I was born with feet in the 1st percentile of the population and they stayed that way even despite getting taller. Now every shoe shopping experience is awkward af.

  • vortic@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    I also assume that kids shoes don’t last as long, though. There is no reason to build them to last.

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      24 days ago

      I can 100% attest to this. Kids shoes are cheap because they’re cheap.

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        24 days ago

        Yeah that makes sense, I doubt they’re designed to handle the weight of a grown man, even a fit one.