How many pairs of shoes do you have?

@JudyEv (323662)
Rockingham, Australia
January 27, 2019 6:10am CST
MyLotter Teddy (@ThreeTeddies) recently wrote about how he has five pairs of shoes and thinks that should be enough. His wife apparently has more and continues to buy shoes. Good for her I'd say. I'll put the link to his discussion at the bottom. I wrote quite a long response which I thought had disappeared but later I discovered it was there. However by then I’d decided to post about my shoes. Firstly, I am officially ‘old’ and no longer work in any sort of profession or whatever. Also we have eighteen acres and do lots of bits and pieces around the place. So: I have a pair of rubber boots for outside work in winter, one pair of thongs (sorry, flipflops) for summer wear, one pair of crocs (winter wear - too cold for thongs [sorry, flipflops]), one pair of light sandals (casual going out in summer), one pair of black shoes with a small heel (for anything that calls for something a bit dressy). Then I have two pair of short boots which if I polish them I can wear out or if I need strong work boots, they're it. And a pair of very dressy Italian sandals - bought in Italy no less! They are the ones in the photo. I have about six pairs of sneakers in various states of (dis)repair. Two of these my son picked up for me on Ebay. He is a great fan of Nike so most of my sneakers are ‘brand-name’. I’m pretty cool I am.
She just can't get enough! Shoes, that is. I don't know how many pairs she has but she is always ordering online and then huffing, puffing and sighing when...
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@dodo19 (47034)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
27 Jan 19
I don't have many pairs of shoes. I don't need that many. But that's just me.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jan 19
I know some people have dozens of pairs. When I started counting I was surprised I had so many.
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@MALUSE (69428)
• Germany
27 Jan 19
You are a fashion snob compared to me! I have fewer pairs but am too lazy now to get up and count them.
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@LadyDuck (454862)
• Switzerland
27 Jan 19
I refuse to count mine. I have in a small shoe racks the few pairs I always use, all the others are in their box, I take them out when I intend to use. I have to contact a vintage store and sell half of those I have.
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• India
27 Jan 19
@LadyDuck what's your size?
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jan 19
I only have a few pair I could wear out. I was surprised I had so many actually.
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@allknowing (130088)
• India
27 Jan 19
When I was working I had shoes and sandals to match my clothes For occasions they were different may be with a gold or silver buckle here and there. Then there were shoes for the rainy weather, keds for walking. ............. I am a senior now. I do not socialise nor can I wear shoes with heels I have a a couple for home use and another couple when I decide to go out - local shopping, visiting friends, bank and such outings. My shoe rack has shoes - good old shoes that I do not wear now
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@allknowing (130088)
• India
27 Jan 19
@JudyEv I hardly move out of the house and I yet have to give away those shoes that I do not use any more but do not know who will have them.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 19
@allknowing Do you have any relatives who might benefit from them? What about some of the people who came to the party?
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jan 19
Most of my shoes are old now too and not fit to wear if I go out. In fact your shoe situation sounds much like mine.
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@LadyDuck (454862)
• Switzerland
27 Jan 19
I refuse to count my shoes, I know that have far too many, but I do not even know how many I have. I know what I do not have, no sneakers and no flip-flops. Most of my shoes are leather shoes bought in Italy.
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@LadyDuck (454862)
• Switzerland
27 Jan 19
@JudyEv I have boots and heavy shoes for bad weather, but I never bought sneakers. I just bought a pair of nice warm boot like indoor shoes, those are so warm and comfortable.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jan 19
Because we are out in our paddocks so much I get a lot of wear out of my sneakers. And I don't want to throw them out until they are worn out.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
27 Jan 19
I couldn't count my shoes if you paid me. We go out a lot, so I have lots of dressy shoes - heels of different heights, open toe, closed toe, and sandals. I also work out at the gym, walk, golf, and play tennis, so I need the appropriate shoes or sneakers for them. I wear ballerina flats, regular flats, flip flops, sandals, Uggs (up north) and rain boots. And only buy high end designer shoes, sandals, flip flops, and boots, such as Chanel, etc. I do buy cheap flips flops for hanging around the house. We have a busy social life, so I need a good variety. I do give my shoes to my new DIL, because we wear the same size.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
28 Jan 19
@nela13 . The sizes are different in all countries. I'd cram my foot into anything if the shoe was pretty. (Not really). European 38, US 8. medium width
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 19
@DianneN As a teenager I bought shoes that were SO tight but they looked SO nice I had to have them.
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@nela13 (55684)
• Portugal
27 Jan 19
Which size do you wear Dianne?
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@responsiveme (22932)
• India
27 Jan 19
Excepting for the boots and 3 pairs of sneakers(, have 1 pair, ) my collection is like yours. We need open sandals for summer
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@ptrikha_2 (45331)
• India
28 Jan 19
@JudyEv but winters in Australia are not so extreme!
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@ptrikha_2 (45331)
• India
28 Jan 19
@JudyEv at home, I have additional slippers(or are they flipflops?)
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jan 19
Yes, I have different shoes for summer and winter.
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
27 Jan 19
Those Italians can sure make great shoes! I also have five pairs of shoes and pair or rubber boots that I wear over a pair of shoes in the winter. I have a pair that I only wear inside the house.
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
28 Jan 19
@JudyEv Do you have lots of snow and ice and puddles in winter?
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 19
In Australia we don't often see the rubber boots that you can wear over other shoes.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Jan 19
@1hopefulman No snow where we live and mostly we're able to stay out of the wet places. But I do have rubber boots if I need them.
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@marguicha (214281)
• Chile
27 Jan 19
I used to buy many not very expensive but beautiful sandals to wear during summer. Summer calls me to wearing more color than winter. Now I wear one of my 2 pairs of sneakers during winter (when I found Sketchers I gave away the rest). As for sandals, I had to give them all away when I discovered that I coul only wear one type. I have 2 decent ones and 3 pair of flip flops.
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@marguicha (214281)
• Chile
31 Jan 19
@JudyEv Our feet changes with time.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 19
Some of the shoes I have aren't comfortable any more. I should give them away.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Jan 19
I have about five pairs right now.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 19
I don't think men need as many. Vince has several pairs that our son has given him. Our son insists that you should only wear one pair for perhaps a week then switch to another pair. He is talking Nikes of course.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jan 19
@JudyEv I wear mostly my yellow boots. They can withstand just about anything, but are not great for hiking. I almost wiped out today once because my friend told me there would be no mud but was wrong or not listening. I also have some sneakers that I wear in warmer weather, and some hiking boots that I could have put on today but did not. There are some dusty wingtips somewhere in my closet, and some flip flips that I wear in casual situations when it's above 55 F. So I guess I'm a bit of a "shoe horse," with five pairs, but mostly wear one of two pairs.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 19
@TheHorse 'Wingtips' are foreign to me but that's okay. Our son says Vince should wear one pair of sneakers for a while then give them a rest and wear another pair. Stops them getting smelly apparently. That part makes a bit of sense.
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@JustBhem (70601)
• Davao, Philippines
27 Jan 19
When I was not sick, I used to have like 7 pair of shoes and I wear them each day, depending on the mood and for our office attire. Then when I got sick, I only have 2 pairs but I seldom wear the other one. I love shoes ever since.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jan 19
I know many people love shoes. Most of mine I have had a long time.
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@JustBhem (70601)
• Davao, Philippines
27 Jan 19
@JudyEv My old pairs are somewhere I forgot where I put them. Lol
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@nela13 (55684)
• Portugal
27 Jan 19
I have a lot of shoes, boots, sandals, flipflops and sneakers, but I always need one more
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 19
Yay! I am really to find someone has perhaps as many as me! I didn't think I had a lot but it seems I do.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Jan 19
@nela13 I was a bit embarrassed when I reaslised I had so many.
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@nela13 (55684)
• Portugal
28 Jan 19
@JudyEv I don't think you have too many, it is a good number I have 10 pairs of sneakers and I didn't count the rest
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@fluffy69 (4956)
27 Jan 19
Wow you have so many shoes. I only have few.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 19
@fluffy69 I now feel I have to go through my shoes and throw out those I don't wear. My husband doesn't have so many either.
@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jan 19
I would have thought other people would have had more than me but it seems not. :)
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@fluffy69 (4956)
27 Jan 19
@JudyEv i live in a tropical country and i am a man. You know i only have one casual pair of shoes and one pair of formal shoes. My wife has only 5 pairs. She used to have so many pairs but always wore a particular pair so, the rest peeled off.
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@didinedhia (8475)
• Algeria
27 Jan 19
2 old oneslike really old like 2 years old looooooooooooool
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 19
Some of mine would be 20 years old but they still look okay.
@Sheali (7461)
• India
27 Jan 19
I have only 2 pairs of shoes and a few sandals..
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jan 19
Goodness, I seem to have more shoes than anyone here. I'm really surprised.
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@Sheali (7461)
• India
27 Jan 19
@JudyEv Lucky you
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• United States
27 Jan 19
Right now I think I have 4 pairs of shoes. I have a pair of flat summer sandals that I wear around the house and to go out to the laundry room, then I have my pair of hiking boots that I wear when we go to the park or if I need to walk to the store. I also have 2 pairs of wedge high heels, but I hardly ever have the chance to wear them
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 19
And that's probably enough. I have way too many. Perhaps I'll go through them and throw out those I don't wear.
@snowy22315 (168368)
• United States
27 Jan 19
Honestly, I have never counted them all, and some are in advanced state of wear and probably should be discarded. If I had to guess I would say 10 to 15 pairs, but that would include flip flops and boots. Ladyduck says she has a lot of shoes, I hope she sees this..lol.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 19
LadyDuck isn't saying just how many she has - neither is Dianne!
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@marlina (154183)
• Canada
27 Jan 19
I have only a few necessary shoes. Hate shopping.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 19
Shopping for shoes is hard work. They feel fine in the shop but not so good when you get home.
@Tampa_girl7 (48855)
• United States
27 Jan 19
I have two pairs of sneakers, One pair of flip flops, three pairs of dress shoes, several pairs of slippers and one pair of moccasins which I wear mostly.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 19
That sounds a very reasonable number. I think I'm going to have to cull mine. I feel a bit guilty having so many after reading the responses here!
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@1creekgirl (40170)
• United States
27 Jan 19
I think I have over 30, counting all of them. I love your Italian sandals. Right now I'm restricted on the kind of shoes I can wear until this dang inflamed nerve in my foot completely heals. No high heels for now.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 19
I'm glad someone has more than me. I was starting to feel right out of it for a while.
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@Happy2BeMe (99426)
• Canada
27 Jan 19
I like the sandals in the picture. I would love a pair of those. I have lots of shoes and boots but a lot of them I very rarely wear. For the most part there are 3 or 4 pairs that I wear on a regular basis.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 19
Mostly it's sneakers for me now and thongs (flipflops ) in the house. I need to cull some of my shoes.
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