Thread 521136620

Have you noticed that shit doesn't last at all these days? Especially fucking clothes. You pay 200 euro for shoes and they get torn apart within a couple of months. You buy branded clothes and they get destroyed after 3 washes. This wasn't the case in the past. I still have the clothes I wore in high school, it's like time didn't affect em at all. Try buying new clothes now, they won't make it through the weekend

>>521136620 (OP)
>You pay 200 euro for shoes and they get torn apart within a couple of months
maybe stop buying shoes that cost 200€

>>521136620 (OP)
I'm wearing flip flop only. Your peasant problem is below me.

>>521136620 (OP)
>i pay too much for cheap garbage assembled by children in a bangladeshi sweatshop
>it is not of good quality
i for one am shocked, shocked i tell you.

The time when the quality of goods was related to its price is long gone.
Pretty much every big US company now deliberately makes their stuff as crap as possible to make sure people keep buying.

Compare any t-shirt with a common cotton dress shirt. Even if you use that shit every other day for work, a piece of cotton cultivated by slaves in northern China and sewn by children in Bangladesh will still last many years, but your "ethical t-shirt" is a pajama in 5 washes top.

I buy only at decathlon i have colombia shoes and the cheapest clothes.

>>521136620 (OP)
Only wear LEATHER- stitched, not just glued.
You can wear them everyday until the friction on the leather slowly cuts through it after say 4 years.

Had leather shoes that the leather was great but the bottom got a fissure after say 5 years.
Bend them to see if the bottom is not too stiff and never buy shoes hastily.
Leather will slightly give in and become more comfy.

Capitalism

>>521137227
This.
Fast fashion in the 70s distorted the garment industry. Boomers kept wearing their shirty clothing marketed to them in childhood and now the while textile industry revolves around quick marketing gimmicks to get product out the door.

>>521137454
Never wear the same leather every day.
Leather needs every other day off to rest if you want it to last.
Also, there is nothing wrong with glued stuff, just make sure that the stuff is well glued. This is a mith from the 70's when most adhesives were kinda of experimental and would fail out of nowere leaving you barefoot in the middle of a walk. Modern adhesives (fun fact, germany mostly produces them) are a miracle of science. They will penetrate deep into the leather and will last more than the leather.

Also, never buy PVA soles. They are absolute shit. Rubber is the best, and there are no real alternatives when it comes to the ratio of durability and comfort.

>>521136620 (OP)
Yeah, as the other anons ITT said, stop buying brandslop. Only goycattle do that.
Either go for the cheapest products with the expectation of them crumbling like toilet paper, or buy only from specialized "work gear" type shops.

>>521136620 (OP)
This is why I've only ever worn skate shoes since I was like 12. Etnies still makes good shoes.

Planned obsolescence is capitalism's solution to overproduction. If you make high-quality products that last, The Holy Market (PBUI) punishes you for it
https://archive.ph/gQjjz

>>521137656
flash fashionis responsible for 20% of all polution in the world.
But zoomers are adicted in "expressing" themselves with cloths that even if it lasted for more than 6 months, they would not want to use it.

I need to buy new shoes every 6 months basically, quality has truly gone to shit
And no i'm not going to wear leather shoes to my wagie job.

>>521138225
i pretty much only wear leather boots. I developed a taste for it.
But I do own a pair of shoes for the gym (i am not that insane).

it can be solved by killing all the judeo-capitalists and their shitskinned slaves from overpopulated tropical shitholes

>>521136620 (OP)
Buy a decent pair of boots? Cheap flip flops as well. All a normal man should have desu.

>>521136620 (OP)
How much of a broke jungle nigger do you have to be to wear shoes like that, let alone wear them enough to force holes through them?!? Fucking KEK

>>521138318
Based, we need guillotines back

>>521138321
based flip-flop supremacist.

>flag

PAT YOUR DEBTS

>>521138307
leather shoes and converse are the way to go

>>521136620 (OP)
Kelfuel most chudcore outfit

>>521136620 (OP)
change brands

>>521138394
A majority of the people here are poor. It's why they come here.

>>521136620 (OP)
I paid $6 for my pair of used Reebok shoes at a Thai night market, and 1600 km of walking later they're still running strong. Stop handing big corporations your money. They don't fucking deserve it. Fuckers charge 500% markup on wholesale prices for doing literally nothing. Taking some item from a shipping container and dropping it at your door.

>>521136620 (OP)
>confesses to being an adult man who dresses in school uniform
bring back corporal punishment

>>521136620 (OP)
Built in obsolescence.
So we can sell more shit.
It's a business model.
Welcome to it.

>>521138438
Lazy Third Worlder scuff scuffing around in his lazy man shoes. Thirdies literally do not know how to walk, that's why they're all getting so fucking fat.

>>521138520
From my 13 to 18 i pretty much only wear converse all-stars. It was my unifrom. Literally walked everywere wearing them until they rip apart. At they were crazy cost effective.
Last year I ended up losing my gym shoes (I forgot them at my girlfriend's house, and we broke up, and I did not want to see her) and decided to get another pair of Converse again. Literally lasted 6 months of gym before poking a hole in the sole. This is insane, i only wear them at the gym, and pretty much only run 2km top, the rest was just weights and stuff. I also notice that the cushing was way, way worse than it used to be. Before they had a soft rubber, and now it was just a scrap piece of PVA.
And is not like Converse is cheap nowadays. You can buy a quality leather boots for the same price, like, wtf?

I'm an ultra-marathoner so shoes don't last me long because every month I run 100s of miles. Books Trace 2 has been the best shoes I've had so far.

>>521138225
Solovair boots. (Factory previously made Dr. Marten's back when they were made in the UK and lasted forever). Uses same toolset and machines.

>>521138897
monke learns about jews right before oir eyes

>>521138392
I live in Canada. If I wear that my toes will freeze off.

>>521136620 (OP)
>You pay 200 euro for shoes
YOU PAY TWO HUNDRED FUCKING EUROS FOR SHOES?

Can anyone here recommend me a good headset without a mic? I need one.

>>521139277
It's about $300 for a decent pair of boots here in the states. What's surprising about this?

>>521136620 (OP)
1. stop buying narrow toe boxes. They destroy your feet
2. stop buying turd world and chinesium crap
3. pay attention to reviews and reputation of brands

>>521136620 (OP)
Not really, no. I recently bought a kardigan from Zara and it was shittily made so I returned it, but other than that I don't really remember last time I was disappointed by the quality of clothing/shoes I bought.

>>521139430
>>1. stop buying narrow toe boxes. They destroy your feet
Just wear clown shoes bro

>>521139277
Shoes are a few hundred in Canada too. Inflation has destroyed the value of our currencies.

>>521137454
>high heels
>pointed toe
great job wrecking your arches and setting yourself up for bunions later

>>521139349
behringer HPM1000
Cheap and built like a rock. Sounds decent, better than gaymen crap.

>>521138529
its a cool design and people should be allowed to wear it

>>521136620 (OP)

Enshittification

Hahaha your shoes are TALKING!

Are you gonna show us your highwaters next?

You prolly eatin' beans!

>>521136620 (OP)
I bought expensive shoes and they last.

https://militaria.pl/p/buty-lowa-zephyr-gtx-mid-mk2-black-339484

>>521139477
Please go to a shoe store that sells Hokas and try on their regular shoes, then a wide model, then go to a store that sells dress shoes and try on narrow-toed ones.

>>521136620 (OP)
>planned obsolescence

>>521139091
I had a pair for years
they're dog shit boots
get something else-- anything else

>>521139545
I've literally never paid more than 100 leafbux for a pair of footwear, other than work boots, which I still pay under 200 for and get multiple years out of.
Just size your shoes properly and don't drag your fucking heels like a downie when you walk and even cheap shit shoes will last.

Oh yeah and
>buys one pair of shoes
>wears them all day every day on every single possibleo occasion
>does nothing to protect them or keep them in shape
>acts surprised when they fall apart after 6 months

>>521136620 (OP)
Jeans are worse
£200 notes and all the durability of a Greggs paper bag.

>>521139388
>boots
I SAID SHOES YOU FUCKING NIGGER

>>521136620 (OP)
Just buy skateboarding shoes, bruh

>>521140152
I think its currencies losing purchasing power so brands just give shittier and shittier quality.

You just have to pay more for the good stuff.

>>521138897
I have a pair of all stars that I literally used like 2 times lol, but the material seems good, I hope it lasts. I have another pair of cheap fake leather or also known as "eco leather" for daily use and ended up good, all normies were giving me strange looks and telling I look like a construction worker or some weirdo.

let them spend half their wage in a ugly pair of sneakers (or sniggers) that will torn apart in one year or less. fuck sake most people here have really awful taste, not only in shoes or clothes, in EVERYTHING.

I fucking hate this modern anti-aesthetic world with lack of beauty.

>>521137759
stitched only, sorry

Oh yeah and
>doesn't read care instructions on the tag
>washes everything in 40°+ and tumble dries every single thing
>acts surprised when shit falls apart after 3 washes

I noticed this too, plus I despise giant corporations. So I started buying luxury tier footwear second hand and never looked back. There’s a little bit of a learning curve but I’m regularly buying $250 boots in the $40 range in excellent condition. Corporations get nothing, foreign countries get nothing.

>>521136620 (OP)
I got some nonslip work shoes at walmart $44 on clearance for $22, looks kind of like what you posted but they been holding up good

Do people actually buy new clothes? I always get mine at Salvation Army or similar.

>>521140165
Same for a decent pair of dress shoes. My shock.

>>521139091
>faggot douchebag boots, made with the same gay tooling and factory as the brand name faggot douchebag boots

>>521136620 (OP)
I have a set of Wolverine boots that have lasted 13 years. I use Merrell work shoes for basic daily use and they last a long time. On sale, they're $55.

I do a lot of work outside on my property, like a mini farm. I need shoes that can handle logging, brush clearing, rocks, etc. These last.

Jesus Christ is Lord

>>521136620 (OP)
Yeah before covid I would buy a pair of Skechers sneakers and they would easily last me a couple of years, then the next pair lasted me only one, then the next one 6 months before it started falling apart.
I used to always buy my underwear from Fruit of the Loom, then the elastic started falling apart after just a couple of months.
Clothing quality has dropped by a huge margin

>>521140984
Look at inflation charts. If you want the same quality you have to spend proportionally more to match inflation. If you keep paying the same amount you just get shittier and shittier quality.

>>521136620 (OP)
one reason is the recycled materials. even the fiber staple length is too short because its chopped up textiles. shoes now use shittiest plastic non-woven as a semi-permeable membrane. its the same non-woven thats sold as cheapest weed barrier fabric, its trash.
and rubber contains a load of fillers now, even if its not labeled as recycled it still is.

>>521136620 (OP)
Daddy boots, used on construction sites and barns for 50 years still solid as bedrock

Now? Pay €250 for "premium" sneakers last summer, sole detached walking to the bus stop six months later.


consume more goy

>>521141107
But that's not the whole picture and only some "got you" in a bubble.
With major brands there is no correlation between higher cost and higher quality when it comes to longevity or durability.

Used to while not always the highest quality many brands could be expected to have a certain level of decentness to the quality, reputation would ruin them.

>>521136620 (OP)
I got a pair of Avia trail running shoes from wal mart for under 10 dollars on clearance and they lasted at least 4 years of everyday usage - plus they looked good
Timberland pro boots for work have been good also

These typically last me ~3 years. Leather chisel toe. Sort of a cross between work boots and dress boots

>>521140066
What, Docs or Solovairs? Docs made in Korea are shit. I have a pair of Docs that I bought in the 1990s at the Solovair factory that are still in great condition.

Solovairs are great unless you're tromping through the snow.

>>521136620 (OP)
No, I haven't noticed that.
And I buy sneakers around 100 euros.
And they lasted me for several years already.
Maybe you're just bad at picking shoes. Look for ones made of leather or more resilient material. Not textile crap.

>>521137454
Harder to skate in those, though

>>521136708
Maybe kys retard

>>521141320
I have adidas sneakers that cost me 100€ and they're still going after 4 years.

I still use jeans from 20 years ago.

Ironically, all the best footwear I've owned has been from South Africa. Bata makes excellent sneakers (pic related). I've also had a pair of Freestyle Recce Boots from South Africa that have survived years of abuse out in the Mojave desert, hiking many thousands of miles and many more than that on my motorcycle. Kommandostore makes a cheaper Recce boot they call a Waxi, it's pretty decent for the price. FireForce Ventures just put out a batch of reproduction Rhodesian combat boots that are very solid as well.

When I have to do something gnarly like walk around in scrap metal or other things that are very likely to ruin a nice leather boot, I wear a pair of Baltes surplus jungle boots. The first pair I bought has lasted a surprisingly long time given the abuse I've put them through.

>>521141910
no, he is right, ive notice this to, expensive shit tends to go to hell faster then cheap. I have a pair of sneakers i paid like 60 euros for it and i have absolutley abused them and still stand strong

>>521142066
forgot my image, they're pretty similar to Chucks but with better build quality

>>521142066
and here's the Freestyle Recces, a good pair of leather boots can really stand up to abuse

>>521142100
>>521142066
not gonna lie, best sneakers ive ever wear were yeezys. Unfortunatley its quit hard to get them in EU right now

>>521142071
Why would anyone buy expensive?
I only buy cheap or midrange and I take care of my stuff and it last me a long time

>>521141752
I like blundstone, but recently I went with a heavier Redback cause people were calling them blunnie killers. Aussies do know how to make boots imo.

>>521142394
cuz i want to look good, not gonna lie, i have a pair of Moncler sneakers that i also abused them, i call them nemortii cuz they arent dying even thou they should be dead by now

>>521136620 (OP)
I've noticed that with sneakers and such like what you have in your picrel. I was on a trip last April where I needed to buy some trail shoes so I got a pair of Vans. They're already falling apart even though I only really wear them from my house to work (and I put on my work boots there).

But I've had those work boots for four years and they're still going strong despite me doing hard work in them. So I do think it's mainly fabric sneaker-type shoes that have had such a drastic drop in quality.

Twenty years ago I bought a pair of New balance sneakers that lasted me ten years, and would have lasted longer except my retard girlfriend at the time threw them out when I wasn't home because she wanted me to buy new goyshit. So it's not like those shoes were always so shitty

>>521139091
>>521140066
Checked. Local stores offer the same price range for leather shoes too, no excuses.
https://www.solovairoutletstore.com/men?min=71&max=90&dir=asc&order=price

>>521142763
>Vans
hey grandpa, 2010 called and want their shoes back lmao

>>521142256
yup

>>521136620 (OP)
Planned obsolescence

>>521139091
I have two pairs of Origin boots made in Murica. They are really nice. Made of beefalo leather. I have a few pairs of their jeans and a leather belt. Good stuff. I would also recommend Patagonia. Even though they are made overseas and the owner is a libtard faggot, they will fix or replace your clothes across almost everything for free or a small fee. My Golden Retriever ate my down jacket when she was a puppy, and I literally wrote them a letter with the jacket saying "attacked by a golden retriever" and a picture of Waffles. They sent me a new jacket. I have a pair of their hemp overalls, and you could beat someone to death with them.

The only way you can be sure if a shoe/boot will last is if it is waterproof, says it is for "garden use" (indestructible) or built for children. I've paid £160 for shoes before and it lasted 6 months before I had to perform monthly maintenance to get it to last a bit longer. That said I've previously purchased shoes for work for £50 that lasted 7 years because I was careful only to wear them indoors, it only got all fucked up when I decided to bring them with me for a walk outside in the rain.
Other pairs I've worn through the sole and been walking on my socks all day stacking boxes until I could get my next pair - literal slavery; in the end I brought my garden shoes in (a pair of clogs) and got fired for inappropriate footwear, if you can believe that it's safer to walk barefoot with a facade of trainer over your feet than it is to wear something comfortable and practical for work. That was the breaking point where I realised work is just for show.

>>521136620 (OP)

Yeah clothes are very poor quality nowadays. I shop at Dilliards and I'm always surprised how quickly stuff wears down. I know it's not the highest quality but even so.

>>521136620 (OP)
you are buying fake Nike from the gypsy again?
just save up and buy some leather boots like a real man

NB crew

Omg this board is systemically retarded. There are good shoe companies out there. Try Xero or Lems. If you want good shoes you have to invest some time shopping around. You don't just show up to the mall and buy the first thing you see at DSW.

>>521136620 (OP)
The product's price no longer reflects its material or production cost.
Those cost €10 to produce. What do you expect from €10?
Shoes costing €50 have more care and attention put into them, why not buy those? The brands sold at most fashionable stores aren't €50 to produce, that's why.
The good shit isn't in the typical high street.
You find that at prosumer and hobby/enthusiast outlets like an outdoor specialist for walking boots, and the sort of shop where policemen buy their boots.
You'll probably pay the same €200 for good shoes/boots but the markup isn't Jewish, they cost €120 to make.
I spent €220 on some boots that lasted me for the last 6 years and are still in top nick. Only the inside of the right boot is wearing a little.

The problem is that people still won't spend a lot of money on clothing but inflation hit that market too.
What was €20 to make is now €45 to make.
€100 jeans? €230. But people aren't spending that, so costs are cut in production quality.

>>521144221
Ah, I see one of the residents of Strewth-Upon_Pisswater has dropped in to share his (non-existent) knowledge on the subject. Can hardly wait the remaining 30 days before you faggots can't post here anymore

If you struggle to find footwear that can't even hold up to the "abuse" of working in a warehouse and get fired for inappropriate footwear, your opinion is worthless

>>521139091
I really want their tranny boots, the 17-eye ones or however many they are.

>>521139349
Sennheiser HD280.
Same sound as back when DJs wore them, but the reliability isn't decade-long anymore. Careful with the cable.

>>521145012
Imagine if someone made a headset that didn't have the cable integrated into it. Just a jack on the headset side for the cable to plug into, allowing you to buy a replacement cable for it without having to replace the entire headset

>>521142938
I just checked and they are actually sketchers. But I guess not knowing what brand of shoes I have also pegs me as a grandpa

>>521145233
Are those made with a flat frequency response for €70 retail?

my current chinkphone lasts for 6 years already

those looks like 40-50 euro shoes tops

>>521136708
fpbp
i got adidas sporty shoes 16 y ago as gift (100$) they felt crampy on the sides and uncomfortable
they fallen appart IN 3 MONTHS, shop did not accepted guarancy because "you not supose to wear those in rain"
meanwhile i buying shoes for 25 / 30 $ and they last 3-4 years
converse shoes i bought in uk lasted 3 y too

>>521136620 (OP)
ASICs cost $30 a pair and last about 3 months.
I doubt greeks pay 200 euro for the shoes pictured.

Lems are nice. Made in chinkzone but designed in Colorado by real shoe people. They last forever and have a natural for shape, good for wider feet.

>>521145233
many do

>>521136620 (OP)
I spent 100 euros to buy a pair of black leather Nikes and nearly identical Adidas in 2019. Been wearing them for the entire year, including summer. Both pairs are still fine.

>>521136620 (OP)
I buy cheapest shoes only
If its bad, well what did I expected for the cheapest deal?
If its good, then I got myself a great deal!
Never frown.

>>521136620 (OP)
Buy some fucking boots you mook.
Thorogood moc toe boots last years.
Your gay endorcine disrupting fabrics dont hold up for shit. Its a subtle sign you probably shouldnt wrap your feet in them.

>>521145324
no, sketchers upgrades you to dad, congratulations anon, now you can use those shoes to take your kids to idaho for vacation

hand wash all clothes
machine for sheets and towels only

>>521142100
>picrel
lmao

>>521139477
Youre a fucking retard. Go one half size up. And try a different brand.

>>521137759
>Never wear the same leather every day.
>Leather needs every other day off to rest if you want it to last.
Ever heard of Nicks, Whites or JK boots? They are 100% leather and can be worn every day and last a lifetime. Have to pay for it, but they will last. Great boots, I have 3 pairs.

>>521147024
Nicks boots

Three things you should never skimp on are underwear, socks and shoes.

Just don’t get overpriced garbage made in some shitty sweatshop

>>521136620 (OP)
So stop paying a premium for cheap shit. Just wear cheap shit and when it disintegrates, don't care. Throw it in the ocean and move on with your life.

>>521147322
based

>>521136708
This. I buy military surplus boots for like $20 and they last me a few years and make good work boots and comfortable enough to wear as everyday boots.

>>521136620 (OP)
By design, it's called planned obsolescence. They make more money selling you the same shit over and over. Part and parcel of living in a non-homogenous, low-trust society.

When I was a kid, my dad had 1 pair of sneakers for like... a fucking decade. When I get a hole I just buy a pair at costco for $25

>>521136620 (OP)
Running shoes are supposed to be replaced every 300-500 miles retard-san.

>>521136620 (OP)
Cuz you're paying for a trade mark that has moved it's factories to china. How about buying clothes that are reputable, rather than paying Uber dollar for goy bling?

>>521136620 (OP)
If you want them to last a really long time, buy those made of leather, also make sure there is rope to tie the bottom of the shoe, otherwise it stop sticking to it overtime. you can double the time a pair last for these simple facts.

>>521136620 (OP)
I bought asics too and they got a hole on the side, I only had them for a year and a half too. I used to be able to wear asics for 3 years and they wouldn’t get holes

>>521147679
Planned obsolescence is real but
>>521140143
>>521140441

i'm a big guy and average sneakers last me about 3 months

>>521136620 (OP)
Well, shoes last exponentially longer if you don't wear them everyday. You should wear shoes a day, then let them rest at least a day and wear other shoes. That requires you to have more than one pair of course. Also maybe don't wear shoes made of PU and fabric that are just glued together. Wear leather shoes.

>>521142066
Thabks for educating me about fireforce ventures anon. Those rhodie boots are what ive been in the market for.
Do you own a pair? Curious how brutal the break in will be.
Ive been wearing thorogood wedgsoles for a couple years as its the only boot under 200 with construction that i trust lately.

>>521147855
>keep track of how many miles are on your tennis shoes
This is almost as bad as Ben Shapiro telling us to leave if you can’t afford to live here.

>>521147497
True. Enjoy your geisha feet later in life, though.

>>521149080
Wearing correct size and proper footcare eliminates this concern. But nice try.

>>521136620 (OP)
>>521138225
That's why i started using chinese tennis and leather shoes

>>521136620 (OP)
I bought some $60 shoes a year ago and they're holding up fine.

>>521149062
You’re a caveman. You can feel it in your ankles when they’re ready to be replaced.

>>521136620 (OP)
In America cash for clunkers destroyed basically every old, easily repaired car, meaning we would have to buy modern slop cars that need to be replaces every decade. Notice the only thing that doesnt seem to degrade is the TV? Isn't that weird that the jew propaganda machine is so cheap and lasts forever? Weird.

>>521140225
This. I wear the sides of my shoe long before the grip so I just repair the best I can with shoe goo and use them for going places. I should really skate switch more wear out both my shoes lmao the right is always stressed and the left pristine.

>>521149034
>Do you own a pair?
Yes, They are very thick rugged leather. Wear two pairs of thick socks when you break them in, try to make the first half dozen wears short trips (run errands, wear them for the evening, etc). don't be surprised if you get blisters. After they're broken in, they are very good boots. For only $20 more they are much better than the Kommandostore waxis.

>>521149903
here are the Kommandostore waxi boots for comparison, sorry I didn't clean them up for the picture. they are much thinner leather and have practically no break in period, but they just aren't on the same level as the Fireforce Ventures Rhoadies or the Freestyles that I posted earlier in the thread.

Those are not 200 euro shoes

>>521136620 (OP)
>You pay 200 euro for shoes and they get torn apart within a couple of months.
On top of that, you're literally wearing plastic. Cotton? Nah, we don't use that anymore for you, goyim. Here, take this 100% elastane (and god knows what more kind of plastic shit they use) crap.

>>521152158
>Jews melting down a bunch of recycled plastic bottles in a big furnace
>"yeah, we can probably sell shoes made out of this"

>>521136620 (OP)
I paid 25€ for a pair of shoes in Estonia and I've used those for like two years.

>>521136884
ok jeet

>>521137987
you mean moon boots

>>521137089
I wear cheap shit exclusively. Every pair of shoes I've ever had has lasted multiple years. I have t-shirts that are 20 years old that I still wear. What the fuck do you queers do to your clothes?