Just so you know I’m judging everyone in this thread.
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.
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
And comfort!
Stealth.
Feet.
You’ve got to check out the B.C. coast.
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.
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
As a British, this is initially how I understood the question. We call “sneakers” trainers.
Setec Astronomy
Mother would be proud.
Width. Most shoes are too narrow and pointy
Same
Vans.
Comfort, looks, quality, price. I like the retro stuff like Asics gel lytes and Saucony grid/shadow, Adidas ultraboost and the weird eqt stuff, and sometimes Nike flynit depending on the model.
My wife picks out my sneakers, I have literally no clue how to buy them
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.
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.
durability and comfort over time. all shoes feel bouncy and nifty when new.
honestly the ideal dad shoe appears to be a new balance cross trainer from my experience. nike, adidas, new balance, sketchers and other shoes in the last few years - nb and sketchers appear to hold up better and feel better after a few hundred miles. YMMV, I do have like, goblin feet.
