• adarza@piefed.ca
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      5 days ago

      slip-on shoes aren’t just for little kids, the elderly, or others that can’t tie shoes.

      they. are. awesome.

      i always loose-tie my sneakers anyway so they could be slipped-on and off easily, but stretchy ‘no tie’ laces are a huge upgrade from that.

      • AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world
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        5 days ago

        I have never in my life tied and untied shoes every time I put them on, even though all of my shoes have laces. It takes a lot of force, but I slide into tight-ish dress shoes as well. With my hiking boots, I just pull the string over the clips. I have also known how to tie shoes decently quickly for as long as I can remember.

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      5 days ago

      All my shoes have laces. High insteps. Shoes without laces either don’t fit or it’s a massive struggle to get them on. It only takes me 3 seconds to tie laces.

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        5 days ago

        I’ve got a high arch and it took a little bit to get used to not having tight laces. I had at some point found out that I had been tying my shoes too tightly for years and after the initial jarring change my feet do feel much better. The tops of my feet would get itchy because I was restricting blood flow.

        I also wear boots most days and lacing boots is quite different than tying shoes and a Chelsea boot is way more comfortable.

        Added benefit, when shoes need to come off, they’re just off.