tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post4698756134563326704..comments2024-03-15T04:27:26.708-07:00Comments on An Affordable Wardrobe: Sans Chaussettes (on wearing another man's shoes)Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212956969066796818noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-36068037596768778442010-07-21T14:27:51.846-07:002010-07-21T14:27:51.846-07:00i was suprised to see the comments, or even your o...i was suprised to see the comments, or even your own reservations about shoes. they probably give me less pause than any other clothing aricle. there are killer deals on ebay , but i rarely find shoes in any wearable condition in thrift stores. a sprirtz of sanitizer and im good to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-64400711744761738722010-07-19T21:28:37.017-07:002010-07-19T21:28:37.017-07:00My only thrifted shoes were unworn--literally. No ...My only thrifted shoes were unworn--literally. No wear on the soles whatsoever.<br /><br />I recently got a pair of unwanted shoes from my father. Slip-ons, so his smaller shoe size works to my thin-footed advantage: they stay on. Lightly worn, with pristine insides.<br /><br />I would love more thrifted shoes--but I never find anything in my size!Young Fogeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-3565034483140869112010-07-18T15:35:15.170-07:002010-07-18T15:35:15.170-07:00Placing the shoes in a plastic grocery bag then pu...Placing the shoes in a plastic grocery bag then putting them in the freezer overnight will kill any fungi or other potential pests inhabiting them.cohodavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00157864538370719416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-9022866321870511732010-07-18T15:01:40.731-07:002010-07-18T15:01:40.731-07:00Nothing wrong with worn shoes...just as Guiseppe s...Nothing wrong with worn shoes...just as Guiseppe says, check the soles and the inner sole condition and you´re fine to go. Besides from that: the higher the original purchase price was, the better the chance to buy from a guy that took well care of his shoes...spoozyliciouzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608977793826086599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-41678244719257981102010-07-18T14:33:06.714-07:002010-07-18T14:33:06.714-07:00I have a visceral reaction to the notion of used s...I have a visceral reaction to the notion of used shoes...cannot get around it...period.Main Line Sportsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303248738216839079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-62007195294021018092010-07-18T10:44:45.504-07:002010-07-18T10:44:45.504-07:00I have a spray bottle full of rubbing alcohol for ...I have a spray bottle full of rubbing alcohol for this purpose. But then I've been a bit of a germophobe since my twins were born premature.Jho78https://www.blogger.com/profile/17672892971295502004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-77652965953943378392010-07-18T09:22:18.695-07:002010-07-18T09:22:18.695-07:00I got into it when I started wearing my old man...I got into it when I started wearing my old man's shoes after he died. He was no saint and my feet didn't fall off so now I'm happy to buy used if they are in good condition, per Giuseppe's post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-55285678464109729212010-07-18T06:32:53.854-07:002010-07-18T06:32:53.854-07:00The nervousness about shoes has always amused me. ...The nervousness about shoes has always amused me. When you think about it, it's really not all that bad. A reasonably nice pair of thrifted shoes will probably have had only one owner, maybe two extremely fastidious owners. If the shoes are in decent shape, then the owner was probably a pretty clean, careful individual. <br /><br />Compare this to, say, doorknobs or gasoline pumps, objects that just about everyone touches and almost no one ever washes off. Someone might argue that shoes come in contact with more continuous grossness than doorknobs, but personally, I feel more comfortable putting my bare skin in contact with something that I can reasonably guess was owned by just one or two reasonably clean people, than touching something that all those people that don't wash their hands after the bathroom also use daily.clintownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-779170762854222872010-07-17T23:00:56.174-07:002010-07-17T23:00:56.174-07:00Nice post. Use a disinfectant spray, or powder.Nice post. Use a disinfectant spray, or powder.Laguna Beach Fogeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027025872132699493noreply@blogger.com