To not want to throw away my old dirty Converse?

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I've had these at least six years and I live in them. They've been through the wash many a time but clearly it's not working anymore! So I bought some new ones but I can't bear the thought of throwing my old ones away, they're so comfy and easy to chuck on. AIBU to not want to get rid of them or do they look bloody disgusting and you would scoff if you saw someone wearing such dirty shoes out in public?

Quick soak with some Ace and bicarb then chuck them in the wash, you’ll be surprised how clean they come up!

Buy new laces and wear the comfy old ones

Is that a Frenchie in the background??

Maybe they’d go for a fortune on eBay to a shoe pervert?

White trainers will always get dirty! I would suggest a different colour next time 😂

I wouldn’t judge though.

@CaptainCabinets

Quick soak with some Ace and bicarb then chuck them in the wash, you’ll be surprised how clean they come up!

Ooh I didn't know this! Thank you I will get some new laces and do this

1. I wear my converse until they are much more disgusting than that. 2. I find it usually only takes a few years to break in a new pair of converse. I usually have 2 pairs of converse on the go; a comfy, well-worn everyday pair and a newer pair that I wear occasionally until they become comfy. So I think there is room in your life for both pairs.

Sell to a perv.

@Rotundandhappy

Is that a Frenchie in the background??

That's a PS4 controller and game storage thing but it does look like a frenchie!! But funnily enough I do have my frenchie boy right next to me now doing stinky farts

Should say a few wears not years.

Those of you that wash yours, what cycle/temperature do you do them at, and do you put them in with other stuff? Pillowcase or something around them? I have two pairs festering I haven't abandoned just yet, may be worth a try!

My trainers are looking a bit scruffy but they're so comfy and I can't find the same ones so I'll keep them until I can find new ones that I like.

Also I like your PJ'S 😂😂😂😁

They look pretty clean to me. Keep them as a pair for when you might get dirty/wet feet? The other ones for best? I still have the pair I had in my first year of uni - 30 years ago.

God, I must be disgusting if you think these are bad . I wear mine til they get actual holes in them.

Meh, Converse are meant to look a bit beaten up imo. They're fine.

It's just the laces that want replacing really. If you don't have any Ace or bicarb, try Cif on the rubber areas. That should bring them up a treat.

With Converse older the better imo

Oh my god that’s your idea of dirty white converse?! Mine are literally seventy five shades dirtier than yours.

@legohouse

With Converse older the better imo

I remember 15 years ago my mum washed my converse and I was angry with her for a week.

I think the "less clean" ones make your feet look smaller, this may or may not be a good thing. I'd keep them.

Dampen a Magic Eraser and use on the white rubber. Brings them up a treat!

Wow haha i must be a major scruff. I wear mine until the rubber literally starts ripping apart and holes become so bad they are unwearable. My current and only. Pair are very discoloand have started with the holes but should have a few years left in them i hope.

Discoloured lol

We call them Chuck Taylor’s in the US. I haven’t heard them called Converse before.

If you saw mine you’d think yours look brand new. Keep them if they are comfy.

I also think yours aren't bad enough to really count as dirty old Converse yet... however if you are ready to shuffle them down a rung, can then become your new "dirty jobs" shoes? I have a pair of very very old faded black Converse that are incredibly comfy which I keep in a box in my wardrobe and only wear for things like staining the garden fence or emulsioning up a ladder: where you need shoes on but don't want to get paint on a smart pair.