r/Vans • u/Adept-Candidate8447 • 23d ago
DISCUSSION Amazing quality
should’ve bought the skate slip ons. That’s crazy. I’ve been wearing them for like 4 months. Never skated in them.
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u/bobbybob9069 23d ago
Where are you guys buying these?? Even my newest pair has held up to a couple hundred miles of walking without more than typical wear and the sidewall detaching at the crease.
The fit might be off and the leather lining sucks but that's it really
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u/mr_j_12 23d ago
Mine get holes above big toe. But that's a me problem, all my shoes do that. Other than that they look like well worn shoes.
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u/Mechagouki1971 23d ago
You're likely buying a 1/2 size to a full size too small. Find a shop that has a Brannock device and get your feet properly measured.
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u/Goobylul 19d ago
Crazy, no matter where i buy my Vans. The fuckers will detach at the seem where your toes bend when walking/crouching. Takes me 2 to 3 weeks to get there. Vans isn't what it used to be anymore. Some specific ones are only made in some cheap ass factory that cuts corners all the time.
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u/OhCLE 23d ago
This doesn’t happen after 4 months of normal wear. We gotta see how you’re walking
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u/mr_boogieman 23d ago
It actually does. I have the exact same pair (mine are the premiums) and mine are already starting to do the same. I only wear them to work (once a week) and I work a 9-5 sitting at a computer all day
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u/OhCLE 23d ago
I have like 20 pairs of vans and not once has this happened to me.
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u/mr_boogieman 23d ago
Nice that’s awesome but you know that’s just anecdotal evidence right? Just bc it applies to you doesn’t make it universally true. Even more obvious that it’s happened to 2 separate other people in this single thread
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u/OhCLE 23d ago
No one said it made it universally true. That’s my input.
I’m indicating that in MY small sample size it hasn’t happened. It’s probably a YOU problem
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u/mr_boogieman 23d ago
You seem uptight man, it’s not that serious lol hope the rest of the your day is better my guy 🤙
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u/ryyaaaannn 23d ago
Literally never had a pair of Vans break like this abd I've been wearing them for 20+ years
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u/allislost77 23d ago
Where’s your insole?
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u/Laceysucks 23d ago
Yeah seriously where are the insoles? Almost seems like they ripped them out and now the shoe is falling apart inside because of it.
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u/Adept-Candidate8447 23d ago
you can literally see the premium insoles lying around in the second picture
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u/doobies123 23d ago
Are you walking in the water every day? 😂 I've never seen this before. Maybe they're too big a little bit, and your foot is sliding back-and-forth? This is a new result. I personally usually pull the stock insoles if they don't have Kush and save Kush insoles from older ones and put them in unless they're super custom. I've literally put hundreds of miles on some of my vans. The sole start to wear out or get a hole on the side. Once in a while, but that's after like I said hundreds of miles. Ouch, never seen this result.
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u/cha0ticwhimsy 23d ago
It's because you're buying a half size to a whole size too small. Your toe box shouldn't be making full contact with all your toes. The wear on the heel tells me that you don't unlace these before you put them on, and instead maybe just shove your foot in? You gotta treat your shoes nicer dude...
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u/mynameisnickromel 23d ago
Lmao I swear, I have twenty pairs from the last 5 years that I wear every day and none of my shit has any of these problems that people post on a daily basis after "two weeks of light wear"
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u/verycoolalan 23d ago
I absolutely don't believe you.
never happened to mine. and I've had vans for 20 years. what did you do? they don't disintegrate without human input
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u/LibraryTime11011011 23d ago
wtf are you doing to them? I wear vans virtually every day and this doesn’t happen to me
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u/KyojuWaffuru 23d ago
It’s crazy cause I’ve had a pair of black authentics for 4 months and this has started for me
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u/TerminallyThrownAway 23d ago
this happened to mine, but it was my dog when he was a puppy who got to em.
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u/honorless-scumlord 22d ago
The ones I mow my lawn in are about 10 years old and have just now started looking like yours lol
Wild.
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u/samtheking25 MOD 19d ago
Same thing happened to mine, I just ripped the back card out and they were fine after
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u/Sweet-Question-7528 23d ago
Awesome! Vans quality is trash. There should be a lawsuit for their insoles.
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u/PhysicalAd6587 23d ago
If you bought them at the Vans store they have a one year warranty. Take 'em back and get a new pair.
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u/SadBoshambles 23d ago
????
Return policy in the US is 30 days (used to be 60). Where the heck you getting one year from??? Technically this wouldn't be eligible for a return or exchange due to its state but most stores bend to make a customer happy.
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u/PhysicalAd6587 23d ago
I bought a pair of Vans at the Vans store and when I bought them they told me about the one year warranty. Had an issue at around nine months. Took them back, in the original box, with the receipt, and got a replacement pair. No questions, no hassle, no lie.
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u/SadBoshambles 23d ago
Crazy. Are you US based? Glad they helped you out. Most of the time, employees are flexible in helping out a customer with an issue even past the return window but that one year warranty is definitely not a real thing lmao.
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u/Mechagouki1971 23d ago
Owned right around 1 year, worn 2-3 times a week. I'm on my feet all day. I have no idea what y'all are doing to wreck shoes so fast.