Unfortunately most consumers put up with it, instead of handling it like shoes, returning them to the shop for a refund, or if surviving the explosion, a lawsuit.

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kazinator 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Shoes today are garbage that wears through within half a year; consumers are accepting it and coming back for more.

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HPsquared 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I wonder how much of the "shoes used to last longer" thing is down to individuals getting older and heavier over time. Also time perception changes with age. It's probably still true, though.

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hnav an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

As much as it pains me to toss shoes every year, I much prefer the light, flexible construction of disposable shoes to the heavy rigidity of made-to-last ones.

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pjmlp 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Depends, not everyone buys on street bazaar, and usually most that put up with low quality is because they sadly cannot afford any better.

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mindslight 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Half of a year is getting awfully close to the timeline of a many return policies, and most people do like saving money. Just saying...

	▲	somat 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The Samuel Vimes Boot theory of economic unfairness comes to mind. Oh wow, it has it's own wikipedia page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory

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phoghed 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Analogy kind of falls apart when you consumers are willing to put up with quite a lot to save a buck. They happily build their own furniture for example.

	▲	pjmlp 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Only a subset of them.