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crazytaxifife
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Re: footwear

Post by crazytaxifife »

I wear the new cat shoes, have to wear 2 pair of socks with them (thin pair and thick pair of walking socks). My shoes are fine as I broke them in and always carry a spare pair of air max trainers in case my feet get sore. Colleague of mine ended up with no skin on her heels and had to work light duties for a week as she couldnt get shoes on her feet after waring the cat shoes.
jessthecat
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Re: footwear

Post by jessthecat »

I find the cat trainers really comfy, but only wear them on a dry day. The rain pisses in, and then they're not comfy at all!
Going to order the cat boots aswell for rainy days.
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Re: footwear

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Best thing to do is do what a bloke at my place done today,and i still never found out what happened......

:funneh 1 Trainer,1 shoe :crazy:
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Woodcutter's Son
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Re: footwear

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POSTMAN wrote:Best thing to do is do what a bloke at my place done today,and i still never found out what happened......

:funneh 1 Trainer,1 shoe :crazy:
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bunkerland
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Re: footwear

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POSTMAN wrote:Best thing to do is do what a bloke at my place done today,and i still never found out what happened......

:funneh 1 Trainer,1 shoe :crazy:
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blueboy
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Re: footwear

Post by blueboy »

but if you need the safety boot / shoe you can still only get them in the magnum style, no choice for us...

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jaylime
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Re: footwear

Post by jaylime »

Ive gone to work with one magnum work boot on and one karrimoor KSB hiking boot on,as a reult of scrabbling round the bedroom floor in the dark so i dont wake the mrs up.Got to work and realised i couldnt be arsed going home to change them so had them on all day. :arrrghhh
lainey
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Re: footwear

Post by lainey »

i see hes got the lovely purple trousers on :wave
thecoffeehouse204
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Re: footwear

Post by thecoffeehouse204 »

I can definately recommend these socks. Had a nightmare with hubby wearing through socks whilst at work, one day he had a brand new pair on and came home with massive holes in them. Bought some of the above from tesco at the start of the year and they're still going strong.

Whilst we're on the subject does anyone know if there's a limit on how many pairs of shoes you're allowed in a year. Hubby must walk on the outside of his feet so the heels end up being worn down only at one side, his current pair are so bad the royal mail badge has ended up falling off, and he's only had them about 6 months! He tries to keep them going as long as possible though as someone in the office told him you're only allowed one pair a year?
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Re: footwear

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thecoffeehouse204 wrote:I can definately recommend these socks. Had a nightmare with hubby wearing through socks whilst at work, one day he had a brand new pair on and came home with massive holes in them. Bought some of the above from tesco at the start of the year and they're still going strong.

Whilst we're on the subject does anyone know if there's a limit on how many pairs of shoes you're allowed in a year. Hubby must walk on the outside of his feet so the heels end up being worn down only at one side, his current pair are so bad the royal mail badge has ended up falling off, and he's only had them about 6 months! He tries to keep them going as long as possible though as someone in the office told him you're only allowed one pair a year?
like I've said I get new ones every couple of months. you have to order via manager though as uniform line only let you have one pair every two years. it's actually one of the good things my manager does I'm sure they gt grief everytime they ring. Better them than me!
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Re: footwear

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thecoffeehouse204 wrote:I can definately recommend these socks. Had a nightmare with hubby wearing through socks whilst at work, one day he had a brand new pair on and came home with massive holes in them. Bought some of the above from tesco at the start of the year and they're still going strong.

Whilst we're on the subject does anyone know if there's a limit on how many pairs of shoes you're allowed in a year. Hubby must walk on the outside of his feet so the heels end up being worn down only at one side, his current pair are so bad the royal mail badge has ended up falling off, and he's only had them about 6 months! He tries to keep them going as long as possible though as someone in the office told him you're only allowed one pair a year?
I'm using these http://www.clothingattesco.com/socks/F+ ... t/fk939102" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and they seem to be doing the trick at the moment as for how long the footware is supposed to last, mine get replaced every 3 months (or so) and I'll bring in the old ones and put them on the DOMs desk if he wants to argue about it :Very Happy (Chemical warfare is banned under the Geneva Convention but sometimes it's the only way :whistle ).
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