Le Shoe De Crumble (Pic Heavy)

[Acousticfoodie Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close Acousticfoodie]

So awhile back I found some new old stock UK shoes that were never worn before while I was thrifting. Great deal I thought!








Tried them on today for the first time...this was the result:

















Chunks left over on the sidewalk:





bits and pieces of man made sole in my car:





Very interesting experience

[Vicious49 Dappered Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close Vicious49]

At least the uppers held up . . .

[pratyk Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close pratyk]

Damn.. That sucks. It almost seems as if the soles were made of sand

[AnonymousJay Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close AnonymousJay]

How long did you have them on before they disintegrated?


Good thing they fell apart before you got where you were going (at least, I sure hope that's what happened).

[Acousticfoodie Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close Acousticfoodie]

@Pratyk: That's what it felt like!


@Anon: I wore them for two hours before the began disintegrating. I actually drove back home during lunch break from work to change shoes.

[Focuspants Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close Focuspants]

what the hellllll!?!?!? I have never seen anything like that before wow.

[Acousticfoodie Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close Acousticfoodie]

@Focuspants: That was my reaction as well! Surprising since it comes from a respectable brand

[alan Dappered Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close alan]

That's got to be a first!

[Lib Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lib]

Apparently ECCO shoes used to do this on a regular basis as the polyurethane outsole hydrolyzed. Probably a manufacturing process, since corrected, plus the long time spent on a shelf led to this disaster.


Unless you stepped in some acid or something.


Too bad about the shoes, but really interesting pics.

[Teej Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close Teej]

Um... wow I have never seen anything like that before. Just wow...

[nicholascrawford Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close nicholascrawford]

Reminds me of old tires with rubber rot - chunks start falling out.


My jaw dropped too seeing these pics!

[greg_s Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close greg_s]

@Acoustic, that was my bad. I neglected to tell you about the strategically placed puddles of acid I placed between your home and work...