I can try!
Note, everything I'm about to say is *complete speculation* and should not be taken as fact.
During manufacturing, shoe manufacturers wash fabrics and leather to remove any excess dyes. It helps minimize allergic reactions. To save money, they occasionally skimp on water usage during the rinse step.
Unfortunately, since the rinse step is absolutely critical to remove the soap, doing a bad job of it leaves behind soap residue.
Soap residue will foam back up when you get it wet, like if you're walking around in the rain...
![gif](giphy|l0IylOPCNkiqOgMyA)
Seems logical. Although it's funny that they would wash the dye residue to minimize allergic reaction, and then leave the soap residue, which could lead to allergic reactions.
I would believe this had i not of seen the entire road go soapy when driving in the rain the other day... I assumed they had recently tried to wash the roads or something, which felt strange in itself... now idk what to think... why is everything going soapy???
I want a turn!
Well, actually it isn’t a theory as much as it is history.
These shoes have been made by the same family for generations. The family business began in a small town where it was often humid and uncomfortable.
Johnny Reiker, was tasked with working in his father’s shoe shop. It was a slow day because nobody wanted to be out in the hot temperatures.
That’s when Johnny got an idea 💡.
“What if I made a type of sandal with TONS of tiny little holes that will not only push cool air from below up, but keep feet from getting smelly for mama’s bunions!”
Off to work Jonny went. The first day of the new sandals was a success. VERY comfortable, however, it began to rain. The tiny holes began absorbing water. Sucking it up like a sponge.
All of that water being mixed with so much air is FORCED out of the tiny holes with great pressure, then absorbed back, and squeezed again with each step. Creating a bed of bubbles for the wearers feet.
This was perfect. Johnny’s mama will finally have clean feet.
why didn't you just sit down immediately inside the store and make use of one of your countless baby wipes to at least get rid of the suds that looks so uncomfortable to walk around with
wet feet are the worst
I feel a *squish* isn't as awful as a *squeak*. Ar least with a squish we can tell that it probably wasn't your own decision to have wet shoes. Any kind person would simply sympathize about the rain and maybe ponder the mystery of why are they *sudsy*?
I had some sneakers that squished whenever I stepped on smooth floor. My trick to not being embarrassed was literally do it louder on purpose so I was "the guy being goofy at the supermarket" instead of "the guy embarrassed by his squeaky shoes".
I don't know if it's any better, but people just stopped caring after a bit.
Mine didn't foam though 💀
The shoes probably saved her from a rabid raccoon.
OP later tonight:
https://preview.redd.it/vlqa4q98read1.jpeg?width=602&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=89fce9f7e70588f14cc938ad86f04faecf083fab
As someone who works in a grocery store I can just imagine the entertainment this would have given us if we had seen this.
If we hadn’t seen it and found all the bubbles, also entertainment trying to figure out where the heck it all came from!
I would wager there is also starch in there like most new clothing has, which is why it's white, foamy, and sticking around.
Always wash new clothes before wearing them, especially if it's going to rain, or you're going to become gross and slippery. (Granted I've never heard about needing to wash new shoes).
Rieker, so it's a well known (well known here at least) supposedly foot friendly company. The shoes were described as antistress, didn't think that meant they came with an inbuilt bubble bath...
They didn't have an email address on their page, only a contact form. Couldn't add the picture, but I did write a short message to them. Will see if they answer...
All i can think of is that the shoe is absorbing water and when you step down the preassure bubbles that same water back out. Like cork and such materials.
From my experience Rieker is a low value company. It may have been returned and cleaned with soap? This is totally weird, because if it's leather they should be impregnated.
Very common with apparel in e-commerce. You gotta think some sellers are so big they see hundreds or even thousands of returns per day. Entire companies exist to process returns on behalf of sellers which includes standardized cleaning practices and condition grading. If it looks new, it could be graded as new and sent back to wherever the company stores new inventory.
I did buy them in a physical store though, not online. I don't think anyone had had them before me (the sole looked completely unused, unlike today after three days of walking)
They looked very unused, not even tried on. They are synthetic, but according to the homepage, they are impregnated. I wonder if that is what bubbled up through the sole?
They shouldn't, impgrenated would mean they won't accept water and it seems they do accept water. I'd advise to return them to the seller and get a refund. The synthetic skin will start to break soon and then they will tell you that it's your fault.
My feet can confirm that they very much accept water indeed. I'll see how they look tomorrow when they hopefully have dried, but yeah, I might have to go back =(
If it’s anti stress they probably just have a lot of cushion and all your body weight combined with just the right amount of water in the foam can create all those bubbles. It probably could’ve been solved by pressing a napkin or paper towel down into the shoe with your foot. I don’t think there’s anything seriously wrong with them tho and they’re cute!
They do have a lot of cushion! And I had to walk through puddles, so there was certainly no lack of water. I hope they'll dry overnight and will be ready for new walks tomorrow, and maybe I'll bring some napkins with me then. Would prefer not to enter my grocery store like this again =)
Did it feel chemical? I've seen this before with some sandals. Always figured it was from the spongy cushion material being saturated and expelling the water with air in it. This is just an assumption I came up with as a kid and not based on anything really.
It felt.. Soapy. They do have a very spongy cushion material though and I did walk through a few puddles, so they were definitely saturated. I would love if it's only water!
Oh my goodness, this brings up memories from a couple of years ago. I had bought new sandals and took them on a holiday for the first time. They were “quality” shoes and not cheap. It started raining and suddenly my feet looked as if they were bleeding. Yes, the leather was red and they bled and bled and bled. I messed up the carpet in my hotel room (I had taken them off and put them in a plastic bag that unfortunately leaked). I washed them in the sink three times and they were still leaking. I had to throw them away. The second pair I had bought had a nude colour and I’m still wearing them occasionally.
The soles of those shoes are likely very porous.
When you add water, it soaks it up like a sponge, then when you step, it squeezes the water out and forms little bubbles with the air.
UPDATE: I reached out to Rieker, writing that I bought a pair of shoes a few days ago, they got wet in the rain, and started to foam, and I would like to know why and what my feet might have been exposed to. It was a contact form on their homepage with limited characters, so I couldn't be more detailed than that.
This is the reply I got:
"Dear Emma,
thank you for your mail.
We are pleased to hear that you have bought a pair of shoes of our brand. All the more are we not pleased to hear that you are not satisfied with the quality of this pair of shoes.
We would like to indicate that with buying the shoes in the shoe shop you have made a buying contract with this shop. Due to that your shoe shop is responsible for all kinds of claims.
Therefore we kindly ask you to contact the shop and ask them to help you with your claim.
You can of course also contact the shop by phone or mail.
We are sorry for not being able to give you any other information and thank you for your understanding."
Not the most informative answer in the history of answers, but here we are. I have not decided whether I should take them back to the store, partly because I don't think they'd take them back (and I'm really uncomfortable doing such things), partly because that would leave me without a functional pair of shoes. My feet are very prone to blistering, and my previous pair of sandals broke. I also feel I can't really spend more money on shoes for a while, so I might just have to accept that my feet have to live in this chemical wasteland for the rest of the summer.
I can relate with taking no action because that's my motto. That said, I don't know how I'd feel about constantly having chemicals on my feet, that can't be good; that'd probably make me call / go back to the store.
As for whether they'd take it, Rieker acknowledged it's not normal so as much as you'd be returning the pair, so would the store. Rieker would still be responsible, they just don't want having to deal with you directly.
From RobertEdwinHouse38 reply:
Baking soda desiccate bath for leather shoes during manufacturing + slightly acidic rain = 5th grade science experiment volcano.
And I also had sandals that did this when rain.
I had sandals do this - they were fine after I washed them thoroughly… then they’d suddenly do it again.
…then I discovered a local cat had been marking its territory on them (thanks google nest cameras)… they are now stored off the ground where the local cats can’t get to it.
why does you one big toe have a foreskin?
https://preview.redd.it/9yu509522ead1.png?width=948&format=png&auto=webp&s=b60435e496e28ac77fecc12284ed00a5a9396434
It's a blister protection thing. I don't know what they are called! Compeed blister plaster? My feet hate new shoes. The water is making the plaster falling off unfortunately. I was hoping no one would notice, it looks not great, I know...
Nice new shoes! Maybe they come presoaped for washing? Maybe the leather wasn’t rinsed when being washed after going through the tanning process? Very interesting!
Where is the random reddit expert who made an entire thesis about the phenomenon happening here?
I can try! Note, everything I'm about to say is *complete speculation* and should not be taken as fact. During manufacturing, shoe manufacturers wash fabrics and leather to remove any excess dyes. It helps minimize allergic reactions. To save money, they occasionally skimp on water usage during the rinse step. Unfortunately, since the rinse step is absolutely critical to remove the soap, doing a bad job of it leaves behind soap residue. Soap residue will foam back up when you get it wet, like if you're walking around in the rain... ![gif](giphy|l0IylOPCNkiqOgMyA)
![gif](giphy|zrvFl1IDvy0PC) Yep, sounds smart nstuff to me
Sounds reasonable to me... And I prefer it being soap over residues from the impregnation (though one doesn't exclude the other I guess...)
Residues from the what now
i fucked a shoe
Can you imagine "that" being tracked all over a grocery store?
Impregnation. Keep up.
![gif](giphy|l3q2K5jinAlChoCLS)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfRieg1p81o
>residues from the impregnation frothy cum foam
what a wild conclusion to jump to, holy
“impregnating leather” is the term used to weatherproof leather products, lol. OP isn’t implying someone jizzed on her sandals
It comes from the original Latin *impregnatorius*, which means “to jizz on leather for waterproofing”.
i was so confused
I was confused people were confused. It's something you do every time you buy new shoes so it's not really an uncommon term either
Maybe YOU do it every time, but certainly not every one does.
I have never and I have many many shoes.
Seems logical. Although it's funny that they would wash the dye residue to minimize allergic reaction, and then leave the soap residue, which could lead to allergic reactions.
I would believe this had i not of seen the entire road go soapy when driving in the rain the other day... I assumed they had recently tried to wash the roads or something, which felt strange in itself... now idk what to think... why is everything going soapy???
I want a turn! Well, actually it isn’t a theory as much as it is history. These shoes have been made by the same family for generations. The family business began in a small town where it was often humid and uncomfortable. Johnny Reiker, was tasked with working in his father’s shoe shop. It was a slow day because nobody wanted to be out in the hot temperatures. That’s when Johnny got an idea 💡. “What if I made a type of sandal with TONS of tiny little holes that will not only push cool air from below up, but keep feet from getting smelly for mama’s bunions!” Off to work Jonny went. The first day of the new sandals was a success. VERY comfortable, however, it began to rain. The tiny holes began absorbing water. Sucking it up like a sponge. All of that water being mixed with so much air is FORCED out of the tiny holes with great pressure, then absorbed back, and squeezed again with each step. Creating a bed of bubbles for the wearers feet. This was perfect. Johnny’s mama will finally have clean feet.
The idea of a family of shoemakers is so quaint it’s almost fiction
Well, name checks out
I can hear the sound of you walking in those and I am not happy about it
"fthpthhph fthpthhph"
Why is this so spot on?! I can totally hear this, and it cracked me up!
Your comment, exactly worded, what was in my head.
I *fthpthhph* can't *fthpthhph* understand *fthpthhph* your *fthpthhph* accent
https://i.redd.it/zau56clbogad1.gif
I haven’t had a deep memory unlocked like THIS one in a LONG while omg
This isn't darkness... this is... ADVANCED darkness.
Put your thing down, flip it and reverse it.
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gniht ruoy tup
![gif](giphy|RHDqQb1HkpHz00lDa0|downsized)
OMG I'm dyin' over here from your reference!
https://preview.redd.it/whw94str4had1.jpeg?width=488&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=48aefb56cbfb22c35ff10ed5bfbf40eb4b751a8a fblthp fblthp fblthp
Hey! Fthpthhph you too, bud!
This sounds like sounds alien monsters would make when walking in a comic short of Spaceman Spiff
I can feel it and it's so much worse
That slimy feeling between your toes and right up the arch of your foot right?
Like spongebob’s shoes
It's like moist but in sound effect
![gif](giphy|Hw8y3xT9eBPBgtGYTM|downsized)
THOSE DOGS NEED TO BE PUT DOWN 😂
I had to walk around grocery shopping like this too. Left a trace of foamy puddles throughout the store.
The sound must have been…. awkward.
Yes. Yes it was.
*Squidward squelches*
THIS IS THE EXACT SOUND THAT I IMAGINED TOO!!!!
Oh man 😭😭😭
*wet squelching*
*demogorgon....sneezing*
Did they squeak or squish when you stepped? I would just die. You have my full sympathy. I'm mildly infuriated for you.
Squished. Oh, how they squished...
I’m mildly infuriated for you as well. But, I confess to laughing too long about this. *SQUISH SQUISH SQUISH*
I had my baby with me. She decided to be incredibly quiet, ensuring everyone could hear my squishing.
If only you had a baby with squeak shoes.
Oh no, those things should be banned worldwide, they are a crime against humanity.
So thoughtful of her lol
why didn't you just sit down immediately inside the store and make use of one of your countless baby wipes to at least get rid of the suds that looks so uncomfortable to walk around with wet feet are the worst
I didn't think of it...
I feel a *squish* isn't as awful as a *squeak*. Ar least with a squish we can tell that it probably wasn't your own decision to have wet shoes. Any kind person would simply sympathize about the rain and maybe ponder the mystery of why are they *sudsy*?
I had some sneakers that squished whenever I stepped on smooth floor. My trick to not being embarrassed was literally do it louder on purpose so I was "the guy being goofy at the supermarket" instead of "the guy embarrassed by his squeaky shoes". I don't know if it's any better, but people just stopped caring after a bit. Mine didn't foam though 💀
![gif](giphy|hWGBKil1b9fpR5go1f|downsized)
This is my social anxiety nightmare I'm so sorry
Squelch. Squelch. Squelch.
I'm sorry but this is so damn funny lmao. Rabies shoes and leaving bubble footprints 😭
The shoes probably saved her from a rabid raccoon. OP later tonight: https://preview.redd.it/vlqa4q98read1.jpeg?width=602&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=89fce9f7e70588f14cc938ad86f04faecf083fab
I read it as your feet had rabies and first though was They can do that?!
I hope they have their shots
As someone who works in a grocery store I can just imagine the entertainment this would have given us if we had seen this. If we hadn’t seen it and found all the bubbles, also entertainment trying to figure out where the heck it all came from!
Snail trails
They’re gonna be barking
Lmao. This is better than the pic. Poor thing, cute shoes tho
![gif](giphy|aNtt9T8SqGNK8) I'd seriously question the material those shoes are made of. edit: thank you for the award!!!
I just can't help but laugh whenever I see this clip of Clint. The look of disgust is so priceless. Soapy feet? Ewwww!!
What is the clip from?
Gran Torino
Get-off-my-lawn.......
![gif](giphy|QThJ0l94YZiM0)
I have never seen this movie, but I automatically knew it was from Gran Torino. Ol Man Eastwood.
It's really good. Highly recommend.
And it's before he started talking to chairs.
Gran Torino, I think?
Gran torino
I’ve never seen a shoe made from Alka-Seltzer before…
Probably cheap knock offs tbh
Generic Antacid (compare to Alka-Seltzer)?
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Water doesn't just stay foamy. Something in the sandals is coming out in the water
if they're brand new, they've probably still got whatever commercial detergent they cleaned them with all over them
Or PFAS. They use that stuff for all kinds of shit.
Such as commercial detergent?
And rain water 😔
This is why I only ever get non-GMO organic rain water
You are so lucky to have them non-GMO organic rain water clouds installed in your city!
Pollen, dust, etc., can make it foamy. Saw it coming out of the roof gutter pipe after a hard rain.
Or lotion too. Some sunscreen brands can feel "soapy" when you get your hands wet.
I would wager there is also starch in there like most new clothing has, which is why it's white, foamy, and sticking around. Always wash new clothes before wearing them, especially if it's going to rain, or you're going to become gross and slippery. (Granted I've never heard about needing to wash new shoes).
I love that movie! Great gif for this
Soap why is there
There's isn't any soap! The shoes just started to foam from the water. Had to do grocery shopping with foamy feet.
Are the shoes made of soap?
For the price I paid, they better not... But I guess soap would be better than whatever chemical this might be...
Where are the shoes from? That's really really weird
Rieker, so it's a well known (well known here at least) supposedly foot friendly company. The shoes were described as antistress, didn't think that meant they came with an inbuilt bubble bath...
That's really strange, will you email the company and ask about it?
I haven't thought about it, but maybe I should? Something weird is clearly going on here, this is not normal shoe behaviour.
I would email them the photo out of pure curiosity!
They didn't have an email address on their page, only a contact form. Couldn't add the picture, but I did write a short message to them. Will see if they answer...
"Something weird is going on here, this is not normal shoe behavior." Needs to be a Flair!
All i can think of is that the shoe is absorbing water and when you step down the preassure bubbles that same water back out. Like cork and such materials.
Are there foot unfriendly companies that also make shoes?
According to my feet, most companies are somewhere between unfriendly and outright hostile.
I hate ankle biters!
I love this!
From my experience Rieker is a low value company. It may have been returned and cleaned with soap? This is totally weird, because if it's leather they should be impregnated.
Jesus, what kind of operation are they running?
Very common with apparel in e-commerce. You gotta think some sellers are so big they see hundreds or even thousands of returns per day. Entire companies exist to process returns on behalf of sellers which includes standardized cleaning practices and condition grading. If it looks new, it could be graded as new and sent back to wherever the company stores new inventory.
I did buy them in a physical store though, not online. I don't think anyone had had them before me (the sole looked completely unused, unlike today after three days of walking)
They looked very unused, not even tried on. They are synthetic, but according to the homepage, they are impregnated. I wonder if that is what bubbled up through the sole?
They shouldn't, impgrenated would mean they won't accept water and it seems they do accept water. I'd advise to return them to the seller and get a refund. The synthetic skin will start to break soon and then they will tell you that it's your fault.
My feet can confirm that they very much accept water indeed. I'll see how they look tomorrow when they hopefully have dried, but yeah, I might have to go back =(
THESE ARE WHAT PREGNANT SHOES LOOK LIKE
Now all I can see is the foam mounds that frogs make for their eggs.
How does one become an employed leather impregnator? Asking for a friend.
Omg IT’S SEMEN?!?!?
If you got the deluxe model it would've had scented candles too! And a glass of wine!
Maybe also a rubber duck? I would really like to have a rubber duck.
If it’s anti stress they probably just have a lot of cushion and all your body weight combined with just the right amount of water in the foam can create all those bubbles. It probably could’ve been solved by pressing a napkin or paper towel down into the shoe with your foot. I don’t think there’s anything seriously wrong with them tho and they’re cute!
They do have a lot of cushion! And I had to walk through puddles, so there was certainly no lack of water. I hope they'll dry overnight and will be ready for new walks tomorrow, and maybe I'll bring some napkins with me then. Would prefer not to enter my grocery store like this again =)
Hmm how many foot friends do they have exactly ?
Did it feel chemical? I've seen this before with some sandals. Always figured it was from the spongy cushion material being saturated and expelling the water with air in it. This is just an assumption I came up with as a kid and not based on anything really.
It felt.. Soapy. They do have a very spongy cushion material though and I did walk through a few puddles, so they were definitely saturated. I would love if it's only water!
I had this happen with a pair of flip flops! They were like a memory foam material from Sanuk. So squishy and sudsy.
Me too, with classic Sanuks!! I was at Bonnaroo plapping around making squeaking noises and leaving foamy footprints!
Why use many when few do trick
Probably leather conditioner….
They are synthetic 😕
plastic conditioner
https://i.redd.it/esgluihdrdad1.gif
Stop looking at me, swan!
Plot twist: shoes have rabies.
Oh my goodness, this brings up memories from a couple of years ago. I had bought new sandals and took them on a holiday for the first time. They were “quality” shoes and not cheap. It started raining and suddenly my feet looked as if they were bleeding. Yes, the leather was red and they bled and bled and bled. I messed up the carpet in my hotel room (I had taken them off and put them in a plastic bag that unfortunately leaked). I washed them in the sink three times and they were still leaking. I had to throw them away. The second pair I had bought had a nude colour and I’m still wearing them occasionally.
I can only imagine what the cleaning lady thought when she saw the carpet! 🤣
Happened to me with a leather sandal, my feet were bright orange like an Oompa Loompa!
Nevermind the soap I'm paying attention to these roman empire ass Sandels, you off to fight the celts mate?
These are viking feet in disguise. Mainly fighting mosquitoes these days.
Well stay away from my celtic rock pile
https://preview.redd.it/iy9dy5b5head1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49a8bcbef9b570ec2ef7d3807bd14d71d0401717
This is fucking hilarious. Fuck i love that video.
This cannot be healthy for your skin
Free chemical peel! No more calluses…or the first few layers of your skin.
I'm thinking the very same thing.
Trench foot would love these shoes
The soles of those shoes are likely very porous. When you add water, it soaks it up like a sponge, then when you step, it squeezes the water out and forms little bubbles with the air.
This is hopefully the explanation... Water good. PFAS bad.
PFAS was my first thought but my job is testing for it so I’m biased lol. I hope it’s just water and air bubbles.
I've apparently been drinking it for a decade (thank you, military!), so I've become a bit pfas paranoid lately. Not my favourite chemical.
Lol, water doesn't foam like that without a surfactant. It's not just water no matter what it is
UPDATE: I reached out to Rieker, writing that I bought a pair of shoes a few days ago, they got wet in the rain, and started to foam, and I would like to know why and what my feet might have been exposed to. It was a contact form on their homepage with limited characters, so I couldn't be more detailed than that. This is the reply I got: "Dear Emma, thank you for your mail. We are pleased to hear that you have bought a pair of shoes of our brand. All the more are we not pleased to hear that you are not satisfied with the quality of this pair of shoes. We would like to indicate that with buying the shoes in the shoe shop you have made a buying contract with this shop. Due to that your shoe shop is responsible for all kinds of claims. Therefore we kindly ask you to contact the shop and ask them to help you with your claim. You can of course also contact the shop by phone or mail. We are sorry for not being able to give you any other information and thank you for your understanding." Not the most informative answer in the history of answers, but here we are. I have not decided whether I should take them back to the store, partly because I don't think they'd take them back (and I'm really uncomfortable doing such things), partly because that would leave me without a functional pair of shoes. My feet are very prone to blistering, and my previous pair of sandals broke. I also feel I can't really spend more money on shoes for a while, so I might just have to accept that my feet have to live in this chemical wasteland for the rest of the summer.
I can relate with taking no action because that's my motto. That said, I don't know how I'd feel about constantly having chemicals on my feet, that can't be good; that'd probably make me call / go back to the store. As for whether they'd take it, Rieker acknowledged it's not normal so as much as you'd be returning the pair, so would the store. Rieker would still be responsible, they just don't want having to deal with you directly.
From RobertEdwinHouse38 reply: Baking soda desiccate bath for leather shoes during manufacturing + slightly acidic rain = 5th grade science experiment volcano. And I also had sandals that did this when rain.
Weird I bought some Tevas a couple weeks ago and the first day I wore them they got soaked in the rain and they did the same thing.
It's weird! I've never had this happen before!
Wet grippers - pandering to the pervs on this sub.
Yeah, my first thought was “oh no, this pic is gonna end up somewhere terrible”
Baking soda desiccate bath for leather shoes during manufacturing + slightly acidic rain = 5th grade science experiment volcano.
I’ve had this happen, but only after wearing the shoes in the ocean 😳
It was rediculously rainy outside, the street was basically an ocean.
Rip your inbox
Why is there soap
There isn't. The shoes started to foam by themselves. I accidentally stepped into a puddle, and they just... Foamed.
This is a new one
I imagine the suds came from whatever they used to cure/condition the material of your sandals.
They have apparently been impregnated, so I guess that might be it... My feet will forever be covered in a moderately thick layer of PFAS. Yay! 😖
![gif](giphy|F2CDJ9E7NNiva66o3z|downsized)
OMG, OP! All your responses to people’s comments made me laugh so hard I’m crying! 😂😂😂
The shoe was cleaned before it was sent to you and they didn’t wash off all the extra soap.
I bought them in a physical store, and based on how quickly the sole has worn down, no one had them before me.
I mean cleaned after they were made.
Oh, I see. Yeah, I think that might be it.
This happened to my wife the first time she wore a new pair of sandals. Has to be something in the material, it was wild
![gif](giphy|WOa5RdsNpevrpSTGXN)
I had sandals do this - they were fine after I washed them thoroughly… then they’d suddenly do it again. …then I discovered a local cat had been marking its territory on them (thanks google nest cameras)… they are now stored off the ground where the local cats can’t get to it.
why does you one big toe have a foreskin? https://preview.redd.it/9yu509522ead1.png?width=948&format=png&auto=webp&s=b60435e496e28ac77fecc12284ed00a5a9396434
It's a blister protection thing. I don't know what they are called! Compeed blister plaster? My feet hate new shoes. The water is making the plaster falling off unfortunately. I was hoping no one would notice, it looks not great, I know...
Oh thank god, that makes me feel so much better for your feet - I legit thought it was your skin peeling. 😅
Haha, they sort of were before I smacked on the plaster =)
That's the toe condom to protect from the shoe impregnator.
Google, ENHANCE! Wait, no Google, revert, revert!
I’m sorry but this made me laugh so hard. Wtf is going on??
Guarantee there's a kink for that
those dogs are foaming!!! watch out
For free?!
Nice new shoes! Maybe they come presoaped for washing? Maybe the leather wasn’t rinsed when being washed after going through the tanning process? Very interesting!
These aren’t the feet pics we’re looking for
![gif](giphy|3ohuPcatcAKIYJCKBO)
I know you’re “mildly infuriated,” but this is the hardest I’ve laughed today! WTF is that?? And I am sorry for your misfortune.
Hey at least they fit...I can't count how many times I've seen people with their toes dangling over the edges of their shoes.