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[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And they're ridiculously expensive for some injection molded foam rubber. You don't have to cut or sew leather or fabric, or bind soles, or punch holes for laces like with a shoe/boot. Manufacturing them is cheap as shit. So why do they cost so much?

[–] washbasin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

$40-50 for a shoe that lasts half a decade doesn't seem bad. What do you think they should cost?

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

They only last that long if you only use them to fetch the mail or take out the trash.