• ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
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    9 hours ago

    I was at a mountain equipment store a week ago and started talking with the owner about how shoes have completely random durability. Even same model from same brand can last years or fall apart in couple of months. She said that very often this will depend on how long the shoe was in a box as the rubber and glue don’t last forever.

    • FishFace@piefed.social
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      8 hours ago

      My previous pair of walking boots I had for someone like 15 years. I cannot imagine a pair of shoes which disintegrates without being with in a few years.

      • rumba@lemmy.zip
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        1 hour ago

        Yeah, I’ve never had a pair just fall apart, I still have boots from my internship 30 years ago.