How many pairs of footwear do you own?

[Accy cyclist]

The soles on the last pair are a bit too Showaddywaddy for me.

I'm glad I didn't buy them! I have these mad ideas every now and then, thinking I'm 34, or 44, not 64! I see those red and white SALE cards and think I'd be getting a bargain on something I don't really need or want.

 

[Profpointy]

Not as many pairs as when I used to run regularly. If there was a model that I liked and they were on sale I'd buy a few pairs. So there was always a few boxes under the bed.

In Yvon Chouinard's wonderful book on mountaineering "climbing ice" he says that if you find a good pair of (climbing) boots, buy several pairs, as you'll likely not find the same quality or design when they come up for replacement.

Admittedly I might have taken this slightly too far for some of my Crockett and Jones shoes purchases, but in part this was because Loakes stopped making my favourite brogues. I'd previously had 3 pairs, both black and tan leather, but when I needed yet another they'd stopped making that style

 

[Gwylan]

1 x old shoes
2 x work shoes
2 x Saturday night shoes
1 x old trainers
1 x middling trainers
1 x good trainers
1 x work boots
2 x hiking boots
1 x good boots
3 x dance shoes
1 x sandals
1 x slippers

So, a lot...

1 home slippers
1 travelling slippers
1 everyday boots
1 smart boots
1 parade black boots, polished
1 parade brown boots polished
1 lounge lizard suede shoes
1 cycling trainers
1 walking boots
1 wellington boots
1 posing cycling trainers
1 flip flops
1 summer sandals
1 snow boots

Should not have started this. Some culling is necessary

 

[BrumJim]

2 pairs of trainers
1 pair of astro football boots
2 pairs of cycling shoes
3 pairs of black lace-up shoes (smartish, smart and very smart)
1 pair of casual shoes, neither trainers nor smart (never wear them)
1 pair of tan steel toe-capped boots
1 pair of sandals
1 pair of flip-flops
1 pair if ski boots
1 pair of snowboard boots
1 pair of walking boots
1 pair of walking shoes (never worn)
Zero slippers

 

[Sixmile]

11.5* x Casual Trainers
2 x Running trainers
1 x AT football boots
1 x indoor football shoes
3 x SPDSL cycling shoes
1 x SPD cycling shoes
3 x flat sole cycling shoes
1 x steel toe capped boots
1 x hiking boots
4 x slippers
2 x formal shoes
3 x work shoes
1 x welly boots
2 x flip flops

*lost one Vans when I bought two pairs of trainers one day and still holding out hope of finding it!

I have still never paid over £50 for a pair of shoes in my life. I'll always have a few new pairs awaiting the others to run out so never need to go looking for shoes as such.

 

[classic33]

Eight and a half.

 

[grldtnr]

Eight and a half.

Eight and a half what? Shoe size? Prs of fluffy fur lined Crocs , steel toe capped mules?

 

[Andy in Germany]

Eight and a half.

Eight and a half what? Shoe size? Prs of fluffy fur lined Crocs , steel toe capped mules?

Do we really want to know?

 

[Katana]

I own in excess of 60 plus pairs of causal and formal shoes that’s not including cycling and running shoes. As the saying goes….”a photo is worth a thousand words”😂