I remember during high school, Mom prefer buy me a shoes in ukay ukay rather than a brand new one na ang bilis namang masira. In ukay, basta magaling oumili makakahanap ka talaga ng shoes na tatagal sayo ee. Naalala ko lan coz of your post hehe.
Anyways I know shoe stitching is not that easy. Pero thanks to those people who's skilled on this forte, may pagawaan tayo ng mga shoes na nasira na pwd pa. You can also make it this as a hobby like if ever lang din ped mo ring pagkakitaan diba.