Fashion

[Sooner]

I would pay $150 or more in a happy heartbeat not to have to try to walk in them.  I had a pair back in the day.

[rms1954]

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@amyb wrote:

The blue and pink ones on QVC.com are cute. 

But, yikes, $150.00! I'll pass. Can't believe they are that much!

I know it's 40 years after my original pair, and that the price of wood is up...but anyone recall when we used to buy these at the drug store for about $15-20?! Those were the days, I guess. 

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Everything cheaper now as they used recycled this or that.  I often wonder what will happen to all the repurposed clothing using recyclable materials will hold up.

[ECBG]

@amyb 

Those sandals can't live up to the reputation of Birks and yet are more expensive!  Bad form!

I noticed that since the 1970"s they have added a cushion, although thin.  It's very uncomfortable for me to walk on wood.  I could only hack it a few hours in college!

[rms1954]

All I can remember is that horrid sound they made.  You could hear someone coming a mile away.

[amyb]

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@millieshops wrote:

@amyb   I know they were popular years ago, but I have no idea what we paid for them.  I do know about what I earned in the early 80's --  most likely for me to buy them at that time, they certainly couldn't have been too expensive.

If I wanted them, I would shop the Internet.  Nothing much costs what it did 40 years ago!

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Sadly....nothing much costs what it did 2 years ago!! 😕 

[Elodie2]

I do remember their popularity at the time but for the life of me couldn't walk in the darn things.  

[Catastrophe]

I also wore them in the 60's, 70's and I loved them then and now.  I still have them and still wear them and they're in great shape. 

[amyb]

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@ECBG wrote:

@amyb 

Those sandals can't live up to the reputation of Birks and yet are more expensive!  Bad form!

I noticed that since the 1970"s they have added a cushion, although thin.  It's very uncomfortable for me to walk on wood.  I could only hack it a few hours in college!

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@ECBG I would agree. Toe bar/bump or not, I don't consider the Dr. Scholls sandals similar, at all, to Birks, which I love.

Birkenstocks (of course are "forever" but also..) are having "a moment" again...as they've become very trendy, especially the real "crunchy granola" ones. 

[AngelPuppy1]

Really?  That much?????  Goodness - unbelievable!  When I was a teen, I wore a pair of those all summer long.  I had a light tan pair.  I adored them.  I clacked, clacked all over the place.  I know they were really cheap and you couldn't wear them out.  

[tends2dogs]

I saw them at a DSW for around $40 not that long ago.  Of course I had to try them on for old time's sake.  They really aren't that comfortable, but these looked exactly the same.