He's always wore sketchers. Like since he was 4. Recently, he got really emotionally taking about shoes he wanted for middle school. He said if he doesn't get Nikes he's going to get teased. Great fucking marketing work Nike.

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[–] 18 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

I always had Chucks, not because I didn't wanna get teased mind you I just thought they were cool. Kids teased me for different things anyway.

But man, they never really lasted that long. One to one and a half years of daily use, and they doubled in price in the last ~15 years (which maybe isn't that much but I feel the quality went down a bit).

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I've always liked the style of chucks, but yeah. They fall apart faster than wet tissue paper.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I love my chucks. I have about 10 pair I swap through. But when I was a kid, they didn't fall apart. They just got dirty and ripped up. Worst case scenario the tops of the side rubber separated a bit or split.

    But now, they will completely come apart between the bottoms and the side rubber.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I remember when high tops were in vogue. Granted, I hung out with kids in the "alternative music" scene, and Vans sponsored Warped Tour so much that "Vans Warped Tour" was just a normal term for us.

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