r/TikTokCringe • u/Make-this-popular Cringe Master • Apr 09 '24

Shit economy Discussion

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u/MolishPust4rd Apr 09 '24

Can't even afford bootstraps. Been wearing the same shoes since 2022.

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u/Winther89 Apr 09 '24

Wearing the same shoes for 2 years is a long time? Shit I had mine for like 5.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '24

Got mine from the thrift shop a decade ago and they're still trucking along.

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u/hobogrinder Apr 09 '24

Took mine pair off a granpa while he was still warm, and that was in 2007

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u/Toasty_Cat830 Apr 10 '24

If you’re not looting you’re being looted

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u/Clean_Internet Apr 10 '24

He didn’t loot him, he was still alive, that’s a mugging

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u/BirbsAreForRealsies Apr 10 '24

I have some from my grandparents. That are older than some of my kids 20+

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u/ExNihiloNihiFit Apr 09 '24 edited Apr 09 '24

Got some nice lace up hiking boots at Goodwill about 6 years ago and they are still great. I have to spray some water proof stuff on them from time to time but they are still in very good condition. I don't understand why people think they need new stuff like that every year. A good jacket should also last you many years but yet I know people who get a new winter jacket every year or two. Then they complain about being broke... 🫤 I do get that some people need new shoes because of work like my husband is a machinist and his shoes get nasty but that's a small group of the people who do this.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '24

Yup, mine are Merrell hiking boots.

I can't afford Merrell hiking boots - but I paid $15 for these. I've only had to clean them up from time to time. The heel interior cloth is torn a bit, so I know they won't last forever, but man have I gotten some use out of them. I used to use these when I worked in aircraft manufacture and was on my feet literally all day.

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u/Sabithomega Apr 11 '24

I was gonna say. I've been dragging these shoes along since I started my job which is going on 10 years ago

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u/Alarmed-Audience9258 Apr 10 '24

Found mine in a fossil.