Comments on: The merits of shoe trees

By: Shoe Trees

Shoe Trees — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:20:15 +0000

I use to be a heavy user of forcefields averaging $150+ a year on forcefields but I can save I got robbed because with all the money I wasted on forcefields I could have bought a pair of wearable shoetrees for each shoe. The overall quality is superior they are made from durable yet soft plastic that can later 1000 times longer than forcefields and unlike force fields u can easily pull them out and then put them in another shoe.Thanks to Wearable Shoe Trees

By: Carrie

Carrie — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:05:07 +0000

Those are sweet shoes. Thanks for the lesson on shoe trees! :-D

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:48:59 +0000

Pthalo: Heh. $300 is a sweet spot for men’s dress shoes, though, for a couple of reasons. The first reason is that the more conservative styles really haven’t changed in decades; a pair of cap-toe oxfords from the 60s or 80s won’t look out of place today. The second reason is that at that level you reach the craftsmanship that not only makes the shoe last a long time on its own, but also the level at which you can return it to its maker to have it rebuilt relatively inexpensively once it does start to get a bit too worn.

A pair of $200 shoes will probably last twice as long as a pair of $100 shoes, but a pair of $300 shoes can last forever, so for businesspeople who need conservative dress shoes, the expense up front can save money in the long run!

Of course, that’s all North American and British prices. I have no idea what the equivalent price points are over your way.

By: Pthalo

Pthalo — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:48:25 +0000

sub $300? *goggles* that’s totally rent and utilities, not shoes. Still, I appreciate learning about shoe trees. It was interesting :)

By: Brian Enigma

Brian Enigma — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:06:08 +0000

Strangely, I was going to make a post about shoe trees within the next couple of days.

Right now, my shoe trees are not in my fancy leather shoes, but trying to stretch out my climbing shoes, which seem to have gotten just a touch too small over the past few years. I am hoping that this is mainly because they were smushed at the bottom of a box for most of that time. I’m hoping I can get a bit more mileage from them without having to shell out the cash to buy new climbing shoes for a little while longer.