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Slippers! Not just for Christmas

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MawBe Wed 09-Jun-21 08:09:04

Do you wear slippers around the house, just for getting out of bed - -at all? And how often do you replace them?
There is something very grannyish about slippers isn’t there- the image of “carpet slippers” or “pipe and slippers”
My mum never wore slippers, preferring light shoes which she designated “house shoes” and claimed she felt safer as well as better dressed in them. Likewise I don’t really like them except for bed-to-bathroom trips and usually wear a pair of Skechers throughout the day.
Anyway way, since Rosie moved in I have had to retrieve my slippers once too often from the garden and am obliged to sleep with them in bed beside me. And I have become uncomfortably aware of their presence ?
So they need replacing. I am actually quite ashamed of the fact that it had not occurred to me until right under my nose as it were. No wonder she found them irresistible ??
Go on, so when did you last buy a new pair of slippers?

Shandy57 Wed 09-Jun-21 18:00:18

I've just bought some from Sainsbury's for £8, obviously couldn't try them on. Too flat but they'll do for the bathroom shuffle smile

dustyangel Wed 09-Jun-21 17:45:43

This thread reminded me to get mine in from the garden table. I risked putting my washable mules from M&S in with a load of washing this morning after they accidentally got soaked from an errant shower spray spray this morning. I knew they needed washing and I’ve done it loads of times before but they are so old that I was afraid they’d disintegrate if washed again.
They’ve come up fine again, good old Marks!

If they still made the same style I’d buy some more but until I can actually visit an M&S again I can’t be bothered with the backwards and forwardsing of postal ordering.
1 only use them for bedroom to bathroom, preferring “proper” shoes or sandals for round the house.

hollysteers Wed 09-Jun-21 17:24:23

I only wear slippers for bed. Mother in law and husband spoke very scornfully of people who wore bedroom slippers around the house, very non U. No, she wasn’t Hyacinth Bouquet ?
Bedroom slippers for the bedroom and comfortable house shoes elsewhere.

Kim19 Wed 09-Jun-21 17:13:30

Cannot imagine life without slippers. They're the first thing I put on the minute I come in the front door and the last I discard on my way out. Favourites are Sherherd's sheepskin boots but sometimes resort to lighter ones when it is excessively hot (not often). Probably replace them every couple of years. Not sure. Just as and when required.

Harris27 Wed 09-Jun-21 17:11:02

M&S slippers for me love them the loafer type. Wouldn’t be without them two pairs a year.

crazyH Wed 09-Jun-21 17:07:11

Bought just an hour ago ...Bit tacky, but it’s cheap, cheerful and comfy ?

eazybee Wed 09-Jun-21 16:56:57

The last pair of slippers I had were size 2, red leather with real fur trim and zip-fronted. I loved them dearly, but have never worn slippers since; I don't like them.

Marydoll Wed 09-Jun-21 16:38:02

I wear slippers or Sketcher slips ons. I have got a few pairs from Pavers, which I can wear to hang out the washing. certainly not grannyish. I am not my mother!!!
I need some support and my feet are always cold!
Before Lockdown, I would stock up on Fly Flot ones at the market in Rome. They used to cost me about 5 Euros!

My current pairs:
www.pavers.co.uk/collections/slippers/products/wide-fit-anatomic-clogs-fly30010-315-803?variant=39269232345173

www.pavers.co.uk/collections/slippers/products/ladies-mule-slippers-koy32015-319-122?variant=32692103151701

Grandmabatty Wed 09-Jun-21 16:12:25

I rarely wear slippers. I usually go barefoot in the house or wear a pair of leather pumps which have seen better days. I have fluffy unicorn slippers which were a Christmas present but only wear them if dd is around as she gifted them ?

Mattsmum2 Wed 09-Jun-21 16:10:22

I wear slippers all the time, my feet do tend to get cold, even in this warm weather. It was a tradition that my children bought me slippers every year at Christmas as they always needed to be replaced by then. Since I bought Mahabis ones a few years ago, not cheap, I’ve had these for outdoor and others for indoor. I find also if I go bare foot all the time my heels get really hard skin on them ?

FarNorth Wed 09-Jun-21 16:08:37

I wear light slip-on shoes rather than slippers.
A lot of the time, tho, I prefer chunky 'walking' sandals in the house.

Blossoming Wed 09-Jun-21 16:07:30

No, barefoot or fluffy socks. I cannot walk very well in any slippers I have ever tried and I don’t want to fall and injure myself.

Lexisgranny Wed 09-Jun-21 16:04:09

I have a pair of leather ballet-type flat shoes, which have comfortable padded sections on the sole. They were originally bought for everyday wear, but now take the place of slippers in the summer. I like the extra support they provide. As my mother was given to say “Slippers make my feet spread”.

Buffybee Wed 09-Jun-21 15:51:26

I wear Slipper Boots in Winter, with outdoor soles, in Summer I wear toe post sandles.
I probably buy a new pair every year, or two.

kittylester Wed 09-Jun-21 15:51:24

I wore my slippers (Moshulu) all the time at the beginning of lockdown but decided that they were not good for my back and/or posture so bought some really light Moshulu shoes for indoors and some M&S mules with in step support just for bedroom use..

Tizliz Wed 09-Jun-21 15:39:48

I bought a pair last month but cannot get on with them, so am currently wearing a pair of flat leather shoes that I can’t get the right colour polish for so can’t wear them to go out.

Lovetopaint037 Wed 09-Jun-21 14:30:17

I always said when getting home “can’t think until I’ve got my slippers on”. The local market used to sell cheap “Flossies” for about £10. Used to use these for Summer as nice and cool but can’t get them now and Amazon is quoting expensive ones.

Shandy57 Wed 09-Jun-21 11:01:12

I've just moved into a bungalow with cold tiles in the bathroom and kitchen, you've reminded me to buy some.

Grandmadinosaur Wed 09-Jun-21 10:56:40

I wear flip flops in the summer. In winter I like my feet to be warm and cosy I usually get some slippers in TKMaxx or M&S. if it’s really cold in winter I have some Ugg style slipper boots that DH bought me one Christmas many moons ago.

Lin52 Wed 09-Jun-21 10:35:48

Have soft slip on sneakers for indoors, ballet slippers after shower, bare feet for hot days, garden shoes by back door. Fussy not, ?

MiniMoon Wed 09-Jun-21 10:18:56

I like my slippers and wear them year round. I buy sketchers keepsakes with outdoor soles so that I can walk out on our gravel to the bins and the washing line.
I also have some Furoshiki shoes for when the weather is hot. I dont like wearing shoes or sandals in the house.

FlexibleFriend Wed 09-Jun-21 10:16:28

I've never had a pair of slippers but do wear crocs around the house and garden. I have 2 pairs so when one pair is in the washing machine I still have a pair to wear.

Witzend Wed 09-Jun-21 10:11:20

I have some light-ish ones from Joules that aren’t granny-ish - they were a present from a dd.

When it’s cold I wear my sheepskin house boots from Celtic Sheepskin - I really love them. On my 2nd pair now. You can also wear them out of doors but the sole is lighter than that of their outdoor boots.
Plus they are made in Cornwall from local materials - not in China with skins from who knows where. And you can wash them in the machine.

In weather like this though (it’s hot here at the mo) I will usually wear flip flops at home.

annodomini Wed 09-Jun-21 09:56:42

I've been wearing my sheepskin slippers for most of the past year and a bit, unless I've been out of the house, of course. My alternative has been a pair of M&S slip-on trainers which are also very comfy and, most importantly, non-slip. I've 'discovered' my crocs, hiding under my wardrobe, and given them a good wash, so that gives me another alternative. I need width and comfort to accommodate my burgeoning bunion.

aggie Wed 09-Jun-21 09:30:31

I wear summer sandals rather than slippers , mine are in the washing machine just now , after reading Maws post ??‍?