I've been buying the same Saucony Jazz shoes for years now, and I wear them all the time. After ordering a new pair online today I started wondering about the average lifespan of these sneakers. Instead of thinking about it for five seconds and forgetting about it (this is what separates yours truly from his less creative/more productive colleagues), I did a little investigating. I searched my Gmail for order notices, then put the dates in a table and used an Excel formula to calculate the days between orders, like so:
| Date | Days between orders |
| 3/30/2007 | -- |
| 12/12/2007 | 257 |
| 11/11/2008 | 335 |
| 7/21/2009 | 252 |
| 4/23/2010 | 276 |
| 1/11/2011 | 263 |
It looks like I typically get about 260 days wear out of these shoes. But I'm curious about that 12/12/2007 order. Why did that pair last so much longer? Was I experimenting with a different daily shoe? Was I not walking as much? Was my social calendar filled with non-sneaker-friendly black tie affairs? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. At any rate, I've now estimated the next time I'll need to buy shoes, and put it on my calendar. And don't worry, dear reader-- I'll let you know how this prediction turned out.
I am applauding.
ReplyDeleteAnd now I am standing up whilst still applauding and blinking back tears.