I had to stop and think about how long I'd been wearing these things. My mom got me these for Christmas one year when I was living in Chicago, which was a good while ago. So it was AT LEAST 4 years since I'd gotten them. And I'm pretty sure it was a bit longer than that. So, since I work in a very casual environment, I'd been wearing these babies almost everyday for probably over 5 years! As you can see from the pictures, the soles had been worn down until they were almost smooth, there were holes in the bottoms and on the sides, and they were torn up pretty well all over. But there's nothing like a good pair of these shoes when they're broken in really well. It's like getting to wear comfy slippers to work everyday. Ahhhhhh.....
Fortunately, I had bought myself a pair JUST LIKE THESE right before that Christmas that my mom bought me these. I'd been saving those shoes to replace these when they wore out. It took 5 years, and now I can finally bring out those back-ups! I shall not be without black converse sneakers!
3 comments:
Wait wait wait - you're throwing out a beloved pair of shoes because one of the laces broke? You know you can buy new laces, right?
no no...that was just the final straw. the fact that the soles were falling off, and the heels were falling apart, and there were holes all thru them made me throw them out.
you should have bought a replacement Carl Buick
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