How much do you spend on shoes?

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John wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 3:05 pm I need a pair of narrow shoes for an upcoming Caterham open day test drive event, £12 from Sports Direct :D

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The mrs. Recently bought me some speed cats as they’re apparently very fashionable at the moment. No good for me in terms of heel and toe because my ankles don’t bend like normal peoples but very comfortable non the less. She got them in suitably petrolhead gulf style colours


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She found them for £35 on asos
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Agreed that £100 seems to be where the better shoes are these days
Loake have boat shoes section....so I already know where they sit on the scale :lol:

It's odd around percievd value though. Had a meal last night that was £60pp. While that's not common for me, I do wonder why that's considered "ok" yet struggle to pay £100 for shoes that might last me 3-5 years.
duncs500 wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:01 am For trainers 80s Casual Classics website is all you need. 8-)
Nice. Will have a shop around on there.
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duncs500 wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:01 am For trainers 80s Casual Classics website is all you need. 8-)
Some very nostalgic trainers on there - these Reeboks particularly take me back to my school days, though everyone else seemed to be wearing them; I didn't have a pair: https://www.80scasualclassics.co.uk/pro ... le-colours

My trainer preference (since I don't really wear them) would be 90s Vans like the Razor. I hope they make a comeback. Modern Vans look a bit more like they'd be useful for skateboarding rather than mainly style-focused.
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Adidas Rom were the trainer everyone wanted back in the day...

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I quite like these from Patrick...

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I remember every kid wanting Patrick Football boots after Kevin Keegan signed a contract with them but no parent would buy them because they were twice the price of the equivalent Puma Kings or Adidas Kaisers... :lol:
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Matty wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 10:10 am Agreed that £100 seems to be where the better shoes are these days
Loake have boat shoes section....so I already know where they sit on the scale :lol:

It's odd around percievd value though. Had a meal last night that was £60pp. While that's not common for me, I do wonder why that's considered "ok" yet struggle to pay £100 for shoes that might last me 3-5 years.
duncs500 wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:01 am For trainers 80s Casual Classics website is all you need. 8-)
Nice. Will have a shop around on there.
If you're buying a cheaper shoe - lets just say sub £100 for the sake of argument. It's mass produced abroad, probably costs a few quid to make at most and you're just paying for the brand. The raw ingredients to make a decent meal will have cost more than the entire shoe.
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jamcg wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 6:19 pm
The mrs. Recently bought me some speed cats as they’re apparently very fashionable at the moment. No good for me in terms of heel and toe because my ankles don’t bend like normal peoples but very comfortable non the less. She got them in suitably petrolhead gulf style colours


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She found them for £35 on asos
I've been looking for a pair for ages for less than the RRP of about £90. The outlet store in Portsmouth, Gunwharf Quays, only had the pink with red stripe ones in my size and even at only £45 my wife barred me from buying them.
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JonMad wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 4:40 pm
jamcg wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 6:19 pm
The mrs. Recently bought me some speed cats as they’re apparently very fashionable at the moment. No good for me in terms of heel and toe because my ankles don’t bend like normal peoples but very comfortable non the less. She got them in suitably petrolhead gulf style colours


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She found them for £35 on asos
I've been looking for a pair for ages for less than the RRP of about £90. The outlet store in Portsmouth, Gunwharf Quays, only had the pink with red stripe ones in my size and even at only £45 my wife barred me from buying them.
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JonMad wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 4:40 pm
jamcg wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 6:19 pm
The mrs. Recently bought me some speed cats as they’re apparently very fashionable at the moment. No good for me in terms of heel and toe because my ankles don’t bend like normal peoples but very comfortable non the less. She got them in suitably petrolhead gulf style colours


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She found them for £35 on asos
I've been looking for a pair for ages for less than the RRP of about £90. The outlet store in Portsmouth, Gunwharf Quays, only had the pink with red stripe ones in my size and even at only £45 my wife barred me from buying them.
Puma have an outlet store online, go treat yourself. We won’t tell on you :lol:
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:) I'm looking here https://uk.puma.com/uk/en/pd/speedcat-o ... sex/398846 and keeping an eye out for a bargain in my size
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JonMad wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 4:40 pm
jamcg wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 6:19 pm
The mrs. Recently bought me some speed cats as they’re apparently very fashionable at the moment. No good for me in terms of heel and toe because my ankles don’t bend like normal peoples but very comfortable non the less. She got them in suitably petrolhead gulf style colours


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She found them for £35 on asos
I've been looking for a pair for ages for less than the RRP of about £90. The outlet store in Portsmouth, Gunwharf Quays, only had the pink with red stripe ones in my size and even at only £45 my wife barred me from buying them.
Followed your link, saw they were £45 in my size, bought them. Don't even know if I'm going to wear them but it just seems rude not to! Damn you! :lol:
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I also had a good search for the cheaper Speedcats but even the lary colours weren't available in size 9

Edit - there are some available now at £45 :roll:
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duncs500 wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 5:50 pm
JonMad wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 4:40 pm
jamcg wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 6:19 pm
The mrs. Recently bought me some speed cats as they’re apparently very fashionable at the moment. No good for me in terms of heel and toe because my ankles don’t bend like normal peoples but very comfortable non the less. She got them in suitably petrolhead gulf style colours


Image

She found them for £35 on asos
I've been looking for a pair for ages for less than the RRP of about £90. The outlet store in Portsmouth, Gunwharf Quays, only had the pink with red stripe ones in my size and even at only £45 my wife barred me from buying them.
Followed your link, saw they were £45 in my size, bought them. Don't even know if I'm going to wear them but it just seems rude not to! Damn you! :lol:
Available in my size too...shall we all turn up to the Caffeine and Machine meet wearing matching Speedcats? :lol:
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Marv wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 9:06 pm
duncs500 wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 5:50 pm
JonMad wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 4:40 pm

I've been looking for a pair for ages for less than the RRP of about £90. The outlet store in Portsmouth, Gunwharf Quays, only had the pink with red stripe ones in my size and even at only £45 my wife barred me from buying them.
Followed your link, saw they were £45 in my size, bought them. Don't even know if I'm going to wear them but it just seems rude not to! Damn you! :lol:
Available in my size too...shall we all turn up to the Caffeine and Machine meet wearing matching Speedcats? :lol:
:lol: I have my favourite trainers for driving the Lotus, it's hard to imagine wearing anything else... but they're just the perfect level of worn-ness, so I should probably think about breaking in something new!
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