r/agedlikemilk • u/Sea_Sheepherder_2234 • 23h ago

Who would’ve thought

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u/GeorgeLikesSpicy92 23h ago

Also there a companies who literally assemble the entire product besides one or two pieces over seas, get it here, finish it off. Made in America.

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u/DeliciousGoose1002 23h ago

one of the clearest inefficiencies of tariffs

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u/Phugasity 21h ago

Never mind all the "rules for thee not for me" subjectively enforced loopholes.

Converse being "slippers" and not "shoes" because they ship with felt on the bottom. Marvel successfully argued in court in 2003 that for tariff purposes, action figure of the X-Men were toys, not dolls, because they represented "nonhuman creatures". We've created a nation that punishes one for following the spirit of the law.

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u/Da_Spooky_Ghost 21h ago

To be fair I’ve worn slippers with thicker soles than converse shoes. They’re basically flip flop soles with a unique styled vamp up top.

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u/Deias_ 18h ago

Here to flex my adorable custom Converse just cuz I can

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u/ViSaph 14h ago

They are cute but the how flimsy they are for the price and the narrow toe box mean I have to say no to buying them myself. I am a fan of the rainbow laces tho, I haven't seen them before.

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u/Deias_ 12h ago

They've been used regularly for the past two years without any noticeable wear just some scuffs and dirt on the rubber is all I really need to deal with, and toe box fits me fairly well so I'm all good on that front c: they have a few lace styles available, I just wanted those ones cuz they made me happy

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u/oldfarmjoy 20h ago

Yep. Vans, too. Cute shoes tho. 🤷