Quote Originally Posted by ThistleDown View Post
Just a quick note here. GBP2500 over 40 years is GBP62.50 per year or, roughly USD or CAD100. Is there a single member reading this who does not spend at least that much each and every year on his footwear? Perhaps what is far more important, at the end of the year, how many of us are still wearing our shoes of yesteryear? Should we not admire Wales for his ability to in comfort and familiarity wear shoes he had made 20 and 30 years ago
$100 per year on footwear? I spend about $30 every year on footwear, and all that is spent at the cobbler. I figured out that once I stopped buying from Nike, my shoes lasted MUCH longer.