Johnston & Murphy
Keen
I like Irish Setter steel toe for work and a pair of Justin for running around. Comfy pair of Nike Air Max something or the other when shorts are required.
My favorite shes/boots used to be ECCO but the soles were dissolving. Initially, they would give credit but then that stopped, have not even looked at an ECCO since!
Well, it seems that you got lucky with Kohl’s. They do have a tendency to source from good manufacturers in China. But for the most part in my experience, no-name brands don’t last. It doesn’t sound like you tax your around-home shoes and that can certainly help extend their life. I’ll have to check out my local store and see what they’ve got, as I didn’t have water shoes this past summer and kind of missed them.
Hadn’t heard of Sass before. That slip-on loafer looks to be very well made. Reminds me of Allen Edmunds.
I used to wear a lot of Ecco’s: after 3 pairs had the soles crumble from under me I’m done with those 
A pair of Ugg’s is now my most used, in the summer I like Crock’s, the Swiftwater sandals.
If I go for a hike I’ll wear some Waldlaufer’s, this brand is not so common so I’ll give you a picture of these:
In the fields I’ll wear some Muckboot’s and in the snow I’ll wear some snowboot’s.
Those “Vietnam jungle boots” from Sportsmansguide were aces. Wore out the soles and the uppers were still in great condition. Looked ratty, but no splits or cracks, didn’t pull away from the soles, nuttin’.
Original tread pattern would let you walk up the side of a coconut tree.
Buy a size larger. In summer, stick a coupla pair of innersoles inside. In winter, take out the innersoles, wear heavy sox instead. All-year boots.
Dunno why, but I thought it was hilarious in snow to see other peoples’ boot-tracks with those sissy little ‘+’ lugs on ’em, and I look behind me and see my tracks as the equivalent of oversized off-road tires instead. 
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Noooo don’t talk me about shoes, I’ve spent more for them that for flashlights 
My favourite brand is Nike, but for trail running I’m going with Salomon and Hoka, for fast race Saucony
Dr Scholl’s as I find they are quite comfortable. I wear Merrell’s also but had a chance with the Scholls and find that they are pretty good too,
Oh and I almost forgot, when it’s winter i use my Crocs boots ! :sunglasses:
Hoka for me, great for my knees, both hiking and walking.
Ecco had this problem enough that they had to initiate a return program. But they’ve owned up to it and their credit program can work well. I’d picked up a pair of their casual shock point slip-ons that suffered this problem, originally for $40 shipped. Sent them in using their RMA label. They credited me $100. And I was able to apply that on a recent sale, able to get a pair of Exostrike hiking shoes (originally $200 USD) for the grand total of $0 shipped.
They did fix the sole polymer formulation so this crumbling problem doesn’t happen any longer.
well, i agree with the posts about ECCO brand shoes.
the soles do not last long enough to justify the cost.
ASICS Gel-Nimbus running shoes. They are so comfortable and supportive. I’ve been running for over 10 years and I swear these have allowed me to do so pain free.
Several months before I need to replace them, I’ll start to look on Amazon to find a good price on the previous model. I really don’t care much about the color and more about the price.
I put the old pair in the washing machine to clean them up and then wear them around the house.
Necrobump!
My A1C in February 2022 was 5.3 (which is somewhat good.)
In February 2023, my A1C was 5.6 (which is almost prediabetic!)
If your A1C is 5.7 or higher, you are prediabetic, and that is very unhealthy.
My mom was prediabetic, and she took a year long class to learn how to be healthier.
I attended the class for the last six months, so I sort of know how to not become prediabetic.
When I heard that my A1C was 5.6, I knew I had to do something pronto because I don’t want to be prediabetic (or even worse, diabetic!)
So, in February 2023, I started walking everyday.
At first, I walked only 10 minutes a day because as it turns out, I am out of shape. 
I slowly increased how much I walked each day, and within 2.5 weeks, I was walking 30 minutes a day, which was my goal all along.
For a while, walking 30 minutes a day was somewhat difficult because I wasn’t used to it, but now it’s pretty easy.
I walk as quickly as I can because I don’t like to walk slowly, and I can walk faster than the vast majority of people, probably because I have very long legs and I like to walk briskly.
The problem that I encountered is that my old shoes were not that comfortable for walking long distances.
It’s because my old shoes have no arch support, so I got new shoes! 
I got Reebok Classic Leather shoes.
The uppers are made of leather (duh!), they have some degree of arch support, they’re durable, they’re comfortable, and they don’t pick up very much sand or small rocks.
(I live in the desert, and our soil has plenty of sand and small rocks, so I have to get shoes with soles that don’t pick that junk up so that our house doesn’t get tons of debris tracked in. On our property, we have almost zero grass, so I mostly walk on sandy soil.)
In other words, these Reeboks are just about perfect for me.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XD54GFW
https://www.ebay.com/itm/175618241680?var=475016603628
The Reeboks come with insoles that are practically worthless, so took them out and I use these insoles instead.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091K2TS9G
https://www.ebay.com/itm/204261875719?var=504826980285
These insoles are pretty awesome, but they’re expensive.
I paid $35 for them on eBay.
The Reeboks are only $30 on eBay.
I was looking for insoles with as high of an arch as possible, and I think I got what I was looking for, but the insoles seem way overpriced for what you get.
(I mean, I tried to find cheaper (but nice) insoles with very high arches, but I couldn’t find any.)
The Reeboks are super cheap, though, considering how great they are. 
I think technically they’re running shoes, but they work just fine for walking and the leather quality is very nice.
(Just about all of my shoes have either leather or suede uppers.) 
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I had just gotten a new pair of Redwings broken in, with a very comfy pair of running shoes, when Covid made my arthritis so bad hip replacement surgery became inevitable.
Now, unable to bend my right hip to tie laces, I wear Minnetonka moose-hide slip ons or newfound Kizik’s… a tennis shoe you can step into that is very comfortable.
Had to get a diabetics sock helper to get a sock on my right foot. Before the sock helper and Kizik’s I had to have someone put my right sock and shoe on for me.
60 and unable to get dressed without my 88 yr old Mom’s help! Thank goodness Kizik and Diabetic Sock Club came to my rescue!
26 days til hip replacement…
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Usually just cheap flats. For example (not me, just a generic pic):
Vibram FiveFingers, other minimalist shoes, flip flops, and whatever trainers, boots, and just other random shoes as necessary where available and reasonably priced without caring much about brand. A few pairs of heels but rarely have somewhere nice enough to go to wear them. Fluffy slippers at home because my feet get cold easily and react badly to cold (never been quite the same since getting frostbite one time).
Will also just not wear shoes if the weather is good, the location is ok enough and I’m not risking getting denied entry somewhere (a lot of places in the US seem to require shoes where they didn’t care in the UK, I can’t even get on a bus without them here where in the UK I would drink in pubs without necessarily feeling I had to bring shoes… 
(even if most of the ones I frequented, I still did due to the floor being filthy)
I don’t really cheap out on insoles. EasyFeet make some great insoles. My wife and I both use them. Make sure to get ones in your weight range. They got some pretty high arch support insoles. Worth the money. Also be aware insoles do wear out. They aren’t a one time purchase. I have them in my Irsh Setter work boots. I walk about 8 miles a day total, work and off work. I have to replace them, or any insole really about every 8 months to a year. Now if you don’t use them as much as that then they would probably last you quite a bit longer.
If you got the bucks check out the Good Feet Store. High dollar but, custom fit for you and your needs. If you have one in your area. They have a store locator on their website.
I don’t mess around when it comes to my feet. I have to be on them 16 or so hours a day so I don’t attempt to use anything or do anything that would lame me up. I move around a lot and burn a lot of calories a day. I’m 6’1" and a mean 220lbs. I keep my blood pressure in check with weight control and being active. I don’t exercise but my daily responsibilities keep me moving. I watch what I eat but I am not a dieter, I don’t have any diabetes issues or reasons to keep track of it.
Please, your feet will thank you for proper insoles and it will get you up and about more often because your feet are feeling better.
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