Five years ago I bought these lightly used shoes at Red Cross thrift store for 5β¬, they were almost new very brightly pink back then, and in my size.
They became my daily driver for the winter and/or wilderness, basically whenever sandals are not a good idea.
Five years forward, I no longer use them in the city (because of the hole on the toe, should patch it with some jeans fabric probably), but still actively use them for hiking, even used them in mountains multiple times (even though, according to what I found in Google on this model, they are supposed to be gym shoes).
They're very no-frills, with somewhat thin fabric and breathable (because of thinness) yet quite durable, probably because they're soft and don't use any plastic inserts for rigidity.
The cheapest 25β¬ sneakers from Deichmann ( https://www.deichmann.com/de-de/p-m01380574/01850090 ) only last me a year before becoming uncomfortable or faulty. These served me way more.
The cheapest 25β¬ sneakers from Deichmann also weigh 460 gram per shoe; these Puma ones, 180 gram.
The problem is, they're clearly near the end of their life, and Puma doesn't seem to make anything like that anymore. Even their gym shoes all resemble the deichmann sneakers at best, being as thick and as heavy.
I wonder where does one get simple and light universal shoes these days? Because in the last five years I haven't seen any, anywhere.
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