No politics, just practical feminine dressing today.
The bottoms of my heels keep disintegrating on my floor.
It's a very hard floor indeed, made of ceramic stoneware (grès) but not much harder than a pavement, and I have pounded pavements and all that's ever happened to my heels is that they have worn down and needed re-heeling by the cobbler. One favourite pair of boots I had re-heeled four times I used them that much.
Here my heels have literally crumbled away suddenly, disintegrating in a matter of minutes into small lumps of plastic/rubber. This has happened three times now, the latest time being a pair of black pumps. Prior to that it was a pair of pink open-toed shoes and before that a hard-wearing, quite pricey and much-loved pair of ankle boots. The latter two had their original hard plastic heel tips but this latest crumble is on what I think is a rubber replacement heel and you can see its partner is just about to go, too.
I'm holding the pink ones on the floor and you can see that it's porcelain moulded to resemble maple boards.
I wondered if storage over the years might be the issue but it's not as though any of them have been subject to extremes of cold, heat, humidity or anything unusual and they were all bought at different times. The pumps were cheap, the others less so. I can understand that plastic, not leather or rubber, might have a certain shelf life.
So I'm puzzled as to why this issue has arisen only in my latest home. My previous homes had carpets not rock-hard floors so that's why I assume it's the floor. Though it does seem excessive.
Any ideas? Anyone else experienced the same?
Another delivery
News just in, about an hour after I posted. My lovely and beloved friend Roz had her GRS today and has just texted me to say she's awake and fed and waiting her all-important coffee. I'm teary now but they're happy tears for her.
Happy re-birthday, dear Roz.
Sue x
A perplexing and troublesome problem, Sue. On (rare) times outside and on the hardened floors of Chams HQ, my heels do take a bit of hammer. That said, I've only had one set of boots reheeled, so perhaps it's climate related?
ReplyDeleteI know during Desert Storm, soldiers commented that their boys came unglued in the heat. Likewise, leather and rubber has a finite life, even if cared for with polishing and whatnot.
Have you had any shoes repaired or replaced locally?
PS: Wishing Roz a speedy recovery
Thanks, Lynn. Perplexing is the word. Obviously I shall have to take them to the local cobblers but I hope this isn't going to become a habit.
ReplyDeleteBy sheer and amazing coincidence, my long-planned trip to London happens to be when Roz got called for surgery also in London. So I'll be seeing her shortly after I land.
Sue x
Please give Roz my best wishes when you see her.xxx
ReplyDeleteBest wishes duly delivered, Dee. Roz looked well and is home now. Sue x
DeleteMaybe the replacement parts are not up to much ? Hope your friends recovery goes well
ReplyDeleteIzzy xx
Perhaps, although I know my ankle boots only ever had the one heel tip so it seems to be a short shelf life of modern plastic or something.
DeleteThanks for your good wishes for Roz.
Sue x