Shoes destroyed (pictures included)

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NC as potentially outing.

£45 pair of trainers look like this after 6weeks of wear, manufacturer says its 'wear and tear'. My son is 3.5 years, size 11.5 shoes.

AIBU in thinking this isn't normal wear and tear?

Pics are of ours and a google image of the nearest equivalent!

Looks pretty normal. No idea why you would spend so much money on 3 years olds shoes though, thats insane.

I don't think they are destroyed. Are the soles ok?

Geox shoes are bloody expensive. Having bought Geox shoes for years, because they were great quality, the last couple of pairs of geox shoes I bought fell apart relatively quickly. And that's why I now go to Clarks.

Monster size feet for a 3 year old

They look scuffed but also look like they have plenty of wear left in them.

I got my son a pair of geox for school last September and they were trashed and unwearable by December. The sole had come away from the shoe. Clark’s have always lasted for us, never buying geox again. Has the white bit at the front of the shoe come away?

They don't look destroyed to me either, just scuffed. Nothing is breaking apart there.

That's what dts ended up like after using their feet as scooter breaks, it's just scuffing.

I would say normal and that it's damage not a fault, you can't stop shoes from scuffing if they connect with the floor at the toe

They are fabulously sturdy shoes, my ds age 4.5 has had them and worn them daily for 4 months and when i purchased them they cost £23 in the sale. School shoes however do not last anywhere near as long as there trainers!

tbh buying trainers worth that much for a 3 year old is a bit optimistic! Kids mess up their stuff quickly playing. You would be better off buying a cheap pair for playing out and a slightly smarter pair for best. I still however wouldn't pay that much for a toddler's trainers.

Looks normal to me as well

Couldn't agree more OP.
Mine doesn't climb trees, play sports or ride a bike/scooter because he's dyspraxic but he always wears the front toes of his shoes really quickly.

I wouldn’t be happy OP. But I doubt you get anywhere with a complaint as it does look as though he has been dragging the toes of his trainers along as he rides his bike or something.

£45 on a pair of trainers for a 3.5 year old???????

FORTY FIVE POUNDS for a 3 year old shoes?! More fool you.

I spent £40 on my D's 4 at the time Geox savages, and they lasted a year of constant wear before they got small, money well spent.whereashis£10 cheapies only lasted 1month.

So he has big feet, he's 110cm tall so the size of a 5 year old. We massively struggled to find shoes in size 11.5 that weren't school shoes or lace up trainers. I'd been everywhere. I didn't want trainers but these were a literally a last resort, I was shocked at £45.

He just does normal play. He has a scooter but only goes on it maybe once or twice a week.

I'll accept if I'm being unreasonable but I'd assumed shoes at that price are designed to last more than a few weeks. I think they look awful, tatty and like they are worn out. Not just scuffs but lumps off them.

Manufacturer has just done a U turn and offered £25 voucher which covers a new pair of shoes in the sale.

So I guess the question is - where do I buy shoes if I don't want them to cost me £1 a day!

Outing because I have family on here so the point is all my other posts can't be linked :)

Yabu. Buy cheaper shoes until he stops riding ride-on toys or whatever else it is he's doing to cause this. Decathlon and Sports Direct do velcro trainers much cheaper, as do most supermarkets.

My kid used to do this he used his shoes as the brakes on his bike

I think they look more wrecked than they should to be honest.

I buy Campers for my scooter-bike-foot dragging DS - they get an absolute hammering, but last so well and look pretty good until he outgrows them.

So I guess the question is - where do I buy shoes if I don't want them to cost me £1 a day!

First step would be to let him wear these for a while still, there is life in them yet.

They're only scuffed

So I guess the question is - where do I buy shoes if I don't want them to cost me £1 a day!

supermarkets, outdoor shops (decathlon own brand is good)

Oh, and they are NOT destroyed. A tad over dramatic OP.