Vent: my $60 work boots gave out at 9 months, so I went back to the $240 pair

Ray Williams · 2026-09-04T11:00:12.710053+00:00

I was on a tile demo in Boise last Tuesday and the sole just peeled clean off the toe box mid-kick, right in front of the homeowner, and after trying three cheaper pairs over the last two years I've learned that spending once on the expensive boots beats replacing budget ones every season, so has anyone else had a cheap pair fail in a way that made you look bad on site?

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