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  1. In the immeasurably sensible years of long ago we had leather shoes with leather soles, the soles could be repaired and consequently they lasted a long time. When ' rubber soles' were first introduced there was some attempt to get the soles to match the life time of the uppers. Then along come 'fashion' shoes with man-made uppers. These simulated the appearance of leather but disintigrated within a year - but hey they're fashion shoes! Obviously there was no need to fit hard wearing soles so, cheap material was used, the sole was thinned and the heel ( the weakest point ) was made of 'cardboard' with a plastic veneer. What has happend is that this sole was transfered, for reasons of cost, to proper leather shoes. So that although the uppers may last five or more years the soles would be worn through in less than a year. The consumers have not cottoned on that this has happend and we are seeing the waste on a grand scale of an expensive natural product - leather!
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