Converse All-Star Shoes for Kids Fall Apart Too Fast

Converse All-Star shoes for kids are great looking shoes, which come in an array of really fun colors and prints. There is no question that Converse All-Star shoes are an American classic. These simply styled shoes are iconic, and they match nearly anything a child wears. Plus, they've been carrying around the little feet of American kids for generations.

Considering all of these facts, Converse All-Stars seemed like a safe style to go with when my daughter and two sons all decided they each wanted to choose a pair of these well known shoes during our most recent shoe shopping excursion. My eight year old daughter chose a really cute pair of banana-yellow All Stars, and my two sons, ages twelve and five, each decided to go with the same shoe, in Kelley green. The shoes looked good, the kids all said they were comfortable, so we walked out of the Journey's Kids store in the mall, three kids now happily bedecked in their brand new Converse All Star shoes.

And that was pretty much the last time those shoes ever looked good.

Despite the fact that these pairs of kid's Converse All-Star shoes were not being worn to do anything but walk on cement or finished walking areas, these ridiculously flimsy shoes began to fall apart almost immediately. The rubber siding at the bottom of the shoes began to crease and pull away from the canvas upper on the first day these shoes were purchased.

These three pairs of Converse All Star shoes were purchased to be used just for going out to public places like the mall, restaurants, etc. These were not purchased to be used for play shoes, and they were not used for play shoes. Furthermore, we homeschool, so these shoes were not even used for typical daily use as would be the case with most children. After just two weeks, the canvas of the shoes began to show a lot of wear, the rubber siding had cracked more, and the shoes generally looked awful. By this time, it was clear that these kid's Converse All-Star shoes were going to have to be used for play shoes, because they looked terrible. At that point, I went out and bought my kids some $10 shoes on clearance from Old Navy just so they would have a decent pair of shoes to wear when we go out in public!

Considering the three pairs of kid's Converse All-Star shoes that I purchased each cost $30, I was really angry that I had essentially wasted nearly $100 in all on these worthless shoes. Converse should either make these shoes more durable, or charge a lot less for them. Personally, our family will never waste another dime on another Converse product ever again.