Putting cardboard in shoes to make them last longer - anyone else ?

[steve2470]

My dad, who survived the Great Depression, insisted I do this. Anyone else ?

[MiddleFingerMom]

1. When I was a college student and couldn't afford to get them...

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... re-soled (or get a new pair), the cardboard would go in (and get
replaced constantly) only AFTER the hole(s) started showing up in
my sole(s).
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[steve2470]

2. yea that's why my Dad wanted to me to do it nt

[yankeepants]

3. I was just thinking about this yesterday

My mother, Polly, 1918-2011, used to tell us about putting cardboard in their shoes and polishing them with a banana peel. I still have my dad's (same age as mom) homemade shoe shine box that he would run all over detroit with. I have a million rich stories from their collective pasts that help me everyday.

Those were some tough times. I wish I had Them both here to tell me more.

yp

[MiddleFingerMom]

4. MiddleFingerMomDad was a Depression baby from a large family...

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... and we used to tease him because, all 80 years of his life, he
would eat his meals with his elbows on the table and his arms
encircling his plate, still subconsciously keeping his siblings from
stealing his food.
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[yankeepants]

5. I was the last of 7 kids in addition to the 4-5 foster kids wemhad at any one time

You really had to master the "boarding house reach" to get your fair share. There was never any animosity just frenzy. I am now a dog trainer and understand all of their little possession quirks. Funny how these things work out.

[RueVoltaire]

6. I had to do that in the 1980's, and some of my shoes were already made of paper.

Volume Shoe Source, anyone? My shoes would turn mushy in the rain, and my toes would poke out the end, so I would color my white socks with black marker, so nobody would notice.
Also, wore plastic bread bags inside my moonboots, to try and keep my feet dry.
Poverty taught me a lot, but mostly that it sucks.

[GoCubsGo]

7. We used to use bread bags in our snow boots.

But, it was to get them off easier rather than to keep our feet dry.

[Kali]

8. that isn't where they wear out now

plus not very many people walk enough to wear out soles anyway

[enough]

9. Right. They fall apart long before you might actually wear through the soles. (nt)