DeCabota
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Why is it that people purchase cheap dress shoes? Is it an income problem? Do people begin to purchase regal shoes as their income increases? Do people just have bad taste? Do people not care about shoes?
People in poverty are obviously excluded from the generalizations of these questions.
These are questions I have been asking myself and am curious to read your thoughts. I personally think people purchase cheap dress shoes because they have bad taste. Just about everyone owns a pair of dress shoes and will wear them many times in their lifetime. Cheap shoes with the casual use of 3 times per week will simply wear out in six to eight months. If this is so, it does not make sense to purchase shoes with such short lifespans. With some research its easy to find shoes that could last you 10 years with the appropriate care with no added cost.
Lets do some simple math. Cheap Bostonian Clarks, Steve Madden etc. purchase price $60. Average lifespan with 3 uses per week = 7 months. Over the course of 10 years 17 shoes were purchased. 17x60 = $1020.00.
Entry level high end shoes, Allen Edmonds cost $300.00. Avg lifespan(my experience) 10 years. 1x300 = $300.00 Total savings = $720.00.
Its well worth the money to invest in entry level high end shoes, so income cannot be the excuse. The only explanation left has to be the proliferation of bad taste. People just do not know better, and therefore do not care about shoes.
People in poverty are obviously excluded from the generalizations of these questions.
These are questions I have been asking myself and am curious to read your thoughts. I personally think people purchase cheap dress shoes because they have bad taste. Just about everyone owns a pair of dress shoes and will wear them many times in their lifetime. Cheap shoes with the casual use of 3 times per week will simply wear out in six to eight months. If this is so, it does not make sense to purchase shoes with such short lifespans. With some research its easy to find shoes that could last you 10 years with the appropriate care with no added cost.
Lets do some simple math. Cheap Bostonian Clarks, Steve Madden etc. purchase price $60. Average lifespan with 3 uses per week = 7 months. Over the course of 10 years 17 shoes were purchased. 17x60 = $1020.00.
Entry level high end shoes, Allen Edmonds cost $300.00. Avg lifespan(my experience) 10 years. 1x300 = $300.00 Total savings = $720.00.
Its well worth the money to invest in entry level high end shoes, so income cannot be the excuse. The only explanation left has to be the proliferation of bad taste. People just do not know better, and therefore do not care about shoes.