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By: War of the shoes – Wine Country Mom - Santa Rosa Mom - Santa Rosa, CA - Archive

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:16:24 +0000

[...] course, I could always resort to duct tape like I did last year…. Share and [...]

By: 9 years ago today… – Wine Country Mom - Santa Rosa Mom - Santa Rosa, CA - Archive

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:27:59 +0000

[...] And then there’s also all of the blog material I get out of him. “The Taz was misusing the bathroom – again.” “The Taz has no shoes on today because he threw them on top of the school.” “Today I couldn’t get all my shopping done because the Taz was break dancing in the aisles.” “The Taz let his friend hold his wallet, and now wonders where his $50 in Christmas money went.” “I had to buy the Taz new shoes for the 3rd time this year because his shoes were talking to me – and I couldn’t have him go around with duct tape on them for the rest of the year…” [...]

By: mao

mao — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:12:29 +0000

You usually get what you pay for with shoes, but in this case, a $50 pair of sneakers made for skateboarders should have lasted much, much longer. You should send a letter to the manufacturer complaining about the quality. At the least, you’ll get an apology. You might even get a credit or exchange directly from them.

My husband, who wears the same shoes day in and day out, to work, to the gym, everywhere, wears Vans. They are expensive at $40-$60, but his last pair gave him 2 years of use.

By: Zoe

Zoe — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:23:44 +0000

My husband, who wears the same shoes day in and day out, to work, to the gym, everywhere, wears Vans. They are expensive at $40-$60, but his last pair gave him 2 years of use.

I like Sketchers. I’ve owned several pair over the years and they were always very comfortable and durable. They are also expensive, $50 and up, but worth it.

By: fit-flops

fit-flops — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:09:03 +0000

I always keep receipts very carefully as I also had faced the same problem. I had bought a shoe pair and within a month it’s soles wear torn and when I go and ask for exchange they simply refused to accept it.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:46:02 +0000

Heather has good advice. However I can’t help but laugh my. A$$ off because , I , much like your son, drove my mother nuts with shoes wearing out too soon. Problem was that she had three boys wreaking havoc. It wasn’t until i wanted the latest style – converse all stars the Nike at the time- that I was forced to have to work to buy them. Then and only then did I understand what she was complaining about.
Glad he likes the duct tape. Oh the woes of kids trashing clothes…. So
many stories…there is no easy solution. What worked for
us as kids was school clothes and play clothes. We always had a pair of shoes left over we could trash.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:38 +0000

Save your receipts when you buy shoes that cost more. I bought a pair of tennis shoes, and when the soles split after around a month or two of use, I took them back to the store. The store was willing to do an exchange for a new pair, and since they no longer had the same brand in stock, I actually ended up with a better pair for the same price. This may not be the case with every store, but there is always the chance, and better to try and fail than to never find out if it was possible.