To be shocked that you can buy a pair if shoes for £4

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Bemyclementine · 28/07/2022 12:25

In primark? I saw someone post on a Facebook group, lots of people raving about them. A couple if people questioning ut.

I kniw good shoes can be expensive, and I know the saying (not exactly...)that a poor man pays £10 for boots that last 6 months, a rich man pays £50 and they last 10 years.

But still, they must be crap, they can't be comfortable or good fir your feet, not to mention the conditions if the people making them?

I know there's a cost if living crisis, I am struggling very much myself. I'm lucky that in years gone by I bought decent shoes that I can still wear.

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IncessantNameChanger · 30/07/2022 12:59

NeverDropYourMooncup · 28/07/2022 23:39

Well, I suppose I could go to work in a £55 strapless purple nylon ballgown and a pair of knackered size 8 men's workboots in mustard yellow for £20/mix it up with a pair of size 3 silver stiletto heeled sandals that need reheeling and straps cut off and swapped for string.

But I think I might just be told that I'm not meeting the required standards for professional business attire - and that I'm a trip/fire hazard.

Personally, though, I'd rather have a pair of shoes in my size and some trousers that fit my backside, my abdomen and my leg length. Something difficult enough when buying new, never mind when going through charity shops mostly stocked with clothes from house clearances as the best stuff goes to dealers.

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🤣🤣🤣 exactly what I was thinking. You could self flagullate yourself in a 1960s nylon dress your nan would have chosen in 1970 to clean her oven, to prove your self worth, or just go on vinted and buy cheap ethical outfit that looks passable.

I can just as easily buy pre loved converse on Vinted for £5 as I could buy any random shit just because its in my size in Oxfam. Unless I look every week for a few months I dont see much wearable clothes in plus size in charity shops and I look A LOT

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