretty well. Essentially what appears to be a leather sneaker.

Mostly I get them because they are available in Velcro. Margy gives me a hard time that I don't have shoes with laces.
 
I wear New Balance for active stuff and Vans for casual. Both have lasted a very long time.
 
I like New Balance for good shoes. They still make some shoes in the USA, I think

But I also buy/use some "beat the crap out of them" cheap athletic shoes for routine yard work. I had been buying the Costco store brand, but sometime late last year they dropped them and replaced them with some "name brand" made-cheaply shoes that cost $10 more a pair. Since they're beaters, I don't want to spend the extra dough on them and am currently looking for a substitute.

Wasting expensive NB shoes on yard work, playing in the dirt, lawn mowing, etc. is a waste of good money.
 
I only buy Simple for casual shoes. Still wearing a pair I bought probably 6 years ago and just bought two new pairs. They even have a pair called 'Wingman'.

https://simpleshoes.com/
 
Of course, if boots are in the picture nothing can beat a good pair of hiking boots. I wore my Grunnels for four or five seasons, I don't think I saw any wear on them at all.
 
Well, I'm really partial to Puma Voltaic for my running/active shoes. I've put 600 miles of jogging and many more than that in casual wear on a pair of them over about a year. They become lawn-mowing shoes after that and I go buy another pair. They generally run $60-$80, but I definitely get my use out of them. I've had $160 AirMax 360's from Nike, which are comfortable for about 6 months until the air bag gets a pinhole leak in it and ruins the shoe. I've had several pairs of leather construction/work boots from Thorgood and CAT, but I don't find them particularly comfortable for non-dirty work. I like New Balance as well, but for my foot and the aesthetic styling, it's Puma for me.
 
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