This all came about because 6 months ago Umi Shoes gave us a different pair of shoes which, apart from welly-boot days, have been married to the spud's feet like a pair of magic dancing slippers ever since. I tell you, these shoes have not only lived through the two worst seasons in the British Calendar - 'drizzle' and 'puddle' - but their substantial rubber toes have slowed down about a million scooter rides and yet they look practically new out of the box. In fact if your son is going to be a size 27 this summer I'll probably flog them to you on eBay.
Umi mentioned at the time they might talk to us again in the spring and, given how much we love shoes in this house, I didn't quite have the integrity to say 'no, really, you've done enough thanks' and so a month ago we received the latest addition to the spud's foot locker; a pair of Umi 'Action' shoes in denim; a colour which sadly doesn't appear on their website; although you can see a couple of other colours for this shoe on the site.
I genuinely like the Umi shoes - they're not just robust but they're styley and if your kid is going to be glued to a pair of shoes they should probably be a good pair. Umi have also expanded the number of shops in the UK that stock them, so what they have is easier to find.
I'm hoping these ones hold up as well as the last pair because Charlie won't take them off at the moment and it looks like they're going to have to get us through the summer.
9 comments:
They do look like they wear well.
Robust sound sgood! Do they do school shoes?
Hi Iota - it's true; I'm somewhat of a convert.
DJ - Sadly no, or at least the site doesn't show that they do. The last pair have seemed indestructible - they have about half an inch of hard rubber on the toe!
Yeah its really very fine shoes. thank for sharing with us....
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So kids get attached to shoes like they can a blankie or toy? Hmmm good to know. And I guess you're right about buying them GOOD shoes if that's the case. Always learning from you Sparx :)
Gringa - oh yes... I know parents who have run themselves scanning eBay and 2nd hand shops for a pair of boots identical to the ones they have but in a larger size because their daughter refuses to wear anything else...
Great review. Sounds like we could do with them in our house. Will check them out.
Funny how they can live in shoes. Do they have a summer version?
Hot Cross Mum - they are great shoes.
A Modern Mother - Charlie totally gets attached to shoes, it's true. Umi do a range of sandals, some look really great. We'd have gone for a pair if we didn't already have a good pair in the right size.
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