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Re: How much do you spend on shoes?
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2026 6:19 pm
by jamcg
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
She found them for £35 on asos
Re: How much do you spend on shoes?
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2026 10:10 am
by Matty
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
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.
Nice. Will have a shop around on there.
Re: How much do you spend on shoes?
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2026 10:21 am
by Jobbo
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.
Re: How much do you spend on shoes?
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2026 10:34 am
by dinny_g
Adidas Rom were the trainer everyone wanted back in the day...
I quite like these from Patrick...
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...
Re: How much do you spend on shoes?
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2026 10:43 am
by Mito Man
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
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.
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.
