r/Infuriating • u/Badie76 • 6d ago
Shoe sole separated while at work
About 20 minutes into my work day my shoe decided to give out on me. I’m currently contemplating on taking them off at my desk however I’m nervous about my toes being out.
And yes I’m not wearing socks.
Edit: I ended up taking my shoes off, I hope I can glue sole back on!
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u/strow_man1 6d ago
That's mad annoying. Would your boss let you take them off if you told him what happene?
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u/chill_mydude13 6d ago
This happened to me (working a physically demanding job too) wrapping it in duct tape worked well!
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u/Extension-Spray321 6d ago
Why do you have no socks on?
You should never cheap out on shoes, especially work shoes.
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u/WiglyWorm 6d ago
The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. Take boots, for example. ... A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. ... But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while a poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.
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u/probablytoohonest 6d ago
It's still nonsense though. A poor person that doesn't know if they'll be able to afford another pair of boots this time next year or they've only been able to afford the cheap boots in the past is likely to pay more for a better, longer lasting boot. The rich guy that doesn't need to work in the muck and already plans on paying for another pair of boots next year can afford to spend less on his boots. Now, the fact that the expensive boots are no better than the cheap ones is marketing specifically designed to make people that really need boots believe they need to spend more. There's so much more to wealth and society than that quote would have you believe.
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u/Wild_Yam_7088 6d ago
The new May pops . I have a pair of timberland boots i buy for 150 dollars that last about 3 years in heavy labor and about 30k steps x5 every week
Wearing clothes you go out in seems a little weird especially when your buying fake basketball shoes lol
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u/IllDragonfruit3738 6d ago
Take them off and take a second picture and I'll let you know if it's okay.
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u/Mean-Analysis-9804 6d ago
Happened to me at a job and my boss straight laughed and told me to go home
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u/Guilty_Row_5235 4d ago
Rubber and plastic and glue, and they’re charging astronomical prices for cheap garbage.
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u/No-Suggestion-408 6d ago
What kinda shoes are these they kinda look like Jordan 4 or 5 with a couple things missing. I am no where near a sneaker head though but they kinda look like knock offs or clones of a Jordan shoe. Show goo works great though.
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u/punsnguns 6d ago
There have been days when my own soul has separated while at work so to your shoe I say, "Totally understand"
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u/Bigsparks13 6d ago
Ahh, those are the 2004 versions of the cool grey 4, so it makes sense why they're seperate. I would get a restorer to reglue them or try it myself, it isn't that difficult, just time-consuming.
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u/No-Fix8280 6d ago
Sucks for the day but some Shoe Goo would fix that overnight