I noticed lately that my walking shoes had felt rather loose. And then it felt really, really loose.
It's a New Balance and is one of our favorite shoe brands.
"Not to worry," said Art. "I still have some Shoe Goo."
"How old is it?" I asked dubiously. 😳
"Don't know," he said. "I'm sure it will still work."
Well... He kludged together strings and supermarket vegetable ties and fastened the parts together after slathering the Shoe Goo as smoothly as he could on the surfaces.
After a couple of days, I was able to wear it to the market.
Will they hold? I don't know but so far so good.
We've brought Shoe Goo with us on our travels and have had to use it on my shoes once and once on another tour member's shoes. I guess you can never tell when your shoes will fall apart. I don't recall having this problem when we lived in Chicago. Could it be the salt air in Hawaii?
Anyway, it's just one more item in our arsenal of travel tools.
Is there anything you like to bring on your travels?
POSTSCRIPT:
Oh darn! I was on a walk with a friend and another part of the shoe came apart. Sheesh! Art insisted I just get another pair.
Oh well...
Glad to hear you (or Art) was able to salvage those shoes!
ReplyDeleteD2 was a softball pitcher and would wear down the toe of her shoes. Sho Goo to the rescue.
ReplyDeleteSeveral months ago I was taking my daily walk and heard this flap flapping as I walked by myself. Eventually saw that one sole on my walking shoes was coming away from the shoe. So I walked carefully but with each step more came loose until I walked out of the bottom! It is a good thing the shoe itself still has a bottom so I put the sole in my pocket, continued my walk and then came home. We have some Barge but I was still trying to figure out how to put compression on the shoe. Your posting gave me ideas so I will try this. There is a video of fixing shoes - just didn't have any huge clips to use. So this happens to other people too - hmmm.
ReplyDeleteI don't recall this happening in Illinois so much. It must be something about the salty Hawaiian air that makes shoes (with black soles) fall apart or crumble.
DeleteNew Balance stands behind their merchandise. If you wear the brand regularly you have a sense of how long they should last. If this pair is on the newer side I would contact them and complain.
ReplyDeleteWe're finishing packing for a short trip right now so this is timely. I use hearing aids so there are some things to charge/dry them that have to come, also some hand sewing work for quiet moments and a book. My husband does crossword puzzles on his pad so that takes care of his amusement. We also travel with a small service dog and SHE has paraphernalia too. It's a process.
ReplyDeleteCeci
Yup. Art has hearing aids too and he definitely needs to bring them with batteries.
DeleteAwesome repair!
ReplyDeleteI finally gave up on using Shoe Goo because the repairs never lasted very long. But I have noticed shoes aren't made the way they used to be across most brands. I combat that by just buying shoes more often and rotating them. I wear my newest shoes strictly for exercise for about six months and then get a new pair and relinquish the previous pair to everyday shoes. After six months, the everyday shoes get demoted to grubby work shoes. So each pair lasts me for about a year and a half as they rotate through the lineup. My feet and legs feel so much better than they did when I wore a pair of shoes for everything for sometimes up to two or three years when the cushioning was all mashed and they were falling apart.
ReplyDeleteI love the Propet brand of Travelers walker shoes. They're light and last 3-4 years for my nursing work shoes and winter shoes. I wear Teva brand Mush flip-flops (slippahs) in warmer weather and those last about 4-5 years. Those two brands are so durable, I don't wear anything else. I like to take a night light when I travel to plug into the bathroom or wall where I'm sleeping. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check out Propet. :-) And I used to really love Teva. I've been wearing Crocs sandals now.
DeleteI've never heard of that product. Ingenious! I bring my spare glasses because I'm paranoid about breaking my other set. I wear the frameless kind that are very fragile. I used to bring a Tide stick too although I haven't done that for a long time.
ReplyDeleteAnother Art Fix-it success.
ReplyDeleteGood fix! I always bring my toothbrush and shower caps - it seems that nowadays the hotels don't provide those things.
ReplyDeleteKay, I've never heard of shoe goo. I have heard of goo gone (the adhesive remover). As for travel, we don't do it often, but I always take my 'tea and cream' with me.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful repair. I used to carry WD-40 and duct tape. Both very useful.
ReplyDeleteI definitely need some shoe goo for several pair.
ReplyDeleteAnd we need to buy a new tube since we used so much of it on this fix.
DeleteI use quite a bit of shoe goo here. I once had the soul of a hiker shoe come off completely at 8000ft. We fixed it with duct tape to get me home. I'll et Art has duct tape too.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Yes, we definitely have LOTS of duct tape (in some different colors too).
DeleteI never heard of Shoe Goo but it is good to know! Thanks for sharing and I hope your shoes stay together for a really long time!
ReplyDeleteShoe goo is a 'thing' here too. Mostly for patching rubber boots.
ReplyDeleteNicely done! There aren't any shoe repairs places in town, here, anymore. So sad!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like something good to eat that had to be heated and served immediately. Sorry, couldn't resist.
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