All good things must come to an end, even my complaining about these horrible Steve Madden shoes. I finally threw this worthless pair of shoes into the trash this past weekend, but not before taking some pictures!

They don’t look THAT bad from the front (retroactive justification as to why I bought them)

But have you seen worn tread like this? Unbelievable!

Goodbye and good riddance!

I threw them away because I needed to make some space in our closet for a new pair of shoes I bought (Adidas runners, only $20 after clearance + additional 50% at the Adidas outlet the US!).

I remember when I was a kid, and looking for shoes (at say Foot Locker), shoes were sold in the $100-$200 range (and that’s in 90s dollars, which must amounts to what, $400 nowadays?). Now you can get a decent looking pair of name-brand runners within the $60-$70 range. What’s the deal with that? The shoes are still made in Asia, so is it competition that’s driving the prices down? or more awareness that shoes really shouldn’t cost so much to make when labourers are making pennies on the hour?

Posted by Kevin in Blogs Tags: shoes, shopping