Really disappointed at the quality of supermarket shoes

[Tiredofwhataboutery]

Specifically George at Asda. Kids went back to school in August, bought them all new shoes. The first pair a sort of patent leather lookalike boot fell apart in two weeks. Others took longer but not pair made it to the October holidays. I got myself a pair of trainers at the same time and it’s like the inside of the shoe has collapsed so it feels really thin underfoot. Perhaps they aren’t designed to walked in?

I’ve since replaced everyone’s shoes with other ones that hopefully have a bit more longevity.

I know they were cheap and possibly what should you expect from shoes in the £15 and under category. I’d expect at least 2-3 months though. Am I just unlucky or are supermarket generally short lived? I’ve had good experiences with Aldi before but none in yhe right size this year.

No idea why anyone would waste money on kids shoes ft a supermarket, go without yourself and buy your kids decent fitted shoes.

One of my kids Asda shoes fell apart after 3 weeks too, that's a record even for Asda. I've now bought them some Clarks for over double the price but they seem to be holding up a lot better. I should have done that to begin with but I was like ah it will be fine but as the saying goes, by cheap, buy twice.

Surely it’s common sense not to buy shoes from companies who don’t specialise in making shoes?

My DD’s Sainsbury’s school shoes lasted over a year. Ditto her school trainers.

I got kickers thinking they would last but they’ve already been torn to shreds.

Buy cheap, buy twice...

We got some kickers for ds this year, they’ve lasted til half term and I think they’ll possibly survive til Christmas but beyond that is anyone’s guess!
russell and Bromley used to stock a range of shoes called Rhino or something and they were absolutely indestructible- he walks a mile and a half each way to and from school in all weathers including often taking himself through what I can only describe as a bog - the shoes survived!
And now our local R&B don’t have a kids dept (not sure if it’s country wide, possibly?) it’s back to Clarks, we went through 4 pairs last year as they just fell apart quickly. Honestly I give up!
But I wouldn’t consider supermarket shoes for him, he plays football in them at lunch etc.

Not everyone can afford Clarks prices though, my son is heavy footed and Clarks do tend to last. Try Clarks outlet online definitely cheaper then the outlet stores and quiet often have extra money off sales items .

I sometimes pick up cheap weekend shoes, or school disco shoes, from supermarkets as know they won’t get a lot of wear. But for school shoes have always gone with start Rite and they’ve always lasted until they’ve been grown out of. £45ish a pop, but she does ALOT of mileage in them.

I get it’s disappointing, but I suppose it’s similar to buying supermarket trainers for running. You really quality trainers stand up to high impact mileage.

My ex is always buying our DD cheap shoes and it drives me nuts - it's a totally pointless waste of money, because they fall apart long before she can outgrow them, and they are shit for children's feet (or anyone's feet). I do get the point about affording them, but there are a lot of things I'd prioritise after a decent pair of shoes, just because you know you will spend the money twice or three times otherwise.

This is where Vimes Boot Theory comes in. A pair of shoes for £50 will last all year. A pair for £20 will last 2 months and won't be comfortable or protective. Being poor is expensive.

Really expensive mot/ servicing so was feeling exceptionally poor. I knew they were a stopgap shoe but I thought they’d last a few months.
Thankfully I’d been paid by the time they started falling apart.

That’s interesting. I had wondered if all supermarkets would be equally bad or if some are doing a better job.

I’m pretty sure George stuff from Asda has a 100 day guarantee.

Dd2 would always wear a hole in the bottom of her clarks shoes by the may half term without fail. I’d usually buy Asda shoes to see her through the last half term but they would never have lasted longer than that! If you want them to last don’t buy them from Asda.

Take them back for a refund. They should last more than 2 weeks! Put that towards a Clarks Outlet purchase.

Couldn’t find the receipt and they possibly would of accepted bank transaction but I’m rural so 45 minutes each way plus petrol for £8 worth of boots.

I did manage to get a fab pair of sorrel boots on sale for £40 which are still looking pretty new despite being worn for two months.

I’d take them back for such a short useful life.

You think OP should go barefoot?

also if you spend £120 on Onclouds, buy twice

I’ve just replaced DD’s school shoes, we always get Ricosta, not cheap but they were outgrown and still looked almost brand new after 10 months wear. £58, so £5.80 a month.

Cheap shoes are never worth it but appreciate it’s the initial outlay that is a barrier.

I like supermarket clothes but the only shoes I will buy are trainers for school PE, slippers, wellies or party shoes that get barely worn. School shoes are always premium.

I wouldn't expect supermarket shoes to last more than 5 minutes or be comfortable at all.

"The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles. But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while a poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet."

They are cheap for a reason . Buy decent shoes .

I think it depends on the brand and how much the individual child wears them out. Last year we bought from Tesco and ds's shoes were battered within 3 months. I did look at shoes for dd1 but her feet are very narrow and I couldn't find the correct fitting so we went for Next instead. He plays football at break and lunch whereas she doesn't so that might impact the wear and tear, both kids do walk back and forth to school two times a week though. I decided to go back to Clarks this year as they do an extra narrow fit which is perfect for dd1. For ds we tried Next and so far so good.