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luke
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 Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:06 pm Post subject: Women spend £33,000 on shoes in a lifetime |
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| Quote: | Women spend £33,000 on shoes in a lifetime
obsession: Women will spend around £33,000 on shoes
Shoe-mad women will splash out more than £33,000 on footwear over a lifetime, according to new figures.
Each year, women treat themselves to eight pairs of new shoes, and with each pair costing an average of £65.88, that adds up to more than £527 every year - or £33,204 over a lifetime.
For some that figure could be even higher though as half of women admit they buy a least one new pair a month.
A spokesman for Olay, which carried out the poll to launch a competition to win a £3,000 shoe collection, said: "It's no secret that most women have a soft spot for shoes, but it's staggering when you find out exactly how much is spent."
The poll, of 1,500 women, also revealed that the average wardrobe boasts a collection of 44 shoes, including eight pairs of boots, nine pairs of trainers and 12 pairs of flips flops or ballerina shoes.
Kitten and stiletto heels then account for another 15 pairs.
But almost two thirds of women own an average of 10 pairs of shoes they have never actually worn or have only put on once or twice.
And three pairs of shoes are uncomfortable to walk in.
More than 26 per cent of hardy women admit they often wear the killer shoes though, despite it being painful when they walk, to stop their partner moaning that they were a waste of money.
Another 25 per cent of people also lie to their partners to try and stop the rows, with almost half telling their other half that the shoes were cheaper than they really were.
A cheeky 30 per cent even deny buying them, pretending they have been in the bottom of their wardrobe for months.
It doesn't work for all women though as 15 per cent have had rows with their partner over their shoe-buying and four per cent have even broken up because of it.
Four per cent have even split up with a partner over their shoe buying.
A spokesman for Olay added: "It's worrying to think that a few shoes can cause so much trouble in a relationship.
"But it's inevitable when so many women are lying to their partners and keeping them in the dark about their real shoe spending habits.
"To save the agro, you could save your money and ask for shoes as a present at birthdays and Christmas - the survey also found that 82 per cent of mums would love to get a pair of shoes for Mother's Day." |
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Bat
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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And you are surprised at this Luke?  |
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faceless
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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| And they complain when we spend a few quid on beer and lapdancers? Pshaw! |
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Skylace
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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You know, I'm just not a shoe girl. I could care less. I have two pairs of sneakers (trainers) that I have had now for the past two years and they are really the only shoes I wear. I have a pair of sandals for the summer and I've had those for at least three years.
I just can't get excited about something I put on my feet. Now purses, that's a whole other story |
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Lostinthestates
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Not surprised a bit |
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nekokate
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
Location: West Yorkshire, UK
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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| It's only about £12 a week. That's not so much for shoes. |
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girldorksrule
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:44 am Post subject: |
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| I have a friend who actually has well over 300 pairs of shoes. If I could find cute shoes in my size, I think I'd own more but not near that many LOL |
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eefanincan
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| girldorksrule wrote: | | I have a friend who actually has well over 300 pairs of shoes. If I could find cute shoes in my size, I think I'd own more but not near that many LOL |
I'm the same as you--- can't find that many in my size, but whenever I do, watch out! Call me Imelda!!!  |
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