How many pairs of shoes do you own?

c_man

Always amazed at the variations in this. I have 5. 2 sorta good, casual ones. 1 good pair. 1 pair of converse and 1 runners.

What do you do with old shoes? Use them for housework, roughwork? How long do you get out of your shoes

RocketRaccoon

I have far too many pairs of shoes, I always assumed when I reached this age i would have 3 pairs at the most. Currently have 20+ and only 4 get worn at all regularly but I still refuse to throw the others out.

Sugar Free

Actually worn regularly or semi-regularly:

Formal (cap-toe or minimal broguing): 8-10
Casual (chukka boots / loafers / other shoes): 3
Runners / Trainers: 5

Plus a few I need to throw out.

Shenshen

I always thought I don't have all that many, but thinking about it :

4 pairs of sandals in different colours
2 pairs of flip flops
2 pairs of boots (ankle and knee high)
6 pairs of mid-heeled shoes in various colours
2 pairs of trainers
1 pair of slippers for around the house

So quite a lot, really.
I would expect to get 5 - 10 years out of a pair of shoes, so I haven't actually bought any at all for over a year now.

Ubbquittious

Shenshen wrote: »

I always thought I don't have all that many, but thinking about it :

4 pairs of sandals in different colours
2 pairs of flip flops
2 pairs of boots (ankle and knee high)
6 pairs of mid-heeled shoes in various colours
2 pairs of trainers
1 pair of slippers for around the house

So quite a lot, really.
I would expect to get 5 - 10 years out of a pair of shoes, so I haven't actually bought any at all for over a year now.

NO WELLIES???!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

_Brian

45yo male.

1 pair shoes.
1 pair of runners for the odd time I run.
1 pair summer hiking boots
1 pair summer hiking runners
1 old pair of above for gardening.
1 pair winter hiking boots
1 pair working boots
1 pair wellingtons
1 pair slippers
1 pair sandels

Wife on last counts has more than 80 pairs of footwear.

Teyla Emmagan

40 or 50.

About 10 of them are comfortable.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

2 pairs of runners
2 pairs of dress shoes
4 pairs of loafers

GLaDOS

6

2 pairs of shoes, 1 "good", the other I usually wear to work.
1 pair of casual runners for everyday use
1 pair running runners
1 pair astro boots
1 pair hiking boots

I have plenty of old battered pairs of shoes that are only used for old wear working outside etc. Of actual shoes suitable for wearing or worn semi regularly at least:

1 pair Dubarrys (my main shoe worn every day from work to nights out and replaced like for like when worn out)
1 pair casual runners
1 pair runners for sport/running etc
1 pair good boots (for wet days)
2 pairs suit shoes one black and one brown (worn less than 10 times a year between them)
1 pair wellingtons
1 pair working boots

aujopimur

3 1/2, I lost one when I drove off with them on the roof of the car

miezekatze

I think we need more options in this poll. 15 pairs of shoes is not much for a grown up. I'm not a super fashionable kind of person but I easily have twice that many. Between boots/winter shoes, sandals/flip flops, trainers, work shoes and going out shoes, it's really not a huge amount of shoes to have.

Wildly Boaring

4 runners (1 gym, 1 cross country, 1 road, 1 casual)
2 cycle shoes
1 booties
1 hiking boots
1 sandals
1 flipflops
1 casual shoes
1 casual boots
1 formal shoes
3 work boots
1 rigger boots
1 wellys

18 (counting some oddities)

whoopsadoodles

Oh jesus, millions.

2 pairs of mid to long distance runners.
1 pair of racing flats.
1 pair of trail runners.
1 pair of hiking boots.
1 pair of cycling shoes.
1 pair of weighlifting shoes.
5 pairs of wedges.
2 pairs of flat sandals.
3 pairs of stiletto ankle boots.
2 pairs of chunky heeled ankle boots.
2 pairs of flat ankle boots.
1 pair of knee high leather boots.
2 pairs of over the knee boots (1 flat, 1 stiletto).
1 pair of ugg biker boots.
Countless pairs of stiletto court shoes in various colours.
Countless pairs of stiletto pumps in various colours/styles.
Countless pairs of stiletto sandals.

Aside from the sports shoes and the boots, which I wear regularly, I only wear a handful of the others and some of the rest might only go with one dress or something

eviltimeban

Black single monk strap Roberto Ley shoes
Brown Magananni brogues
Burgundy Grenson brogues
Black M&S semi-brogues
Burgundy Mercanti brogues
Khaki Vans Rata Vulc
Black Vans Rata Vulc
Red "Aloha" Vans Rata Vulc
Green Vans Rata Vulc
Grey / Black checkerboard classic slip on Vans
White Converse All Stars
Pretty Green bone flat seam casuals
Blue Adidas Tobacco trainers
Orange leather Adidas Tobacco trainers
Yellow Adidas Hamburg trainers
Navy Adidas Munich trainers
White Adidas Hamburg trainers
Sky blue Adidas Gazelle trainers
Black Great Outdoors leather walking shoes
Brown Hi Tec Hiking boots
A pair of wellies
Navy Nike running shoes
Navy and yellow Havaianas flip flops

That was therapeutic.

You can NEVER have enough shoes.

Shooooooooooooooes!

notsoyoungwan

The poll options end way too early at 15+
I've about 40 pairs of shoes, including sandals, flip flops, boots, runners etc
And I don't even consider myself a shoe person.

Shenshen

Ubbquittious wrote: »

NO WELLIES???!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

No - I find them extremely uncomfortable.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Well over 100 pairs anyway I wouldn't know where to start

eviltimeban

notsoyoungwan wrote: »

The poll options end way too early at 15+
I've about 40 pairs of shoes, including sandals, flip flops, boots, runners etc
And I don't even consider myself a shoe person.

Forgot about my flip flops.

waraf

Erin Moldy Banknote wrote: »

I have plenty of old battered pairs of shoes that are only used for old wear working outside etc. Of actual shoes suitable for wearing or worn semi regularly at least:

1 pair Dubarrys (my main shoe worn every day from work to nights out and replaced like for like when worn out)
1 pair casual runners
1 pair runners for sport/running etc
1 pair good boots (for wet days)
2 pairs suit shoes one black and one brown (worn less than 10 times a year between them)
1 pair wellingtons
1 pair working boots

Dude!! For fock sake loike. It's spelt Dubes

osarusan

7 or 8. Two of them are still on the shoe rack only because I haven't got around to throwing them away yet.

Apart from 2 pairs of work shoes, and one pair of heavy boots for stomping undesirables, the rest are kind of runner/hiking hybrids.

Shenshen

I had to laugh there - I honestly don't know the brand of any pair of shoes I own. :pac:

eviltimeban

Shenshen wrote: »

I had to laugh there - I honestly don't know the brand of any pair of shoes I own. :pac:

Did you have your eyes closed when you bought them? :pac:

Beasty

Maybe 4 or 5 pairs of work shoes
Another half a dozen pairs of casual shoes
3 pairs of boots
2 pairs of runners
A couple of pairs of sandals
3 pairs of slippers
About 12 pairs of cycling shoes (you can never have enough cycling shoes....:P)

theteal

2 pairs of shoes shoes

6-ish pairs of runners shoes - it's funny how these accumulate when you grow up and aren't ruining them running around playing football all day every day

1 flip flops

2 football boots

Shenshen

eviltimeban wrote: »

Did you have your eyes closed when you bought them? :pac:

Of course not - I've got black ones, and blue ones, and silver ones, and grey ones, and green ones, and I'm currently looking for nice purple ones.
I just don't remember what it said on the box when I bought them.

s3rtvdbwfj81ch

I have a pair of trainers, mostly Onitsuka Tigers but some Gazelles, in every colour of the rainbow - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Navy, Purple. I've also a white pair and another Yellow pair that I couldn't leave in the shop when I saw them.

I also own a pair of black leather shoes and a pair of brown desert boot style shoes, and a pair of tan leather boots.

I buy a new pair of trainers every Xmas and then again in June when I get my annual bonus, I really like matching my trainers to my shirt or t-shirt, so like to have a pair of every colour in decent nick.

Duff

Over 30- Mostly runners/vans. 3 pairs of dress shoes, 2 pairs of chelsea boots and 2 pairs of flip-flop types.

BeardySi

5
High ankle hiking boots
Low ankle hiking boots
Walking shoes
Shiny dress boots for fancy wear
Sandals

SarahMollie

I have about 80 pairs at last count I think. I actually do make a regular effort to get rid of old shoes clothes (charity shop) but still, I can see value in all the ones I still have.

For me they'd fall into the following categories, although I wouldnt know the exact breakdown.
- runners for casual wear (think converse, Sugperga etc)
- runners for the gym
- runners for going to the park when its mucky (these are usually old gym runners that have been relegated).
- work heals
- work flats
- going out heals (this is probably the least utilized area but I NEED them to complete outfits)
- wedges
- flat sandals - probably have about 10 pairs of these and I try to buy them in as many different styles as possible. I get blisters quite easily so I like to rotate different sandals so I can give blistered areas a break.
-flip flops
- boots with heals
-flat boots
-over the knee boots

Glenster

Like any self respecting man I have 4. (3 is also acceptable)

Work, Formal, Casual, Running.

I would only enter a shoe shop when I have determined that one of my 4 sets of shoes is no longer wearable and have disposed of said pair.

s3rtvdbwfj81ch

Glenster wrote: »

I would only enter a shoe shop when I have determined that one of my 4 sets of shoes is no longer wearable and have disposed of said pair.

Shoe shop?

I get all my footwear needs online, cheaper and no interaction with dickhead retail staff.

RollieFingers

Countless air max and Jordan and Adidas high tops

Glenster

Kace Billions Squalor wrote: »

Shoe shop?

I get all my footwear needs online, cheaper and no interaction with d*ckhead retail staff.

Shoe sizes are random though, I'm anything from a 9 to a 12.

hairyslug

2 pairs of dress shoes, 1 pair of work boots and 2 pairs of runners (1 pair is used for gardening)

erica74

I was worried that I would seem like a shopaholic posting in this thread but glad to see so many replies from people with loads of shoes like me!

10 pairs of wedges
15 pairs of sandals
3 pairs of flip flops
10 pairs of trainers (converse and vans)
20 pairs of ankle boots (these are my biggest love, I just keep buying more and more, mainly Clarks, Hush Puppies, Kickers, H by Hudson and Fly London)
10 pairs of flat shoes (again, mainly Clarks and Hush Puppies)
3 pairs of bike boots
2 pairs of wellies
1 pair of really old Ugg boots (they're 10 years old)
3 pairs of slippers

I read somewhere (it might have been on here!) that you should never scrimp on your shoes or your bed because you're either in one or the other :pac:

Peregrine

6 and a half

1 pair of formal shoes
1 steel toe cap
2 converse
1 pumps
1 pair of loafers

And a single shoe.

More than I realized, and more than I'll admit to. I'm packing up for a move and didn't realize how many pairs I'd accumulated in the last few years. I have more at my parents house too.

I have three pairs of running shoes, and two pars of hiking boots, a few pairs of sheepskin boots and two pairs of leather boots, and then I've formal shoes for work and going out, and casual ones that I wear most days. I never wear out shoes, I must have a light tread. From day to day I'll wear Cons or sandals, and there are a few pairs of each. I still have shoes from when I was a teenager, and they look perfect still.

I don't even think of myself as a shoe person, it just piles up when you don't wear them out.

s3rtvdbwfj81ch

Glenster wrote: »

Shoe sizes are random though, I'm anything from a 9 to a 12.

Tigers or Gazelles, I'm a 10 in either.

Actually, I just buy 10s and I've never really had anything too small or large.

Glenster

Glenster wrote: »

Shoe sizes are random though, I'm anything from a 9 to a 12.

+1, also one of my feet is nearly a half size smaller than the other so I really spend time trying on different sizes if buying a shoe I haven't before to find the right compromise.

njs030

I have 50+ a combination of heels, work shoes, flats, trainers, going out shoes, boots, ankle boots and so on.
No two pairs are the same

Boom_Bap

1 pair of weird looking brown yokes.
1 pair of black dress shoes, 14 years old now so they are back in fashion.
1 pair of boots, in the shed and are now a house for spiders.
Loads of pairs of runners. I have 4 or 5 pairs opened in my browser at the moment that I'm trying to whittle down to 2. I've runners for walking, running, casual and formal wear. I f*cking love runners.

Cee-Jay-Cee

I have about 15 pairs between shoes, trainers, runners and boots. I also have 3 pairs of cycling shoes.

JupiterKid

About 7 or 8. 2 pairs for regular/casual wear, others for special occasions. That's not counting sandals and slippers.

Irish Guitarist

I have a load of old runners that I'll probably never wear again but aren't in bad enough condition to throw out so I just have them under my bed. I keep thinking I'll probably get some more use out of them but they're just gathering dust. And I keep buying waterproof shoes that turn out to not be remotely waterproof and aren't comfortable. I use a couple of the lighter runners as slippers.

I have three pairs of 'waterproof' shoes that are wearable. I've only had two of them a few months and the soles are already starting to wear out. I have a couple of okay runners.

Not many.

Five pairs of flat ankle boots
Three pairs of heeled ankle boots
Four pairs of flats in different styles
Two pairs of converse
One pair of runners
One pair of walking type boots
One pair of knee high boots that are flat

There's also a collection of heels from back in the day at the bottom of a press which I will likely never wear again. I can't walk in the damn things and only have memories of pain when I think of them.

Irish Guitarist

I hate shoe shops. "Sorry we don't have those in size nine. We only have size 6 or size 13. Do you want to try them on?".

Feisar

1 Runners
1 Hiking Boots
3 Dress Shoes
1 Casual Shoes
2 Cons
1 Work Boots

9 in total

Wanderer78

3 hiking boots
3 runners
2 sandals
1 neoprene booties
1 water sports shoes

wetlandsboy

Quality over quantity for me. Currently have two pairs of high-top converse, worn in rotation - really love those, such an iconic design.

For more formal wear, one pair of Crockett and Jones brogues, one pair of George Cleverley black boots, and one pair of C&J brown boots in shell cordovan. The latter was a recent acquisition, and one for which I sold a pair of Loake 1880 boots and one calf skin C&J boots to finance.