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What do you do in your family to keep your shoes fresh?

Posted on 6/19/26 at 5:39 pm
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
10659 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 5:39 pm
Obviously, alternating shoes and letting them breathe is the best thing you can do. What are some other things to do that work?

Sometimes I put powder in my tennis shoes or dress shoes to absorb sweat. That works decently well. Also, I’ve put tennis shoes in the washing machine before as well, and that helps a bit.

Any other methods for keeping your shoes fresh and smelling great? What are some home remedies that you guys utilize?

Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
23355 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 5:43 pm to
I don’t sniff my shoes… I don’t sniff my family’s shoes. They don’t sniff my shoes.

Why do you sniff shoes?
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
93197 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 5:44 pm to
trashy board
Posted by cypresstiger
The South
Member since Aug 2008
14206 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 5:45 pm to
I buy new shoes
Posted by Bayou Tiger
Member since Nov 2003
3739 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 5:45 pm to
Wooden shoe trees in dress shoes and these packets in sneakers when not being worn. The main thing is only using wool socks, not cotton.


Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
75286 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 5:45 pm to
quote:

What do you do in your family to keep your shoes fresh?


Don’t step in dog shite or throw-up.
This post was edited on 6/19/26 at 5:46 pm
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
174568 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 5:46 pm to
Throw a leftover dryer sheet in them
Posted by TFLEX
TX
Member since Jun 2023
392 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 5:49 pm to
Rotating them makes a big difference. I'm a coach, and put in a ton of moving every day.

I buy spray deodorant/antiperspirant. Keep it in closet on shoe rack. Quick hit inside the shoes before I put them on every day, and quick hit when I take them off. Works better than any "shoe related" product i ever tried.
Posted by sec13rowBBseat28
St George, LA
Member since Aug 2006
15797 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 5:50 pm to
Cedar tree shoes.
Posted by HillabeeBaw
Hillabee Reservoir
Member since May 2023
3203 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 5:50 pm to
Mr Clean eraser
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2014
9459 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 5:52 pm to
What are you doing in them that they don’t smell “fresh”. If your feet stink, that’s the problem you need to address. Not the shoes.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
73001 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 5:55 pm to
Always wear socks.

Seriously.
Posted by W2NOMO
Member since Jul 2025
2557 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 5:58 pm to
Make sure my feet are dry before socks, sometimes I spray right guard on my feet, I keep one pair on the porch in the sun to dry while using other pair. You may need an exfoliate your feet. Soak in tea. Wash your shoes.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
172891 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 6:00 pm to
Of course fricking cbree started this thread.

Posted by Robin Masters
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
36375 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 6:03 pm to
Baking powder
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
93837 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 6:04 pm to
Wear socks
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
27515 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 6:06 pm to
My buddy Kalunda (not his real name) puts his sneakers in a deep freezer to kill the germs.
Posted by forkedintheroad
Member since Feb 2025
2485 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 6:12 pm to
Wear socks and not be a fat arse
Posted by DoUrden
UnderDark
Member since Oct 2011
26244 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 6:14 pm to
Wear socks? How hard is it?

Posted by Skillet
Member since Aug 2006
114127 posts
Posted on 6/19/26 at 6:17 pm to
Not much in my case. I was born with a condition called fungal feet and my shoes, socks & feet all smell like the rotting carcass of a Chinese carp.
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