Are Dr Martens worth the money

[WhenTheDragonsCame]

My DD1 (14) is in need of her third pair of school shoes this year. I don't know how she does it but she ruins shoes in no time. I have looked on the Dr Martens website but they are £95 for a pair.

Is it worth that much or am I better off buying more cheaper pairs? If they will last a whole year I don't mind but if I am buying another pair in September it is going to be expensive!

Thank you

[MrsJayy]

22yr old got her s at 16 look new dd2got Hera at 15 for school she was hard on shows and she is nearly 18 still love them worth every penny IMO

[fastdaytears]

OMG I am near enough to Northampton and I had no idea!

[lastqueenofscotland]

Are you anywhere near northants? There is a factory shop in a village there that sells them for a pittance

[Makemineacabsauv]

Op if your dd is only a 5 buy them from a children's only shoe shop then you do t pay tax on them. That's where I got my dd's but she has since grown into adult sizes. Got the ones she wanted for around £60 and they were £95 elsewhere.

[ColinFirthsGirth]

My doc martens are over 20 years old and still look in great condition. I wore the shoes at school and they were comfy and stout. Fabulous shoes

[fastdaytears]

Oh and I saw these in a shop today and they were so cute they made my ovaries hurt

www.drmartens.com/uk/Kids-Infants/Dr-Martens-Tully-Kids-Shoe/p/15654002

[fastdaytears]

Aww memories! My favourite DMs were handed down from two older sisters and were still amazing. Sadly my feet grew faster so I didn't get them for as long as I wanted before they went on to someone else.

Anyway if your DD's feet have stopped growing she can have her own pair!

[Sometimesithinkimbonkers]

Both my DC have hypermobile joints and have put them in DM's it's been 4 months and they are like new!
Try Amazon much cheaper or even the schuh sale. Much cheaper than £90

[ExasperatedAlmostAlways]

My daughter got a pair Xmas 2014, they still look immaculate but I don't think wel get alot more use as think she's moved up a size.

[Thebookswereherfriends]

I bought a pair of DM's when I started secondary school and was still wearing them when I left. Apart from being a little more scuffed, they were fine. I stopped wearing them because I thought I needed something a bit more glam for college, but they were the most comfortable shoes I have ever owned and when I can afford them again I think I will buy another pair.

[JustDanceAddict]

If feet have stopped growing, then yes. I had some boots for years from age 19 to mid-20s - wore them constantly!!

[Hulababy]

13y DD's are the canvas flowery ones and they have been really comfortable from the start btw.

[Hulababy]

Yes, def worth it once feet have stopped growing.

Mind you, my new ones really really hurt when I first got them. They hurt right over the top of my foot. I didn't remember that from when I was younger. I had to do the whole putting wax on and wearing them for short periods of time each day and gradually building it up. I can now do a day in them but my the top of my feet feel a bit tender afterwards. Not sure I could wear them all day every day, even though I've worn them most weekends since October!

I do have spectacularly dodgy feet when it comes to shoes and I do know, however, once they are properly worn in they become the most comfortable shoes ever.

[WhenTheDragonsCame]

I thought I was ordering a large size 5 but a small size 5 turned up. They were very cute but even DD3 is a size 10 now.

I have just ordered the pair off ebay for £50, but in Navy not black

I think I had some when I was in year 5 (yep I am that old as well) but I can't remember how much they cost.

Thank you all, hopefully this will be an end to the 4+ pairs of school shoes a year!

[noisytoys]

When you have stopped growing DMs are cheap. I have 4 pairs on rotation, the oldest is 10 years old. At £100 they work out £10/year and have many years left in them. You can't get cheaper shoes when you work it out like that.

[PirateSmile]

DS1 has docs for school. He walks to school and I wanted him in a decent pair of shoes. They are well worth the money imho.

[HermioneWeasley]

Another one with a pair that's 20+ years old!

[WidowWadman]

I have a pair of DMs that is coming up to 19 years and I still wear it. Definitely worth the money.

[hattymattie]

DD2 - has a calf length pair and a low ankle boot type pair. They always look good and last for years. Go for it.

[sillyoldfool]

My mum bought me DMs when I was 15. They finally wore out (the leather went, the soles were still ok) last year. I'm 34.

[ThisHorseCalledDonny]

Yes. They are.

[RandomMess]

They were school uniform for my eldest, fabulous idea all around!

[moggiek]

Have various pairs of DMs that I've been wearing for 20 years

[CraftyMissus]

Oh goodness they're worth more than their money I think!

My DH has problems with his feet, when we first met could barely walk. I insisted on new shoes when he started hospital treatment... A local shoe shop suggested DMs as they're one of the few that make a style that wont upset all the issues and can hold his insoles.

Combine a funny walk, bad feet and gravel yards at work and each pair lasts a year and a half in good nick. Then he buys himself a new set and keeps the old ones for scruffs... Usually they're still okay when the newer pair is ready to become scruffs!

[Justtrying]

I wore DMs for school in fifth form, showing my age and then lived in them at uni, same pair never wore anything else. Eventually bought myself a pair of cherry red boots once I graduated still have them and wear them occasionally 20 years later.
Well worth the cost, but thick socks and a bit of perseverance required until feet get used to them.