How many pairs of shoes do you own (or how many is enough)

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Warblad13

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2 good everyday ones
1 crappy one for ball play and the sort
1 dress for weddings, funeral,....etc.
 

sharkeeper

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Jan 13, 2001
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You have only two feet therefore you only need two shoes. That means one pair right? Of course if I say this with my wife around she'll quickly tell me that I have only two wrists therefore only need two watches. Of course I only wear one! :p

Cheers!
 

ElFenix

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Mar 20, 2000
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2 pairs timberland boots
1 pair rockport boots
1 pair rockport regular shoes
1 pair deck shoes
3 pairs of adidas (the all black soccer ones, 1 not yet worn wait for a pair to fall apart)
3 pair dress shoes (1 too large... should get rid of them)
1 pair "drinking/going out" shoes
2 pairs running shoes (1 for running, the other for looking cool)
1 pair of beat up canvas nikes i wore for a year straight (mostly worn for tubing now)

to comprehend how i got these, i just graduated college and have thrown out 1 pair of shoes since sophmore year of high school.
 

Kelvrick

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Feb 14, 2001
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Currently have 2 pairs.

Need 4.
Casual shoes - I wear these the most
Dress shoes - poor, I'll get em later
Basketball shoes - have em
Running shoes -mine wore out. poor, get anotehr pair later.

 

BruinGuy

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Apr 20, 2001
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1 pair of normal shoes (wear about 80% of the time)
1 pair of sandles (wear about 19% of the time)
1 pair of dress shoes (wear about 1% of the time)
1 pair of shower sandles (wear only in the shower at school)
 

mrchan

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May 18, 2000
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1 pair of dress shoes
2 pairs of running shoes
2 pairs of basketball shoes
4 pairs of boots
1 pair of casual shoes
 

EvilYoda

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Apr 1, 2001
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1 Johnston & Murphy dress shoes
1 Johnston & Murphy black leather oxford
1 Ecco sandles
1 Timberland sandles
1 Adidas Response running shoes
1 Adidas Sambas
1 Nike running shoes
1 Doc Martens

(Do flip-flops count? Got 2 of them)

I take good care of my shoes, so they last a couple of years; only 2 are within a year of purchase.
 

Goldfish

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Jun 10, 2001
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I have:
1 pair 1+ year old Adidas that I still wear
1 pair New Balance that I wear about as much as the Adidas
1 pair Adidas Shelltops that I wear when I'm just hanging out or whatever
1 pair of Nike basketball shoes for, well, basketball and
1 pair of Sketchers boots
 

Killbat

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I have one pair of 2-year-old tennis shoes.
They're worn in the back so I need to patch them with duct tape to keep them from cutting into my Achille's tendon. The left one's laces broke (I never untie them) so it's wrapped with duct tape to hold it together. My parents insist I need new shoes, but these are broken in. :)
 

herself

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Jun 20, 2001
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okay... this is gonna take some thought...

1 pair of cross trainers
2 pairs of flip flops
1 pair of 8 eyelet black work boots
1 pair of 4" platform dress boots - black
1 pair of black heels
1 pair of white flats
1 pair of leather sandals
1 pair of leather clogs
1 pair of fluffy moosehead slippers

Tamara
 

martinm

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Jul 2, 2001
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2 pairs:
One pair of all purpose, all weather tevas (this includes snow!)
On pair of cleats in which to play ultimate frisbee

anything else is wasted space and money
 

Farbio

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2 pair of running/everyday shoes (one that i can't give up, one that's newer, but not as comfy)
1 pair black work shoes (non slip soles - very nice in a rest.)
1 pair doc martens
1 pair reef flip flops
1 really old pair of tevas