Types of Shoes

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

How many of you wash your shoes when you take them off after a long, hot, sweaty day on your feet?

[The Guy in the Kilt at UC]

How many of you wash your shoes when you take them off after a long, hot, sweaty day on your feet?

After working as a shoe salesman, I found that no one here really knows how to care for shoes.

[Dall_Piobaire]

Uh-oh....

[Chas]

How many of you wash your shoes when you take them off after a long, hot, sweaty day on your feet?

I cannot speak for others but if my feet sweat so much that I had to wash my shoes after a days wear I think I would consult a chiropodist.

Regards

Chas

[Livingston]

Never thought of washing my shoes after a long day. But, I do try very hard not to wear the same pair two days in a row so that they have time to breath and relax.

[Dall_Piobaire]

I think he meant the outside, didn't he?

Those Doc whatever inserts the back savers with the charcoal....huge help!!1

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

I think he meant the outside, didn't he?

Those Doc whatever inserts the back savers with the charcoal....huge help!!1

Nope. I meant the inside which, no matter how little your feet may sweat, still absorbs perspiration into the lining (called the sock) of the shoe. The perspiration contains salts which will, over time, damage the leather and the stitching of the shoe. It also causes the bacteria to breed that create shoe odor.

On a hot day when I take my shoes off I immediately rinse out the inside with about a quarter cup of cool water (I do this by guess and by golly under the tap), swirl it around a few times, and dump it out. I then rest the shoes against the wall, toes up and soles facing out. This allows the shoes to drain out any remaining water. After a few minutes you can either wipe out any residual dampness with a towel, stuff the shoes with newspaper or, if they are suitably dry inside, put wooden shoe trees in them and they will be fresh and ready to wear the next morning (after you've given them a bit of a brush up with a dab of polish).

You do have wooden shoe trees, don't you?