While I appreciate that karrimor are no what they once were in terms of bags etc, I feel they're being a little hard done by on here. I've had multiple pairs of walking shoes from them over the years, waterproof and comfortable, hammered daily and last about a year. I've had merrels and brashers over the period, which cost 2-3 times as much. And didn't last any longer or were materially an improvement. The Merrels we're particularly bad. With the outsole wearing smooth in c6 months and the mid-sole basically collapsing.
So yes, not what that were but id rather buy a £40 pair of karrimor shoes each year. Rather than an £80+ "quality" brand every 6 months, that end up ruining my feet!
For example, something like a t-shirt that would have lasted me from age 18-21 seemed like a long time, after all so many things happened in that time. If a t-shirt lasted me from age 41-44 I’d perceived it to not have lasted very long
The three years 18-21 are about 15% of your then elapsed life, but the three years 41-44 are about 7% of your then elapsed life, thereby promoting the sense of ephemerality. It's the same reason that summers, when you were a kid always went on for ever, and now they seem to last about three days
Used to like my Vans shoes but the last 2 pairs I've bought have been shite. Both of them have had the same problem where the sole "sidewall" (not sure of the official shoe term) comes away from the main body material of the shoe within a month. Considering how expensive they can be if you don't buy in the sales the quality is terrible. And they take forever to wear in and become comfortable, mine haven't even softened up yet and now this has happened. I'll be going back to Adidas.
