Just so you know I’m judging everyone in this thread.
Spiders and water. I don’t want to find them so I look for them.
All black.
Soft squishy insoles.
Skater type shoe.
Will last more than a year.
Less than 100 bucks.
I have no brand loyalty. It’s whatever checks those boxes and I’m vibin with the one time I accidentally walk into a shoe store every 5 years.
Stealth.
Stealth mostly
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A cunning linguist for sure.
What makes a sneaker stealthy?
they can sneak well
Ahh, so like when you get those new sneakers that squeak when you wear them would not be idea?
to explain the joke - “a sneaker is someone who sneaks” rather than sneaker meaning shoe
i have about 18 pair of the exact same shoe in different colors. keds::champion. i look for unique/old versions of this shoe
I haven’t owned 18 pairs of sneakers in my entire life, and I’m old.
i can usually pick them up for < 20$ used… most are straight cotton, machine washable.
they wouldnt last very long if you wore them every day, but i have enough in rotation they seem to last forever
The funny thing about collecting is that the collectors tend to have more of the thing they collect than the non-collectors.
The funny thing about getting old is that what younger people collect seems really fucking weird to you.
What, or who?
Comfort - wise I want long enough without being too big in every other direction. If I want to run in then, zero drop or close, not over constructed, comfortable out of the box. If I want to wear them for looks, it’s just Converse, always. I don’t need support and they fit fine and look ok.
If I can find them I know they are a bad sneaker so I will avoid.
Comfort, which to me usually means:
- good arch support
- women’s wide or men’s standard (theoretically the same thing)
- not a “stability” shoe (likely makes my supination worse)
I’m also a child who hates tying my shoes, so a style that’s intended to slip on and off is preferred, but I can switch to elastic laces instead.
Comfort. I got into Atoms during the pan. At the time, they let you order different sized shoes because most people have slightly different sized feet. I got 10.5" on the right, 10.75" on the left. Best shoes I’ve ever owned.
I assume they’re having financial problems because they stopped allowing that and they haven’t replenished inventory for my sizes for six months or longer.
I’ve recently started exclusively wearing Crocs. They are literally the ugliest shoes currently mass produced, but god fucking damnit they’re so fucking comfortable.
I used to have sore feet after walking a couple miles, but I recently walked 13 miles in my Crocs, and only by mile 10 or so were my feet sore. I think it’s cause I have really wide size 12 feet, and most size 12s don’t come in wide, but Crocs are just wide by default.
If they made less pug fugly Crocs, they’d be the most popular shoes in existence. Just fyi, they also eat socks like crazy. I’ve thrown away probably ten pairs of socks in the last few months, because Crocs will create gaping holes like they’re Ron Jeremy in his prime.
You can judge me all you want for wearing Crocs with socks, but I will never stop.
It’s about 10 years too late to make fun of someone for liking crocs. This is just white people culture now.
Usually a foot, but also sometimes a balled up sock that’s gone missing. Spiders, if I’m camping.
Feet.
Like before you put them on?
No, that would be weird. Why are you making it weird? Just feet, man, not the rest of a person, just their feet. Why are you making it weird. No legs or other squicky bits, just the feet.
And comfort!
The only things i look for in a shoe are small pieces of gravel that sometimes get in there.
But seriously: comfort/ support, and a big 'Ole loop on the back to make them easy to pull on.
Print on demand.
If I want a very specific shoe, I can create it.
I want shoes with my fanart of DogDay and CatNap from Poppy Playtime and I will make them exist. One orange one purple both with yellow accents lfg
