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[raywilb]

many moons ago one could buy strong school shoes " Tuf shoes " were one make i recall. i have a 9yr old grandaughter & i can literally buy a new pair practically every week. the toes are usually holed or badly scraped by then. can anybody recommend where i,d be able to buy school shoes that are kid proof, trainers are not allowed. 
 

[The Red Baron]

childrens school shoes are rubbish these days, cost the earth & last 5 minutes. i have the same problem with my 6yr old daughter, goes through them like a dose of salts tbh.

[jonnycool]

Always founds that Clarks shoes always last ages, bit expensive but they'll outlast all the cheap crap by miles 

...as tested by my 6-year-old boy who gives his shoes a good workout every day 

[The Red Baron]

Always founds that Clarks shoes always last ages, bit expensive but they'll outlast all the cheap crap by miles 

...as tested by my 6-year-old boy who gives his shoes a good workout every day 

true, always had those when i was a kid,,think i remember that far back.

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

See if Arco do steel-toed boots in child size

[tigers_gonads]

We had this problem for many years.

In the end, we just went to Winsors and bought a pair for about 15 quid and replaced them a couple of times a year.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I'd make 'em go barefoot!! 

[the alarming man]

Always founds that Clarks shoes always last ages, bit expensive but they'll outlast all the cheap crap by miles 

...as tested by my 6-year-old boy who gives his shoes a good workout every day 

true, always had those when i was a kid,,think i remember that far back.

we always had clarkes as children as well....did you have your feet measured in their machine???...

[henryd]

Always founds that Clarks shoes always last ages, bit expensive but they'll outlast all the cheap crap by miles 

...as tested by my 6-year-old boy who gives his shoes a good workout every day 

Agreed,about the only shoe that would last our boys when they had to double up as football boots

[cleggy]

Always founds that Clarks shoes always last ages, bit expensive but they'll outlast all the cheap crap by miles 

...as tested by my 6-year-old boy who gives his shoes a good workout every day 

true, always had those when i was a kid,,think i remember that far back.

we always had clarkes as children as well....did you have your feet measured in their machine???...

Yeah always Clarks for me they measured your foot in the wooden block with a sliding scale and a tape measure for width and the machine where you could see your foot in the shoe was brilliant. In fact they showed  an American one on a TV programme only last week and we commented on the subject then 

My kids always had Startrite if I remember correctly mind you it was 30 odd years ago

[STMO123]

It was wayfinders for me, with a secret compass in the heel.

[Richie London]

It was wayfinders for me, with a secret compass in the heel.

same here Steve. those and my black shoes with a red sole with bobby Charlton engraved on the bottom.

[STMO123]

It was wayfinders for me, with a secret compass in the heel.

same here Steve. those and my black shoes with a red sole with bobby Charlton engraved on the bottom.

They were the days Richie, how I long for those  blisters all over my toes 

[Vamps]

Always founds that Clarks shoes always last ages, bit expensive but they'll outlast all the cheap crap by miles 

...as tested by my 6-year-old boy who gives his shoes a good workout every day 

I have to agree, Miss Vamps was a bugger for going through shoes all through primary school, using them to play football and as brakes for the bike / scooter or whatever

Also for several winters used to get her some Doc Martin's and another make that I can't remember, the advantage we had was that she would wear big and bulky, like the boy,s...   Now she is in big school and suddenly gone all girlie she is into girlie flimsy style shoes but at least she does not play football in them.....

[Richie London]

It was wayfinders for me, with a secret compass in the heel.

same here Steve. those and my black shoes with a red sole with bobby Charlton engraved on the bottom.

They were the days Richie, how I long for those  blisters all over my toes 

permanent smelly feet as well. mind you being the last one of 8 to use the bath water didn't help