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  • Why is there a square of sandpaper stuck to the inside of a shoe box?
  • lunge
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    Your random question of the day is this. I have bought a few pairs of shoes recently and all of them have had a small, 2cm ish square, piece of sandpaper glued to the inside of the box. Any ideas why this is there? Does it serve some purpose I am unaware of?

    bonchance
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    rfid tag?

    footflaps
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    wards of evil show spirits?

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    lunge
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    Definitely not an RFID tag, it is simple sandpaper, nothing more and nothing less.

    piedidiformaggio
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    It’s to capture a DNA sample when you brush your hand against it.

    Samples are retrieved in recycling / waste disposal centres and used to track your movements

    shermer75
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    What kinds of shoes?

    fervouredimage
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    What grade?

    andybanks
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    To sand the soles for grip.

    That’s assumes they’re leather soles.

    woody2000
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    Probably a silica gel sticker or something?

    scaredypants
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    it’s so you can get the feel of wearing them outside without getting ’em dirty while checking they fit

    shermer75
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    Mystery solved

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    lunge
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    The shoes were, off the top of my head, a pair of Grenson brogues, some Barker lace-ups and some Loake Oxfords. Interestingly, all had leather soles so perhaps the roughing up comment is correct.

    Edit, a pretty coarse grade of sandpaper.

    jag61
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    escape map for when lost in desert whilst wearing stout English footwear?

    29erKeith
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    Anti fungal/mould thing, I had one in a shoe box last year, it had a label though

    adrec
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    Its probably instead of a sachet of silica granules, ie it absorbs moisture

    glasgowdan
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    It’s to sand war-scars down your face

    jekkyl
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    you never get that in shoes from sports direct!

    BigButSlimmerBloke
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    Attach it a ring and wear it on the inside of your hand, so it would be on the inside of a fist. Then, when someone tries to mug you for your tasteful and stylish shoes, simply slap them across the face with the words “Take that you ruffian”. The sandpaper will render his complexion easily identifiable to the rozzers.
    Or you could glue it to the inside of a toilet roll tube and have a w*nk. I probably wouldn’t but I don’t know what works for you.

    lunge
    Full Member

    Definitely not Silica, there was a sachet of that in the box but it certainty wasn’t the sandpaper.

    fervouredimage
    Free Member

    Attach it a ring and wear it on the inside of your hand, so it would be on the inside of a fist. Then, when someone tries to mug you for your tasteful and stylish shoes, simply slap them across the face with the words “Take that you ruffian”. The sandpaper will render his complexion easily identifiable to the rozzers.

    I’m not in the shoe industry but this seems the most likely reason.

    lunge
    Full Member

    Attach it a ring and wear it on the inside of your hand, so it would be on the inside of a fist. Then, when someone tries to mug you for your tasteful and stylish shoes, simply slap them across the face with the words “Take that you ruffian”. The sandpaper will render his complexion easily identifiable to the rozzers

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    Mystery solved, good work STW.

    wwaswas
    Full Member

    I think you’ll find it’s glass paper.

    hth.

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