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Seriously, so I'm preparing to move out (still at the stage of gathering everything and all) and I noticed my soccer cleats in the communal shoe pile that exists in my house and that reminded me that I should collect my shoes together so I don't forget any, and I round up all the ones that are downstairs and I'm like "holy shit, how do I have this many shoes?" and I count them and add them to the two pairs of shoes I have upstairs and... I own 11 pairs of shoes!

wtf? Why do I need 11 pairs of shoes?

I have 5 pair of shoes


sandals
black pumps
white mary janes
brown flats
running shoes


I need* a pair of light brown slides.


*read really really want

I have:


sneakers/tennis shoes
dress shoes that belonged to my brother when he was like eight or something that happen to fit me
my shoes from swing choir in 10th grade
a pair of shoes my mom got me that tend to give my feet blisters, so I don't wear them

i currently have about 3 pairs of shoes that i wear on a regular basis.

but i OWN maybe 20 - 25 pairs that i could wear if i remembered that i own them or that are running shoes that are worn out but not thrown away (what if i need to walk in the mud? they would be perfect!)

Three to four, if you count sandals.

Oh yes, perhaps I should describe my shoes..

one pair of soccer cleats (necessary)
one pair of every day blue shoes
one pair of high top chuck taylors that are ancient and have holes in them (I refuse to buy new ones since they moved production to sweat shops, but they're comfy)
one pair of sexy black boots
one pair of nice brown dress shoes
one pair of black dress sandals
one pair of nike sandals that I've had since highschool when I didn't care about sweatshop labour
one pair of mary janes (slightly broken)
one pair of waterproof shoes (they're not really boots)
one pair of hideous shoes my mom insisted I needed
one pair of black non-slip shoes that I had for work (but don't need any more)

but i OWN maybe 20 - 25 pairs that i could wear if i remembered that i own them or that are running shoes that are worn out but not thrown away (what if i need to walk in the mud? they would be perfect!)
Oh yes, like the old toothbrush that might come in handy for cleaning things?

Oh yes, like the old toothbrush that might come in handy for cleaning things?

or the old T-shirt you might use as a dust rag. (but you won't because it has sentimental value)

Oh yes, like the old toothbrush that might come in handy for cleaning things?

exactly!

i hate to toss out shoes that are worn but not worn out.

I have 32 pairs, and I buy two or three every month.

I have 32 pairs, and I buy two or three every month.

how do you get rid of the excess (in order to keep the number down to 32)?

As a guy I've got:
-Hiking boots
-Work boots
-Sneakers
-Sandals
-Brown Dress Shoes
-Black Dress Shoes
-Really nice dress shoes
-Loafers
and
-Running shoes

As well as several pairs of old sneakers that have conveniently become the shoes I wear when I mow the lawn.

Each pair fits a niche that requires filling.

Edit: I forgot the snowboots. Dreaded, dreaded snowboots.

I have three, one pair for daily use, one pair of dress shoes for work and a pair of hiking boots which come in handy when trudging through two feet of snow.

I have:

white sandals
brown shoes
white shoes
possibly some black shoes somewhere

This in-depth description brought to you by testicles. :p

exactly!

i hate to toss out shoes that are worn but not worn out.
Yeah, that's why I still have the Mary Janes (well, plus they're really cute and only the soles are broken so maybe I can get them fixed?)

I have three pairs of shoes;

The old sneakers.
The new sneakers.
The big red floppy shoes.

WHen I get new sneakers, the former new sneakers becomes the old sneakers and the old sneakers get thrown out.

You can usually tell which sneakers are the old sneakers because they have seen more mud. *nod*

I've got 4 pairs:

-Sneakers for daily use
-Running Shoes for exercise
-Sandals for the beach
-Dress shoes for weddings and other special events

I have three pairs of shoes;

The old sneakers.
The new sneakers.
The big red floppy shoes.

WHen I get new sneakers, the former new sneakers becomes the old sneakers and the old sneakers get thrown out.

You can usually tell which sneakers are the old sneakers because they have seen more mud. *nod*

:headbang: I lied. I also have a pair of big pink floppy shoes, and a pair of water shoes for water aerobics.

I don't wear either of them daily so I forgot.

Yeah, that's why I still have the Mary Janes (well, plus they're really cute and only the soles are broken so maybe I can get them fixed?)

if you paid real money for them, you can take them to a shoe repair place and get the sole redone for less than $20.

if you paid $20 for them, what would be the point?

:headbang: I lied. I also have a pair of big pink floppy shoes, and a pair of water shoes for water aerobics.

I don't wear either of them daily so I forgot.

dont you always forget some?

i have some cute boots and high heels that i dont think about because i so seldom get a chance to wear them.

I have my regular boots, which are a wee small but the only thing I could find in a 200 mile radius that fit, and my old work boots, which are hellishly uncomfortable, but again fit.

if you paid real money for them, you can take them to a shoe repair place and get the sole redone for less than $20.

if you paid $20 for them, what would be the point?
I paid $50 for them I think... I can't remember, it was a while ago.

And there would be a purpose to spending $20 to resole shoes in general if one can't find replacement shoes.

I have one pair of shoes.

I have one pair of shoes.

does that mean that when you wear out a pair of shoes you go to the store, buy new ones, then throw the old ones out when you put the new ones on?

Dakini, I know several girls who have over 20 pairs of shoes or almost 30. Don't worry, it's perfectly normal :)

It would shock me more if you said you had 3 pairs.

Five:

2x normal trainers,
1x smart shoes,
2x sports trainers (1 for indoor and 1 for outdoor)

EDIT: do sandals/flipflops count?

A pair of black shoes - square toed, leather, nearly loafers but they have laces. These are what I wear normally
A pair of brown shoes - fairly normal leather shoes.
A pair of sandals.

Do flip flops count as shoes? If they do, I have way too many pairs of shoes. If they don't, I still have too many pairs of shoes.

does that mean that when you wear out a pair of shoes you go to the store, buy new ones, then throw the old ones out when you put the new ones on?

my husband does that. He has a pair of shoes, when it's worn out he wears them to the store, buys new ones, puts on the new ones and throws the old ones away.

(he also has a pair of glossy dress shoes, and a pair of matte dress shoes, the first for his tux the second for his suit, but he doesn't wear them even quarterly so he doesn't count them when he takes shoe inventory)

i'm not sure how many i have...

1 pair of canvas tennis shoes that i wear almost all the time;
1 pair of sketchers that i wear if i need to be a bit smarter or if its really wet out;
1 pair of black shoes for work;
1 pair of hiking boots;
1 pair of sandals;
1 pair of heavy work boots;
1 pair of allstars (broken, not worn in about 2 years).

so i have many shoes, but they all have discreet individual purposes, except the allstars, not sure why i still have them.

I'm a bloke, and have;

3 pairs of converses (white, classic, and all white)
1 pair of Nikes
2 pairs of Macbeths
1 pair of formal shoes
1 pair of running shoes

I've also got my eyes on a pair of white canvas shoes, one pair of low boots, and one pair of Adidas's.

Dakini, I know several girls who have over 20 pairs of shoes or almost 30. Don't worry, it's perfectly normal :)

It would shock me more if you said you had 3 pairs.
Haha. Well, I'm definitely going to have to pair my collection down (pun intended), but I don't think I could get it less than like 6 pairs or so. Hell, I need to buy new sandals and winter boots this year... but it does make me feel good to know that some people have a lot more shoes than me. :)

I've got:

3 pairs of flipflops, because my moms insists on buying them.
1 pair of boots that I wear like all the time.
1 pair of sneakers/hiking shoes, I need them for camp.
0 pair of dress shoes, I intend to buy some in France when I go on vacation tomorrow.
1 pair of high heeled wedge sandals, they're comfy, and look good.
2 pairs of espadrilles sandals.
1 pair of trashy sneakers..for walking in mud purposes.
1 pair of allstars.....comfy:p

I think that's it...I think...

does that mean that when you wear out a pair of shoes you go to the store, buy new ones, then throw the old ones out when you put the new ones on?
When I was a kid that's what we used to do... but that's mostly 'cause the only time we bought new shoes was when the other ones were unwearable (i.e. too small or had been almost destroyed). Well, if mine were too small, they were kept so my sisters could wear them when they grew into them (being the oldest had a very few advantages).

I've got

2 pairs of trainers - one pair for every day and the other pair for mud/sports/dog walking
1 pair of smart flat shoes for work
2 pairs of girly high heeled sandal things that I bought because they were ever so nice, but I never wear them because they huuuurt!
3 pairs of boots - sexy heels, New Rocks, and flat ones.

So 8.

I own:

a pair of black tennies (trainers to you brits)
a pair of steel toed work shoes
apair of brown men's dress shoes (because I have huge feet)
and a pair of fake crocs

There's a pair of black dress shoes out there somewhere, but they're a ten dollar special for my mother in laws funeral. They make my feet bleed. I think there's a metaphor there.

I probably have 30 pair, thereabouts. But just two that I wear around in the summer. I have a pair of water shoes and a pair of thongs. All those other sandals, about eight pair, are sitting in a box. And I have six pair of boots. Several pair of dressy heels that get worn about once a year each. Too many, and I want more.

I have...work shoes, black sneakers, brown sneakers. I usually wear the brown ones.

I have:

-1 pair of knee-high black boots (love boots ^.^)
-2 pairs of black sandals
-1 pair of brown sandals
-1 pair of black dress shoes
-1 pair of white dress shoes
-1 pair of tennis shoes

and I use all of them, well except the tennis shoes. Don't really wear them anymore.

I probably have 30 pair, thereabouts. But just two that I wear around in the summer. I have a pair of water shoes and a pair of thongs. All those other sandals, about eight pair, are sitting in a box. And I have six pair of boots. Several pair of dressy heels that get worn about once a year each. Too many, and I want more.

I've never had that problem. Of course, I'm six feet tall and wear size twelve and a half shoes, so I don't need heels and even if I did I couldn't find them in my size without aying out the arse.

I have 4 pair of shoes:

Dress shoes for a suit
dress boots
tennis shoes
house shoes

I have 5 I think. I never knew I had that many. My footwear includes:

Sandals
sneakers
shower sandals (for school)
black dress shoes
White Platforms (which I love)

so i have many shoes, but they all have discreet individual purposes, except the allstars, not sure why i still have them.

Oh, trust me, there's a purpose for them...you just haven't realized it yet...

*cackles*

Oh good Lord, why did you have to ask?! You made me count 'em! Off-hand, I thought "well, maybe 5". Then I realized that it's not only about how many I actually wear, as in, say, once in a month minimum, but about how many I actually do own, so I upped it to something in the high single digits.


... it appears like I have just come in under 20. Just barely.

Let me explain. The bulk doesn't count, as they are either

special-occasion shows I rarely ever wear but I guess I gotta have (rainboots, fancy shoes for my dress/pantsuit),

shoes one needs and uses regularly but that don't count as 'fashionable shoes' (sport shoes/running shoes one actually uses as such, slippers, etc)

and a quite many I have for several reasons, many of them being that my mother thought I'd definitely need them (bulky, ugly shoes; shoes I'm supposed to wear with skirts instead of the sneakers I prefer using, etc.), but that I never ever wear.


Wich leaves me with 7 pairs I use regularly and as normal street shoes, namely

2 pairs of DocMartins boots and
5 pairs of sneakers (black - passable, black - heavily worn, lighter green, darker green, army green).
Oh, and a pair of flip-flops.

i have one pair of shoes - black trainers (can wear em to work, with a suit, casually, all occasions :))

and sandals for odd days in the summer

I have
1 pair of shoes for wearing
1 pair of shoes which are old and useful if my others get wet
1 pair of really old shoes for no apparent reason (although they are strangely comfy for playing rums in..)
2 pairs of PE shoes (indoor and outdoor)
1 pair of sandals (if they count)
1 pair of hiking boots

so I have 1 pair of shoes I use often.

1 pair of sneakers
1 pair of dress shoes
1 pair of sandals
1 pair of birkenstocks, but those have been in the trunk of my car for months now

1 pair of sneakers
1 pair of dress shoes
Marching shoes

I don't own any sandals. I hate them.

I have,
battered trainers
less battered but less comfy trainers
light canvas trainers
sandals
flip flops
comfy black shoes
not comfy dress shoes
winter climbing boots
light summer walking boots
rock climbing boots
do crampons count?


...

holy shit!

When did I become such a girl?
Well, when Mummy and Daddy love each other very much, or just get too drunk...

I have two pairs of shoes.

Yeah, I used to be like you. 11 pairs was enough. Now I'm buying shoes JUST because they're cute. It really just happened in the last couple years.

*sigh* Corruption...

Haha. Well, I'm definitely going to have to pair my collection down (pun intended), but I don't think I could get it less than like 6 pairs or so. Hell, I need to buy new sandals and winter boots this year... but it does make me feel good to know that some people have a lot more shoes than me. :)

How about being season-aware and don't buy both sandals and snow boots? The combination doesn't seem very logical especially if you want to "pair down" on your collection.

I've got

2 pairs of black low-top converse knockoffs
1 pair of camo skull slide sneakers
1 pair of embroidered brown Skechers
1 pair of running shoes
8 pairs of flip flops (2 pairs actually get worn, because they're not plastic.)
1 pair of tall asskicker boots
1 pair of work boots
1 pair of short asskicker boots
1 pair of black ankle boots
1 pair of black strappy heels
1 pair of aquamarine wooden sandals
1 pair of brown espadrilles
1 pair of blue plastic heels
1 pair of black leather espadrilles
1 pair of gold sandals
1 pair of light blue sandals
1 pair of silver strappy heels
1 pair of PVC mary janes
1 pair of leather heeled mary janes
1 pair of ugly brown sneakers
1 pair of velvet slippers


I think that's about 28 pairs of shoes....and I know I forgot some.

how do you get rid of the excess (in order to keep the number down to 32)? I usually donate ones I don't wear often or keep them and just keep buying more storage shelves.

Wow, people's shoes are so specialized! Not knowing much about shoe styles, here is how I classify my shoes:

One pair Work Shoes (puncture-resistant soles)

One pair Shiny Shoes (which I should polish, but I never do)

One pair Summer Shoes (I don't have a parenthesis for this one--oh, wait...)

One pair Winter Shoes (by which I mean big honkin' boots)

A pair of trainers, a pair boots and a pair of sandals. So three.

That I ever wear:

Trainers, one pair of.


That I own:

Trainers that haven't made it to the bin yet (two pairs)
Shoe-type shoes
Steel-toecapped stomping boots
Horse-riding boots
SPD cycling shoes


So the answer is both 1 and 7 (I haven't sat on a horse or a bike for over a year :/).

Just one. It's all I need.

I have one pair of tennis shoes. I've always had one pair of tennis shoes. viva zapatos. :p

Hey Dakini, how many handbags you got? I counted mine today while throwing some in the donate pile.......pre-purge I had 47, that's ridiculous.

i have:
1 pair sneakers
1 pair formal shoes
1 pair sandals
3 pairs of old shoes hiding
1 pair of cleats

One pair.

New pair in, old one out. By the time I get a new pair, there's no use left in the old pair.

I hate wearing shoes. The only reasons I use them at all in the summer is because stores insist on it or to mow the lawn...

1 pair of grubby grass stain tenis shoes.

i currently have about 3 pairs of shoes that i wear on a regular basis.

but i OWN maybe 20 - 25 pairs that i could wear if i remembered that i own them or that are running shoes that are worn out but not thrown away (what if i need to walk in the mud? they would be perfect!)


I fit this post. hehe

I feel like I have too many pairs of shoes.

I've got two pairs of sneakers, and two pairs of soccer boots, one for indoor, one for outdoor. Then I've got brown and black dress shoes and hiking boots and a pair of sandals.

I can't help but feel that eight pairs is far too many for a guy to own.

Seriously, so I'm preparing to move out (still at the stage of gathering everything and all) and I noticed my soccer cleats in the communal shoe pile that exists in my house and that reminded me that I should collect my shoes together so I don't forget any, and I round up all the ones that are downstairs and I'm like "holy shit, how do I have this many shoes?" and I count them and add them to the two pairs of shoes I have upstairs and... I own 11 pairs of shoes!

wtf? Why do I need 11 pairs of shoes?

3 pairs.
Sneakers.
Shoes.
Old pair of shoes that looks like shit, but I wear when I have to walk out in snow or mud and don't wish to see my regular shoes prematurely demoted to shitty shoes.

Of course, as a guy I think this might qualify me as sexually ambiguous.

3
Tennis shoes
Boots
Dress shoes

Thats it thoes are my 3 main categories and when my pair of shoes in that category gets old I throw them out and buy one one replacement for it

Well, mine seem like a lot, though it's because I have to double up on some types of shoes in Japan to have indoor and outdoor versions.

So I have:

1 pair of large snow boots with spikes
1 pair of hiking boots
2 pairs of trail running moccasins (One for outdoor wear and one for indoor at school)
1 pair of tennis shoes for sports
1 pair of large rubber boots for typhoon season
2 pair of dress shoes for when I have to be formal
2 pairs of sandals (Though my wife has pretty much stolen one of them)
1 pair of black boots for being Santa-san (Don't ask)
1 pair of wooden geta for wandering around outside the house
4 pairs of slippers that get used inside the house on the wood floor or taken when visiting Japanese buildings that require shoes to be taken off
16 pairs in total

In Dragon form? None (unless you count my scales).

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In human form?
* Standard, everyday sneakers.
* Soft, fuzzy slippers made out of sheepskin (I like animals but I'm not a fanatic)
* Fancy-shmancy shoes for the times where going in everyday attire is about as appropriate as mooning Lizzie II.

Notice that normally I only wear sneakers when going outside, and the shoes require a funeral or soemthing. Right now my feet I'm wearing a simple pair of white socks.

Fun fact: except for one pair of black socks (for those fancy-shmancy meetings) all of Atma's socks are standard, interchangeable white socks.

I have lots of shoes. Mainly because I believe you shouldn't wear the same pair every day because it's bad for your feet.

I also believe that you should wear the appropriate footwear depending upon what you are doing.

The most important rule about shoes that people seem unaware of however, is never wear black shoes with a lounge suit. Why people can't wrap their head around this simple principle is beyond me,

How about being season-aware and don't buy both sandals and snow boots? The combination doesn't seem very logical especially if you want to "pair down" on your collection.
Well, I think I need to buy some sandals for my upcoming trip because the sandals I have are horribly uncomfortable and they don't go well on the beach. I'll need some snow boots in a couple of months because I'm moving to a city that tends to have lake effect snow.

Hey Dakini, how many handbags you got? I counted mine today while throwing some in the donate pile.......pre-purge I had 47, that's ridiculous.
I definitely have less than 10 of those. Though there are only two that I'll use on a regular basis and one of two others that I'll use if I have to carry more than the usual amount of stuff.

I definitely have less than 10 of those. Though there are only two that I'll use on a regular basis and one of two others that I'll use if I have to carry more than the usual amount of stuff.

I think I'm up to 10 myself. It's probably more if I counted the ones in the basement that I haven't used in years. Maybe 20-25.

I have:

One (1) pair of bloodstone boots and
One (1) pair of sandals

My mother has an endless supply of high boots and the like that I occasionally steal.

I also clicked 'none - to hell with shoes!' because given the choice I will walk barefoot. I can't run or jump or climb when I'm wearing shoes, for some reason >.>

i currently have about 3 pairs of shoes that i wear on a regular basis.

but i OWN maybe 20 - 25 pairs that i could wear if i remembered that i own them or that are running shoes that are worn out but not thrown away (what if i need to walk in the mud? they would be perfect!)

I fit this post. hehe

Same here. I only wear two pairs regularly including my school shoes which I wouldn't wear if I didn't have to.

1 pair (i have for way to long, I desperately need new ones, but I hate buying shoes) and sandals i wear on festivals

Flip-flops, which I wear most of the time, even during winter.
Tennis shoes, when I play sports.
Hiking boots, which I wear when I hike (I prefer the more rugged trail, so the different pair of boots are necessary.)

Ohmygod! Shoes!

Off the top of my head...


Three pairs of thongs (what the Americans here would call "flip flops")
A pair of formal/work shoes (though I don't have a job).
Three pairs of joggers (one of which seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth)
A pair of slippers (which belonged to my late grandfather and are a hand-me-down... not that i'm complaining - they're warm).


So amazingly, about 8 pairs of shoes.

And I'm a guy. :eek:

Most of those are several years old (shoes tend to last with me). I believe one pair is from half way through high school and STILL fits me!

In other news: my trainers, my walking boots, and my boots boots. They're all in terrible condition. Let's get some shoes.

Seriously, so I'm preparing to move out (still at the stage of gathering everything and all) and I noticed my soccer cleats in the communal shoe pile that exists in my house and that reminded me that I should collect my shoes together so I don't forget any, and I round up all the ones that are downstairs and I'm like "holy shit, how do I have this many shoes?" and I count them and add them to the two pairs of shoes I have upstairs and... I own 11 pairs of shoes!

wtf? Why do I need 11 pairs of shoes?

Stop me if I'm wrong, but weren't you born that way? ;)

I only have one pair of shoes I regularly use, but I have a formal pair and a pair of boots.

Either 8 or 12, depending on how you count them.

Flip flops
Daily wear shoes
Sneakers for running/working out
Boots for when it gets cold/snowy enough to wear them
Hiking boots
Dress shoes (two pairs, for some reason)
Ski boots
Track spikes (two pairs - one sprinting, one jumping) that I don't use (so they're questionable)
Soccer cleats (see above, and again, two pairs)

Edit: Sports create a lot of shoes, I find, so if you're participating in 3 sports (which I was, at one point), you end up with a lot of shoes that are very narrow in purpose. The only real anomaly is that I have two pairs of dress shoes, for some inexplicable reason, since I rarely wear either pair.

I have one pair of runners for everyday stuff and a pair of formal shoes for weddings, funerals, job interviews that never work out etc.

Life is so much easier when you're in that half of the human race that stands up at the toilet bowl.

:D

I have two pairs of shoes , one pair as school shoes and another pair of trainers.