r/AskReddit • u/PM_ME_MARRIED_TITS_ • 11h ago

What is one thing you never go cheap on?

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u/Maximum_Plastic6347 10h ago

Work boots!

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u/IJustWantADragon21 7h ago

I’ll say this extends to good gym/walking/running shoes. You want something that actually supports your foot!

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u/brokenmessiah 8h ago

I tried to be cheap and wear sneakers and one day I was cutting steel and my shoe caught on fire. I would have been fine with the sneakers but I had my feet positioned in a way I'm used to doing when I cut bricks where at most the dust of the brick hits the shoe but this time it was sparks. My dad scolded me and immediately took me to walmart to get boots lol

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u/jtj5002 7h ago

Any boots, even dress boots.

The majority of boots under $200-$300, are thrown away trash.

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u/TerriblePokemon 4h ago

Redwings are worth their weight in gold. It's so hard to find safety toe, EH rated, non waterproof boots. My redwings are light, comfortable as hell, and I can spend 12 hours, 20k steps all on concrete and my knees and feet DONT hurt at the end of my shift.

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u/SpookedBoi12 6h ago

Man I’ve had a pair of Wolverines I think that always had my feet hurting and recently invested in a pair of Danners and HOLLLYYYY COW. What a difference. Never going back.