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What I learned Today

christie

Today, I learned that you can't re-sole shoes with polyurethane/plastic soles. I like to purchase shoes that border on pricey with the intention of wearing them often and keeping them for years. I take them to the local shoe-fixer-dude to keep them in good shape. After three winters of wearing my favorite high-heel, knee-high black boots, the soles on the toes have completely worn away (like, you can touch my toe, worn away). They can't be fixed. I'm so bummed. I'm not anywhere near wealthy, so a $200 pair of shoes is something I buy once every...well, three years. I had hoped to have these boots for years go come. Now, they're off to Goodwill.

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5 Replies

Posted 1 year ago
Violet

Hi Christie, that is good to know. Thanks for sharing this information. I haven't had any soles replaced before, but I will be considering them with a couple of my beloved pairs of ankle boots. Sorry to hear about your boots. :(

Posted 1 year ago
Angie (website)

I'm sorry to hear that, Christie. I am learning with you. I have never not been able to have my shoes and boots resoled. Does that mean the soles aren't plastic?

Posted 1 year ago
shiny

Christie, if there's a hole in the bottom, and they can't be resoled, I wouldn't bother with goodwill. Just throw the boots away.

Posted 1 year ago
san

Do the soles have to be leather to be replacable?

Posted 1 year ago
anne

San, I am not sure about soles that have got to the point Christie described (ie actual holes) but rubber soles can have soles put on them.

Christie, it sounds like this is something we should all check before we buy new shoes

- Also - I agree with Shiny - they won't be any use to a charity like that - you are just adding to their waste disposal problem (a big problem for many charities at the moment)

Posted 1 year ago