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...Do you own? pairs of shoes that is...
I've got a pair of leather shoes, a pair of hiking boots, a pair of cowboy style boots, a pair of strange ankle length boots and a pair of trainers.

Three. A pair of hiking boots, a pair for swanky occaisions and a pair for everything else. I keep thinking of buying a fourth, swankier-than-everything-else-but-not-so-swanky-as-the-swanky-pair pair but never get round to it...

4 pairs:
School shoes.
New trainers.
Old trainers.
Wet suit slippers.

Hmm, I've probably* still got my old pair of wet suit slippers kicking around somewhere...and my para boots might still be lurking in the garage at my Dads house I need a new pair actually; the 'shoe' type 'smartish' shoes; some of the seeming has gone inside might get a pair this weekend

Somewhere in the realms of fifty pairs, I think...

More than I need at the moment. I have:

2 pairs of slip-on 'flatties' (Flat casual shoes, one pair brown, one black. The black pair needs a bit of repair on the lining)
1 pair of high-heeled slip-on 'smart casual' shoes
1 pair of flat sandals
1 pair of high-heeled sandals
5 pairs of court shoes in various colours / materials (suede, leather, patent leather)
1 pair of gold shoes for evenings out (rarely worn these days)
1 pair of trainers
1 pair of slip-on 'trainers' (they're not really trainers, just that kind of casual shoe)
1 pair of leather+canvas walking shoes
1 pair of walking boots, hardly used
1 pair of 'low back' shoes I wear as slippers

Makes me sound like a British Imelda Marcos. The shoes I wear regularly are the brown flatties, the trainers and the slip-on 'trainers'. One pair of court shoes (black leather) sometimes gets worn at work. The 'low back' shoes are in daily use, of course.

makes me feel less excessive at contemplating replacing a pair of shoes with a new pair So what does one pay, on average, for a pair of shoes?

1 pair of CAT boots (new)

1 pair of CAT boots with steel toecaps. (old)

1 pair of sandals for sunshine (new)

1 pair of sandals - waterproof (old)

1 pair of brown (or black - colours faded, I can't tell anymore.) mocasins, with odd coloured laces since I can;t find a pair that match and I'm too lazy and broke to go out and buy a set to replace them.

Several pairs of 'neat' shoes inc. one pair of slip-ons, which all came as part of bundle deals when buying suits at Burtons.

A pair of steel-toe high top Red Wings, left over from when I was a carpenter/field engineer.

A pair of glossy slip ons, for use with tuxedo.

A pair of penny loafers, for work and dressy casual.

A pair of Teva sandals for hiking, and just about everything else, and

A pair of trainers when it just gets too cold to wear sandals.

4 pairs of steel-capped boots of assorted age

1 pair of steel-capped sneakers

1 pair of normal sneakers

1 pair of black leather boots (ankle high)

1 pair of casual slip ons

1 pair of novelty slippers (leopard feet )

so nine pairs for me

Ok, saying this may get me kicked out of the sorority...

I own:
1 pair of steel-capped boots (all-purpose shoes, I wear them to work and pretty much every other situation, pub, visiting, etc...)
1 pair of (slightly) heeled lace up boots (ie my "special occassion" shoes )
1 pair of sneakers (when I feel like a change from my steel-caps )

...that's it...three pairs of shoes...because I'm THAT girly...

Me not many.

My wife 126 and counting(I think it's fine, she accepts my vice).




pedboy

1.work shoes
2.trainers=nike,
3.puma, getting diesel soon
4.adidas
5.flip flops, white ones
6.black shiny ones
7.yellow, crappy ones for beach
8.black boots
9.suede boots
10.white shoes with diamante detailing
11.black pointy toe shoes
12.suede work shoes
13.suede work shoes (exactly same but needed another pair i.e. rain)

so 13 going on 14

Too many, is the short answer, but let's see if I can list 'em all!

Trainers - old reeboks for ouside, new adidases for indoors, nikes for casual wear, converse baseball boots ditto

Sandals - just bought 2 pairs Ecco in Stockholm (about 40 euros a pair), also have a brown pair and my black Clarkes

Posh heels - lime green with turquoise heels , Prada brown, black suede, tan dollies

Ankle boots - heels in snakeskin, green leather, tan leather with star on (from Brugges) and black lace ups. Low heeled black. Oh and mad red suede ecco ones bought in Reykjavik

Knee boots - tan suede, brown leather, black leather

Including flip flops, wellingtons, ski-boots and surf shoes that's 25 pairs.

2 pairs of smart black heels ankle boots for work
1 pair gorgeous brown leather sandals
1 pair tarty sandals with rediculously high heels
1 pair cheap n cheerful sandals
1 pair black loafers with small heel
1 pair black loafers with rediculously high heel (for intimidating people at work)
1 pair black strappy high heely shoes
1 pair silver strappy shoes
1 pair steelies
2 pairs of trainers, both the same style, blue ones ripped, black ones tatty
1 pair of high heeled clothy tie up shoes covered in beer stains from concerts
1 pair knee high high heeled black leather boots
A couple of pairs of dodgy shoes nicked from mother/sister
2 pairs of slippers - one pink and sparkly the others zip up booty ones

I had to throw out my favourite shoes - they were flat with a bockle (like school shoes) with blue and white checky squares

So thats 18...I don't buy a lot of shoes I just never throw them out

Bugger me, some poeple have a load of pairs of shoes!

1 pair steel toe capped boots
1 pair steel toe capped shoes
1 pair walking boots
1 pair climbing boots
1 pair ski boots
1 pair strappy things (worn twice)

Around about 20 I think...Lots for a bloke, never realised till I counted up.

Brown Brogues
Black formal
Big black ones
Black boots (2 indifferent styles)
1 boat shoes
2 casual lace-ups
Brown Timberlands
Walking boots
2 pairs sandals
Slippers
Black Suede
Wellies
3 Pairs trainer in various states of dilapidation.
Very old brown leather laceups wornfor buildong jobs
Smart brown leather slip-ons

God! There may be more! I realy cant remember.

Around about 20 I think...Lots for a bloke, never realised till I counted up.

Brown Brogues
Black formal
Big black ones
Black boots (2 indifferent styles)
1 boat shoes
2 casual lace-ups
Brown Timberlands
Walking boots
2 pairs sandals
Slippers
Black Suede
Wellies
3 Pairs trainer in various states of dilapidation.
Very old brown leather laceups wornfor buildong jobs
Smart brown leather slip-ons

God! There may be more! I realy cant remember.

Lord knows...Erm. Maybe eight or so? A pair of trainers, a pair of bright red canvas "Converse" rip-offs...Black work shoes (x2 [though one pair is a men's pair]). Black high heeled boots, some sandals. And my pride and joy - Metallic purple 8-hole doc Marten's

I try not to pay more than $40 a pop for my shoes. Though I will pay up to and over $200 for Docs.

Wellies
Dark brown boots – used pretty much all the time apart from work
Black slip on trainery type things
Tidy black boots for work
Tidy black boots with very small heal – for ‘better’ type occasions
1 pair of black ankle boots kept for summer productions
1 pair sandals
1 pair strappy shoes with heals to go with the only dress I posses for posh dos. Shame I’ve never mastered the art of walking on heals.

More than I thought I owned anyway.