When you buy new shoes, do you just buy a pair the same as your old ones, or completely different ones?

15 comments

1. I have been buying the same type of New Balance now for about a decade, i vary colours but I so want an identical replacement next time.

2. Depends on the shoes.

3. I bought two pairs 15 years ago. Haven’t started on the second pair yet.

4. Trainers its hard to get the same ones as the brands often rotates colour schemes within a product line.

   Shoes and boots go in and out of fashion so it’s whatever is available that looks good.

   Walking boots it’s whatever is available in the shop the day I go in my size. Just changed from Scarpa to Garmont for example.

5. Same one, same colour, ideally an outdated model so it’s cheaper than this year’s model

6. I buy a new pair of grey/black Vans slip ons every August payday, and I have done since I was about 14. Chuck out the old pair and wear them every day.

7. Same ones. It’s also something I put off buying for as long as possible, I hate spending money on boring stuff.

8. Depends what’s going cheap

9. I don’t think I’ve ever had the same pair of shoes twice, I love a bit of variety and change in style.

10. Whatever is the best of the less than £30 bunch.

11. I would, and have done, but shoes seem to be a right pain in the arse to buy sometimes. The same pair may disappear by the next year, or double in price. I can go through different websites and find them, but they only have size 4 or 14.

12. The same or similar to the ones that have just worn out.

13. I buy whatever I can find that fits me, looks OK, is reasonably quality and isn’t overly expensive. Preferably when the sales are on.

14. Depends. If I liked the previous pair and they’re still available I’ll buy again. If they wore out too fast or I didn’t like them so much for another reason I’ll buy something different.

15. I normally rebuy the same ones, but unfortunately, my last pair was slightly different and not as good as they used to be so going to have to find a new set next time. (normally 1 pair every few years.)