And people thought I was a little excessive!

Yes but his trainers are not all on cedar shoe-trees like yours are 🙂

From memory:
5 pairs shoes
2 pairs boots
1 pair wellies
4 pairs trainers
3 pair cycling shoes
1 pair football boots
1 pair sandals

Was thinking that was a lot, but looking at some of your posts, maybe not.

I’ve got:

1 pair general trainers/approach shoes
1 pair brown leather ankle boots
1 pair rigger boots
1 pair black leather work shoes
1 pair brown leather work shoes
1 pair smelly biohazard standard sport sandals

and
1 pair mtb shoes
2 pairs of road shoes
4 or 5 pairs of climbing shoes
1 pair winter walking boots

BUT I regard the last 8pairs as sports equipment, so they don’t really count for purposes of the front page survey 😉

– 3 pairs of work shoes
– 3 pairs of Puma trainers
– 2 pairs of Sketchers trainers
– off road running shoes
– road running shoes
– 2 pairs of S-Works MTB shoes
– S-Works road shoes
– Northwave Fahrenheit winter boots
– Northwave Celsius winter boots
– wellies
– ski boots (albeit presently misplaced!)
– 2 pairs of flip flops

That’s 19 pairs, I’m actually quite surprised by that!

some of you lot are like women…… 😆

DrJ, only the good ones get the cedar treatment! (And yes, it’s worth doing! One pair of Oxfords is about twenty years old now. From Oxford as well, as it happens.)

Hmmm…

Brogues x 3
Brogue boots x 3
Oxfords x 2
Dress shoes x 1
Chelsea Boots x 4
Chukka boots (colours various) x 5
Deck shoes x 2
Plimsoles x 5
Running shoes x 7
Walking boots x 2
Trainers x 2
Moccassins x 3
Flip flops x 2
Wellies x 2
Cycling shoes x 2

I make that 45 – blimey

Hmmmmm.

Brown chelsea boots
Black chelsea boots
Black chelsea boots
deck shoes (knackered)
walking shoes (knackered)
spd shoes
Five Tens (knackered and heading for bin)
Tevas (replacing the above)
Wellingtons (winter)
Sandals (much of the summer)

I buy several pairs of work shoes at the same time, so that I have to do it as rarely as possible….

sidi road
fizik road
adidas mtb
shimano mtb
shimano winter mtb

trickers brogues
trickers brogues
trickers boot brogues
grenson boot brogues
grenson oxford brogues
grenson brogues
some leather slip on holiday/poolside/wear with linen trousers/jumper over shoulders/for 30º and above destinations

walking boots
a pair of brown leather walsh running pumps 🙄 (trainers are for sports people and teenagers, i am neither)

Absolute madness, you lot are like ladies. I have:

1 pair black shoes,
1 pair running trainers,
1 pair decent walking boots (Need cleaning),
1 pair of holey walking boots for gardening,
1 pair Nikes that have just got holes in the soles 🙁
1 pair £20 canvas 5:10s from PSA that I now use all the time due to holes above
1 pair £26 Teva links from yesterdays PSA on their way to me

I am staggered by this. Some of you lot are clearly running an n plus 1 rule for shoes. I like to think I’m running a 1 in, 1 out system as I’ve on about 6 pairs for years.

Work –
Chelsea boots
Brogues

Play –
northwave spd shoes
northwave spd boots
Shimano road shoes
Specialized spd shoes
NB running shoes
Mammut boots
Berghaus boots
Old Salomons

Inbetween-
Brown trainer type things
White nike trainer type things
Crocs
Fitflop clogs
2 pairs Kickers
1 pair bizzare square toed Italian things
Slippers

17 pairs – quite normal I think… 😕

I forgot sandals etc so that’s another two pairs = 25 so far…..

I can’t believe I actually have more shoes than O’Flashearty. And I don’t even have to have lots of “suit” shoes anymore. 😆

Too many to go listing them out here.

2 Oxford
3 Half Brogue
2 Full Brogue
3 smart leather shoes/boots for casual
2 unsmart leather boots for casual
2 Docksides
1 Approach
1 Walking Boot
2 Running
1 Tennis
1 Astro
2 Rugby
1 Golf
1 Cricket
1 Ski
4 SPD shoes
1 SPD Boot
2 Road Shoes
2 Wellies
1 Work Boot
a few pairs of old running shoes
1 Crocs
1 Leather Sandal
1 Trail Sandal

DD, it’s probably a lot easier for you to store lots of shoes, though. Don’t take up as much space! 😉

42/43…like the UK average Flashy. Most of my horizontal efforts went where it’s important.

I have a massive nose.

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I am not going to list them ,but 8 are cycling related 😳

I have a massive nose.

#strangest

Footflaps can you come and organise my shoe cupboard (no lets make it life)?

Cycling:
– Bont road
– Shimano road
– Diadora road
– Vittoria leather jobs for retro rides on the Merckx
– Addidas winter boots
– Specialised SPD
– Scott SPD

Casual:
– Gazelle
– cushe slip ons
– Sole filpflops x2
– house slippers (not tartan!!!!) x2

Work/formal
– Loakes x 3 Black brown tan
– Tan Chelsea boots
– Merrell boots for out side

Recreational pursuits
– Wellies x2
– Salmon goretex
– Dubarry sailing shoes
– Walking boots
– Walking sandals x2

25 there I think. Less than I imagined but pales into insignificance against Mrs W.

Just a thank you to OP for helping me avoid doing any work!

Smart Work
Suit
Casual Trainers
Casual Boots

So four. The rest aren’t shoes, they are equipment

Road Shoes
Shoes for flats
MTB SPDs
Hiking boots
Climbing shoes
Ski boots
Running trainers
Astro turf boots
Football boots
Wellies

Footflaps can you come and organise my shoe cupboard (no lets make it life)?

Step 1 is to build a massive workshop / shoe store…..

Step 1 is to build a massive workshop / shoe store…..

Know any good brickies?

Pair of goretex salomon gutties
Pair of asics runners
Pair of brown boots
Pair of black dress shoes
Pair of mockasin type shoes aswell, but I never wear them, the sole is too thin and hurts me if i walk anymore than half a mile in them.

I’ll generally wear these until there are holes in them and them buy new.

Blimey!

Of my five pairs, two are knackered and need replacing, one was from a charity shop, and one is permanently muddy. The other pair are flip flops.

I’ve just realised that I’m going to have to buy a new pair of shoes then next time someone dies or gets married.

In order of height:

1 pair of Sorel 1964 Premiums in Tabacco
1 pairs of worn-out brown leather boots
1 pair of brown leather Caterpillar Abe boots
1 pairs of smart brown leather boots
1 pair of Converse hi-tops
1 pair of Gore-Tex Salomons (for biking)
1 pair of cheap Salomons
1 pair of black vans
1 pair of white vans
1 pair of Airwalks
1 pair of Duffs (or Etnies, not sure)
1 pair of Deklines
1 pair of slippers (do they count?)
1 pair of flip flops

Is this actually happening? Oh well WTF:

Each below is obviously one pair.

Sport
x1 running trainers
x1 old running trainers for MTB all year round
x1 football boots studs
x1 football boots studs spare
x1 football boots moulded
x1 football boots moulded spare
x1 football indoor
x1 walking boots
x1 squash/tennis trainers

Casual
x1 trainers

gardening
x2 old trainers

work
x2 shoes (1 pair to left at work for commuting days)

home
x1 slippers

summer
x1 Havaianas

16 in total, I could probably get rid of one pair, but all others serve a purpose.

Easily over 100 pairs, some of which I’ve never worn and some are the wrong size

some of you lot are like women……

You need to try much harder, Hun *kisses*

Hang on, let me think…

1x pair brown brogues
1x pair black oxfords
1x pair Merrell approach shoes
1x pair Merrell walking boots
1x pair running shoes (road)
1x pair running shoes (trail)
3x pair boots assault, combat high
1x pair brown oxfords
2x pairs wellies

Do flip flops count too?

willard: Not a single pair of cycling shoes?

Hmmm, I have somewhere north of 60 pairs.

In my defence I get given a lot of shoes for free from suppliers through work which is nice. But it also means that I never wear any out as the wear is spread over so many pairs. This means that they rarely get to the stage of getting thrown away.

Just checked – Oh dear. 😀

Trainers/Scruffs:
New Balance 530’s.
Vans Era.
Vans Era Suede.
Vans Chukka.
Vans Bedford. (They’re an American company – I don’t think they get it).

Bike:
Shimano 33 SPD’s.
Shimano 77 SPD’s.
Shimano 90 Flats.

Hike/Climb:
Karrimor Coniston.
Karrimor KSB 300.
Brasher Telica.
Decathlon rock shoes.
Salomon sandals.

Other:
Doc Martens, 8 hole, black.
Clarks Wallabees, black leather.
Clarks Wallabees, dark brown suede.
Clarks Wallabees, tan suede.
Clarks leather boots, dark brown.
Wellies.

How the HELL did that happen?

More than my wife.

2 x black formal*
2 x brown formal*
1 x Merrill walking boots
1 x mtb
1 x Spesh with spd cleats for touring, audax,road
1 x Shimano winter boots
1 x sidi road shoes
2 x running
1 x trainer
1 x wellies
2 x croc things

When I worked I used to commute by work and had a black and brown pair at work and pairs at home for when I went off to London Town etc. Now a pair of each kept at Mrs B’s. Wellies and 1 x Walmart croc copy’s kept in van for convenience.

At least I can count them!

Let’s see:

Leather

2 x Paul Smith tan brogues
1 x Edwards Derby tan brogues
1 x Loake Oxford black brogues
1 x Loake Oxford black
1 x Barker Derby black
1 x Camper Pelotas black
1 x Frank Wright tan suede camels

Fabric

1 x Barbour blue canvas
1 x Converse Chuck Taylor blue (double laces FTW)

Sport

1 x Mizuno trainers
1 x Specialized road
1 x Specialized MTB

Outside

1 x Reebok trainers (knackered – for decorating/DIY etc)
1 x Caterpiller boots brown (c20 years old, used for outside work)
1 x Hunter blue (natch, just to annoy the Dunlop and Le Chameau wearers alike)
1 x Aldi knock-off crocs for fetching firewood and taking the bins out

Well slap my thigh and call me Imelda!

Work
Everyday Clarkes Oxfords
Thick soled Army Surplus Oxfords
Leather soled Churches Oxfords
Leather soled Loakes Oxfords
Lowe Goretex Mountain boots
Haix PSU boots
Tuff PSU boots

Leisure
Spesh Carbon Expert SPD
Northwave Celsius SPD
Spesh Tahos
5:10 Freerider
Nike Mogan
Toggi Wanderer wellies
Meindl Borneo GTX walking boots
Karrimor Summit trainers
Some other cheap Karrimor trainers
And another pair of cheap Karrimor trainers
Gilbert Rugby boots
Merrel sandals
Seashoes
Brown brogues
Nike Air trainers
New Balance trainers.
a pair of nondescript grey and brown fashion shoes that I haven’t got round to binning yet.

have you guys actually gone and catalogued them all, or is this from memory ?

If the latter, I’m impressed 🙂

as far as I can remember :

2 pairs work shoes
2 or 3 pairs brown work/casual
more than 2 but less than 5 pairs of trainers

bike :

2 pairs mtb
1 pair road
1 pair velodrome
1 pair defrosters 🙂

and some slippers !!!

have you guys actually gone and catalogued them all, or is this from memory ?

If the latter, I’m impressed

Memory. But mainly because I wear them all with reasonable regularity (work shoes on rotation, though one pair of the Paul Smiths have now developed cracks in the leather – that’s why I have two pairs!).

This thread has cheered me up.

22 I think

3 x smart / formal shoes
4 x casual shoes
2 x walking trainers
3 x casual trainers
1 pair road running shoes
4 x fell running shoes
2 x cycling shoes
2 x hiking boots
2 x rock climbing shoes
3 x sandals / flip flops

So 25 pairs, I’ve probably missed a couple of pairs but by my reckoning thats about £2000 tied up in shoes.