If you buy foot covers (the under 50 dollar gear) for every day use plan on a new pair about every 3 to 6 Months. and when they need to be spiffed up replace them most have plastic finishes or are plastic coated leather rather than full grain leather that molds to your foot shape in time.
a true welted shoe is resoleable and the better made ones fit the foot and still have tradional sizes not Medum and xtra wide and a number true fit is from narrow to wide and the best shoes have a fit in the heel as well as leingth and width in wide or narrow true they may cost over 200 dollars for a pair but if its in the Method of Manufacture not Just a Brand Name then it is a value that should last the average wearer 3 to 8 years depending on use and care In the Long run it cost less supports better and you know Looks much better than a new pair of cheap plastic heat bonded light weights that fall apart if left in a hot car for a couple hours in the sumer heat. All glues in shoes are affected by heat but when sewn with a true goodyear welt after the shoe cools back down then the cement rebonds the welt and upper with the sole.
Not true with shoes cemented with MOC welt thats a fake or looks like with no reinforcement holding the shoe the sole just flaps and falls off as it loosens bond with the upper.
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Kounty Kobbler of KY 4:53AM June 19, 2010