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Monica
I've got an owie on my head :(
posted 01-21-2007 12:35:10 PM
For those of us who work in jobs where we are on our feet all day...

What kind of shoes do you wear? Particularly if any of you work or have ever worked in a restaraunt-type place.

Does anybody have any experiences with Shoes for Crews? (Which is why I asked about restaraunt employees, since they seem to be pretty popular among our crowd.)

I am thinking about buying some but I don't know if I want to fork over the extra cash. Starving college student and all that.

Monica fucked around with this message on 01-21-2007 at 12:36 PM.

Palador ChibiDragon
Dismembered
posted 01-21-2007 01:51:51 PM
They require slip-resistant shoes where I work, and we get them through there.

They're not bad, but I have high arches and actually prefered the cheap shoes I was getting from Payless.

The soles do a good job of being slip-resistant, though. If that's what you're worried about, it might be worth it. I think they also have slip covers that go on the bottoms of your shoes, if you would prefer to do that.

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Ares
posted 01-21-2007 01:53:39 PM
I sit at my job, but I'm usually standing for 2-4 hours life drawing at school.

I wear running shoes... Cause I obviously have no dress code at school. I'm lucky I guess...

Gadani
U
posted 01-21-2007 03:06:42 PM
I work at a pizza place and I'm on my feet constantly for 4-8 hours a day. I just wear Vans.
Y.O.T.C
No longer a Towel Girl
posted 01-21-2007 08:08:01 PM
I work at office depot and actualy wear a pair of black sketchers. They work really well and look semi-dressy. Although pull the laces from them immediately and go get a new set, sketchers has shitty laces.
Greenlit
posted 01-21-2007 08:10:58 PM
I always just wore a nice pair of Mack boots.
Manticore
Not Much Fun Anymore
posted 01-21-2007 09:14:23 PM
I'm a swim instructor, does that count as a service? I dont wear shoes.
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posted 01-21-2007 09:16:59 PM
Rockports. When I was pulling 8+ hour shifts at a movie theater they were loverly, when they were new. Very light, comfy and rather slip resistant.

I got a newer pair recently which are much more comfy(crazy ones with air inserts), however are slippery as all crap. But with my current job spills happen once a week, if that frequently, so it's not a big deal.


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Monica
I've got an owie on my head :(
posted 01-21-2007 09:54:10 PM
I will die without slip resistance.

But I'm sure my family will reap the benefits when I fall and break my neck at work, heh.

Mr. Gainsborough
posted 01-21-2007 09:58:58 PM
I wear Sneaux skater shoes because I hate myself.

They're comfy until they fall apart.

Not meant for high amounts of walking at all argh.

BeauChan
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posted 01-21-2007 10:40:00 PM
I'm with Beta, when I worked in the food industry I always wore rockports.

Now, I work in an office where heels are practically required every day.. :-(

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Norim Stumpfighter
Milkmaid
posted 01-22-2007 01:40:41 AM
I stand in one spot for 8 hours a day, I love my crocs sandles. They're the most comfortable shoe I have ever owned!
Gadani
U
posted 01-22-2007 01:46:13 AM
quote:
Mr. Gainsborough enlisted the help of an infinite number of monkeys to write:
I wear Sneaux skater shoes because I hate myself.

They're comfy until they fall apart.

Not meant for high amounts of walking at all argh.


arent skate shoes supposed to be durable?

Callalron
Hires people with hooks
posted 01-22-2007 02:46:22 AM
Put me down as a third vote for Rockports. When I worked a job where I was standing in a small area of hard tile floor for hours each day, I was loving the hell out of my Rockports, because they were taking good care of my feet.
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Aaron (the good one)
posted 01-22-2007 02:47:00 AM
On my feet for about 9 hours a day at work. Steel toes from Mark's Work Warehouse.
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Mr. Gainsborough
posted 01-22-2007 08:51:47 AM
quote:
Gadani's fortune cookie read:
arent skate shoes supposed to be durable?

You would think so, ya know!

Skaw
posted 01-22-2007 03:48:19 PM
quote:
Mr. Gainsborough obviously shouldn't have said:
You would think so, ya know!

Especially with Steve-O endorsing them, putting them through such tests as alligator bites!

Azakias
Never wore the pants, thus still wields the power of unused (_|_)
posted 01-22-2007 05:58:21 PM
Steel toe, leather, black, military grade safety boots.

And I dont pay for em. I get a new pair from supply every 5 to 6 months because I wear them out that fast.

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Elvish Crack Piper
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posted 01-23-2007 01:14:07 AM
Lucky. The only time my department has ever paid for our boots was when people got doused in JP5.
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Azakias
Never wore the pants, thus still wields the power of unused (_|_)
posted 01-23-2007 06:41:11 PM
quote:
Elvish Crack Piper had this to say about Pirotess:
Lucky. The only time my department has ever paid for our boots was when people got doused in JP5.

Read the instruction. Naval commands must supply boots at least once a year, and most do it when they wear out.

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Peter
Pancake
posted 01-24-2007 11:18:59 AM
quote:
How.... Monica.... uughhhhhh:
...Shoes for Crews? ....


The Marina I work at has a Bar & Grill that uses them, they seem to like them, though the ones I have seen look fugly.

I been going strong for the last few years with Double H boots, but I would think any thing that has a good firm arch and goes 2 inches past your ankles would be good.

Elvish Crack Piper
Murder is justified so long as people believe in something different than you do
posted 01-27-2007 12:33:03 AM
quote:
Azakias impressed everyone with:
Read the instruction. Naval commands must supply boots at least once a year, and most do it when they wear out.

Really?

I'm going to toss in a chit after quarter saturday, 3 month underway baby.

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