My Shoes Fell Apart

debodun said:
I wore these a few times and the sole just peeled off. I tried gluing with various adhesives even bathroom caulk
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Aunt Bea said:
I’m sure that @Gary O' can have you back on your feet by morning with some of his ShoeGoo.
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Shoe Goo will do it

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Evenly spread a 1/4" layer on the sole (Deb....not the pavement side)

Insert a 1/2" thick piece of ply or anything flat that'll fit in the shoe

a shoe last is best but not necessary

Use two clamps on each shoe like this (or close to it)




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Clamp it tight

One on the instep

One on (in) the heel

They'll be ready to dance in the morn


Somebody relay this to Deb
Pretty sure she still has me on eyes wide shut
 

debodun said:
I wore these a few times and the sole just peeled off. I tried gluing with various adhesives even bathroom caulk, then putting rubber bands around them to hold the sole against the shoe overnight, but I'd walk a few steps and they come right off again. I took them back, but the store said they can't take back shores or underwear once they've been worn.

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They don't even look like shoes; these look like the shoe support inserts.
 
jujube said:
Did you really buy them in 1991? That was 30 years ago, for pete's sake. They've probably dry-rotted by now.
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I think Deb is pulling our legs. Besides, no store will allow a return anything that old (1991). I had a heck of a time returning BRAND new shoes a month after I bought them. I returned them because they were just too uncomfortable. Never wore them; just walked around the bedroom and couldn't stand them.
 
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debodun said:
I wore these a few times and the sole just peeled off. I tried gluing with various adhesives even bathroom caulk, then putting rubber bands around them to hold the sole against the shoe overnight, but I'd walk a few steps and they come right off again. I took them back, but the store said they can't take back shores or underwear once they've been worn.

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1). There is an adhesive specially produced for shoes. Did you try that?
2). Rubber bands are not good enough. You have to leave the glued shoes under weight like a pile of books for example. The keyword is "pressure".

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horseless carriage said:
They speak enough English to be able to market their shoddy products in English speaking countries. Don't be fobbed off, there must be something that's the equivalent of the UK's Trading Standards Office in other countries. Make a noise, give them a hard time, threaten them with adverse publicity, don't be bullied by big corporations.
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Whew! That's a lot of arm-waving for a 10 bob pair of shoes.
 
Pepper said:
She has no case @horseless carriage, because they will say she should have left it in it's original, albeit broken, condition. Once she fecked with them it's too bad on her. Besides, it's not worth her effort, IMO.
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She bought them in 1991! You can't return something like shoes bought that long ago and expect a store to do something about it. Even if she had not messed with them most stores would not do anything after that many years. You should always check a store's return policy before buying something if you don't intend to use the item in a few days, much less years.
 
PamfromTx said:
I think Deb is pulling our legs. Besides, no store will allow a return anything that old (1991). I had a heck of a time returning BRAND new shoes a month after I bought them. I returned them because they were just too uncomfortable. Never wore them; just walked around the bedroom and couldn't stand them.
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You're probably right Pam. :ROFLMAO:
 
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