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Got into shoes a little bit lately - interesting parallels between two addictions.

Not the really expensive high-end shoes, mind you, but definitely far beyond the cost of what average person wears, and even more obvious - far beyond the quantity that can be considered necessary.

Here are random thoughts:

- While most of my audio gear was acquired used, that's definitely not the way I'm going with shoes, for obvious - hygienic and aesthetical - reasons. To my surprise, not necessarily the case with other people interested in the same. The idea of buying for $3K something that was originally worth $10K, and which someone already wore on his feet, seems a little nauseating to me.

- The cost of 1 single item is generally not comparable, at least in the price range I set for myself. The most expensive ones I acquired are around $360 (converting from British pounds) - pretty much the price of a used pair of quality interconnects. However, if one is unable to control himself, it can be somewhat compensated by sheer quantity.

- Forums. I do not participate in any of the 2 major ones, but am reading them - helped to avoid obvious junk, and gives an idea on fit and longevity. Of course, there are snobs ("won't touch any glued shoes - they will fall apart in a week"). And of course, there are naysayers who insist that "quality is not necessarily correlated with the price", and "you won't be able to reliably tell apart $200 shoes from $700 ones". Sounds painfully familiar - and, after you had some experience handling 20-30 different pairs, is beyond ridiculous. No wonder these get quickly laughed out of the threads where they pop up.

- despite what I wrote above, the biggest thrill, for me personally, is finding some relative bargain, which "punches above its weight" - just like in audio. Made easier in some cases by liberal return policy of the US-based web outlets selling Italian stuff, and not so great with British ones, where return shipping - an awfully expensive one - is generally on you.

- In short - it's an addiction, just as this one. One thing I sincerely hope for that it'll pass, and the sooner, the better - while the audio (and music) one is most probably forever.



Edits: 06/30/15 06/30/15

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Topic - Got into shoes a little bit lately - interesting parallels between two addictions. - carcass93 09:34:57 06/30/15 (48)

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