I’m looking over a new pair of shoes I recently bought. My feet hurt after walking a few miles in them, so I inspected the insole area, and it was the cheapest 5mm foam imaginable with no other structural support. Below that is basically just the rubber sole. This shit cost $100.

This isn’t my first rodeo with overpriced, shitty shoes, so I always have a set of superfeet inserts on standby. Huge improvement, but fuck, why does everything have to be a rip off? Those inserts are $50 for some nicer foam and a simple sliver of molded plastic.

This brings me to the thread title: When was the last time you felt like you got your money’s worth for an item?

  • Runcible [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I bought a pair of Oboz shoes 3 years ago as a daily wearer that I just replaced last month. The waterproofing never tore and I got thousands of miles out of them mostly on pavement but I used them for trails too, very impressed.