this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2023
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The bigger problem is that shoes are supposed to help maintain a healthy overall confirmation. It’s really hard to do that over a period of years because you’ll wear your shoes in and essentially lose the supportive aspects you get from a new shoe. As a rule of thumb, you should basically be buying new shoes every 6 months.
This is why when I buy a pair of shoes, I do so with the thought of using a replaceable insole, preferably gel. I then check the construction quality, expecting to be able to have the shoes resoled as needed.
I'll be happy to replace the insole a few times before needing to have it resoled. The body of the shoe can last me 10 or more years this way, and I'll have spent less than if I had purchased new shoes every 5 years.