Not your shoes, any shoes? I have yet to see my wife, my daughters, my ex wife, or previous girlfriends shine a shoe. Do they? Sometimes my wife will ask me to shine a pair of her boots; cowboy, winter, fashion, but she never touches a can of polish herself. I don't think they would ever see a buffing rag if it wasn't for me. Do we shine their shoes for them? What about single women? Who shines their shoes. I never see any adds anywhere for shoeshine kits for women. I know it is a unisex item but you would think as much attention as some women pay to detail about their outfits there would be a market for some girly shoe brushes. I know there are more synthetic materials in women's shoes than men's but still there has to be a pair of leather pumps out there somewhere that need a touch up from time to time. Do you suppose women's shoes are becoming a throw away commodity? Is it the female mindset? My wife once went in for an oil change and came home with a new car.
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Does your woman shine shoes?
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jdyer225
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It's kind of hard to shine my nikes so I wouldn't know.
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sipowicz
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I don't know if they told you up there while you were away, but my wife don't shine shoes anymore.
Alpo
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I'm surprised that anyone that uses the term, "Your woman" has a woman.
I doubt there are many men who shine shoes anymore. Just another fading aspect of the culture we live in. I don't think people 'dress up' as much as they used to years ago. I only have 2 pairs of dress shoes and will shine them about once a year.
When I was a kid, my uncle ran a barber shop, my dad and another uncle worked there. I can remember going there on Saturdays to shine customers' shoes to make some spending money. You won't find that in many barber shops these days.... except maybe the exclusive ones like our congressmen have in the Capitol building in DC.
When I was a kid, my uncle ran a barber shop, my dad and another uncle worked there. I can remember going there on Saturdays to shine customers' shoes to make some spending money. You won't find that in many barber shops these days.... except maybe the exclusive ones like our congressmen have in the Capitol building in DC.
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I don't know if they told you up there while you were away, but my wife don't shine shoes anymore.
Well done.
My wife used to - when she was in the military.
Since she retired, no.
Since she retired, no.
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UncleEd
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"Your woman" isn't as good as "My old lady."
Good point. And let me add I say that with the upmost respect and affection for the woman whose shoes I shine.
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To my knowledge my wife has never polished a shoe. I buy her shoes and she has lots of them. What drives me crazy is she will ware only two or three pairs and will ware them into the ground. Doesn't' care if the heel tips ware completely off or they are tore up, she keeps warring and leaving all those other nice shoes in all their racks and in storage.
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boatme99
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That's because NONE of the other 86 pair fit.
They pinch the toes, the heel rubs, they're too tight, they're too loose, the arch hurts, something.
But she had to have them because they matched something she has or wants to have.
If you should, God forbid, say anything, a million pound $###rain will come down on your head because she's really PO'd at herself for not being able to wear them.
So, we grin, and bear it.
I shine my own boots. Nobody else can do it right. Been trying to make a wooden form to hold the boot flat at about waist high. Then I could get a good spit shine on them. Really hard to do now days with them on my feet. Can't breath!
ChuckS1
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Surprisingly, my wife does shine shoes (really, boots). But they're her riding boots she uses for dressage, along with the saddle and bridle. Learned it when she was in OCS and can still do a really decent spit shine. 
Sir, Mrs. Ron H. claims to know how to shine shoes, but I've never seen her actually do it. [shrug]
Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.
Ron H.
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No more shines Billy.
