When was the last time you cleaned your shoes?

[Wacky Racer]

As per thread title.

(No, I haven't got shares in Cherry Blossom)

Standards are slipping looking around my local high street, scruffy smelly trainers etc are the order of the day it seems.

[Fittster]

Oh god, the saphir geeks will shortly be out.

[Timmy40]

You clean your shoes? Oh dear. My wife cleans mine. I think you've let standards slip OP.

[thismonkeyhere]

Daily. I also polish my 6 year old son's shoes to a high shine on a daily basis.

After 19 years in the forces, some habits are hard to break.

[PoleDriver]

I never clean my shoes!
I have someone to do it for me, I'm far too busy for menial jobs like that!

[LordGrover]

Funnily enough, I sat in the garden polishing a few pairs at the weekend. I don't do it often, just when needed - they don't get very dirty or scuffed walking on carpet.

[anonymous-user]

Every day, sometimes more than once. People get all shouty if I don't.

[justanother5tar]

I've never cleaned a pair of shoes. Ever.

[JagerT]

Never,I give them to the poor and buy a new pair.

[JungleJim]

Sunday nights, after ironing the weeks shirts and trousers.

[Ilovejapcrap]

bmw535i said:

Every day, sometimes more than once. People get all shouty if I don't.

What about the top bit

[otolith]

Last time I cleaned them was last time I had to attend a meeting which required formal business attire - so last week. My day-to-day shoes aren't the sort that require polishing, they get cleaned if they're dirty.

[Brigand]

I've a leather pair of boots and shoes that get a good polish every couple of weeks unless I scuff one or get it dirty in which case they get cleaned that day. As some have already mentioned, the ex-military part of me likes to keep my "good" shoes in a clean and polished state, but thankfully I've no requirement for bulling anymore.

JungleJim said:

Sunday nights, after ironing the weeks shirts and trousers.

That was my routine for many, many years and was part of my Sunday wind down routine. Standards have slipped though, mainly due to having lots of shirts now so I don't have to iron every week, just blitz a load of them in one go when I run out.

[bitchstewie]

It's quite depressing how many shabby worn pairs of £20 Brantano's you see on a daily basis.

I like nice shoes and do pay a little more for stuff like Cheany's but I mean shoes worn to the point where 2 mins with any kind of shoe polish whatsoever would make them look passable.

I don't really get it.

Edited by bhstewie on Wednesday 20th April 18:31

[LordGrover]

bmw535i said:

Every day, sometimes more than once. People get all shouty if I don't.

Now that's a proper shine!

[gizlaroc]

In all honesty, hardly ever, maybe twice a year, which considering I own a shoe shop is pretty poor I guess.

[PoleDriver]

gizlaroc earlier!

[Kneetrembler]

My wives have always cleaned & polished my shoes, my present wife has always cleaned and polished the saddlebags for my bike as well 👍

[227bhp]

bmw535i said:

Every day, sometimes more than once. People get all shouty if I don't.

They're actually a bit camp, I could see Michael Jackson in a pair of those.

[Chrisgr31]

bhstewie said:

It's quite depressing how many shabby worn pairs of £20 Brantano's you see on a daily basis.

Strange you should mention that. Mine were in a dreadful state until I came across the shoe cleaning guy in Cheapside. A few minutes later, and a payment of about a quarter of the price of the shoes, they were shiny again!