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What do you do with shoes you KNOW will never again be in the rotation?

thinman

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Originally Posted by norcaltransplant
My current significant other has placed a moratorium on my shoe collecting. I have to sell or donate a pair before a "replacement"is added to the wardrobe. I found this tactic to be quite soothing, and have since sold two pairs and donated three. The three pairs I donated were all reasonably worn, and of questionable square toe design (hence, no free shoes on the B&S thread). This was a sound strategy, though somehow I managed to add 8 while substracting 5...

Isn't it great when the SO is math-challenged?

I'm still holding onto more pairs of crappy shoes than I should. My brother's 10 lb. pseudo-dog jumps all over me when I vist and scratches my shoes, so I keep a pair in the car and another in the office so I can change before visiting. I think I need to donate my old Rockport and Nunn-Bush "dress" shoes.
 

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Goodwill or trash. At 40 pairs currently, I have a self-imposed one-in-one-out policy. I've been sticking to it quite well and have almost all of my crap shoes gone. I did a purge over the weekend that sent a nasty pair of boat shoes to the trash, some decent (but oh-so-80's) Bally slip-ons to Goodwill and a nearly new pair of Bass dirty bucks is in a holding pattern in the spare bedroom.
 

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I tend to think a man needs a certain number of pairs of "beater" shoes. I certainly don't want to use any of my cherished shoes for slogging through wet grass or damp sand when I am out with my b#tch for example. For that I use Clarks, Timberland, H.S. Trask, etc.

Then you may be engaging in some activities, e.g. painting, that will result in the ruin of the shoes. I think every prudent gentleman should have some few items of apparel he can see destroyed or otherwise ruined with total equanimity.
 

Will

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I'm also at the one in, one out stage of life. I have two pair of older Churches that I can happily improve upon. The tan tassel loafers go next, and after that the closet remodel had better be completed or I'll be stacking shoes in the hall.
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Give them to charity. If you need the money, sell them on eBay.
 

Joel_Cairo

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Originally Posted by Stax
http://www.soles4souls.org/

Thats actually pretty damn cool. I hope this charity will suddenly see an uptic in "top shelf" donations such as Cole haan, J&M and Bostonians thanks to your link.

You, sir, are a gentleman (whether or not you own horses)
 

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Originally Posted by Joel_Cairo
Thats actually pretty damn cool. I hope this charity will suddenly see an uptic in "top shelf" donations such as Cole haan, J&M and Bostonians thanks to your link.

You, sir, are a gentleman (whether or not you own horses)


Thank you, sir. It is a pretty cool organization.

I wonder if there is sufficient interest around here for a Style Forum shoe drive?
 

skalogre

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Originally Posted by Stax
Thank you, sir. It is a pretty cool organization.

I wonder if there is sufficient interest around here for a Style Forum shoe drive?


That is a great idea. One other forum I frequent (automotive in nature) has an annual toy car drive for Christmas. Last time bought a few hunder toy cars with the donations. I am sure that we all have some stuff we can donate shomehow...
 

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Wait til your friend shows up to your party in a suit with tennis shoes on. Give them to that guy.
 

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Ebay. I have a few that I need to get rid of. I just recently purchased two pairs of Yanko's on Ebay, but they turned out to be too tight. I'll probably put them up this summer.
 

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