Where do you buy shoelaces from?

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Obviously there is the lockdown problem, but without going to amazon and getting stuff by post, where do you go?
I just want dark green trainer laces.
The shoe / trainer places don't seem to have them on-line for click and collect. Is there somewhere in lockdown I can go?

I've never bought shoelaces before.

 

[weltweit]

Timpsons - is where I bought my last pair from.

They were for a black lace-up shoe, I couldn't get a slim lace as I wanted but what they had did work.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Timpsons seem to be open still. Keys and shoes both pretty important I guess.

 

[skyscraper101]

Supermarket, or Poundland in these times.

ebay will have pretty much anything else unconventional like green ones.

 

[mx wcfc]

Either Timpsons, or Dr Martens, before covid. I don't suppose either are open at the mo, and DMs won't do trainer laces on their website. Timpsons might though. I believe they are an Urban 75 approved supplier, on account of them employing a lot of ex-cons.

Shoe Laces | Boot Laces | Timpson

Find new shoe laces for all kinds of footwear. Shop laces for formal shoes, trainers, boots and so much more - there are loads of colours to choose from!

www.timpson.co.uk

 

[Puddy_Tat]

cobblers

that is to say, that most shoe repairers will sell a range of laces. not sure if they are allowed to open at the moment, though.

supermarkets do sell some, but probably not a wide enough range to include dark green trainer laces.

plenty of traders online without going near amazon

 

[mx wcfc]

Someone on here pointed me at this website a while ago. maybe useful.

Train Track Lacing

Tutorial for Train Track Lacing, in which the shoelaces run straight across on the inside (the “sleepers”) and straight up on the outside (the “rails”).

www.fieggen.com

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Someone on here pointed me at this website a while ago. maybe useful.

Train Track Lacing

Tutorial for Train Track Lacing, in which the shoelaces run straight across on the inside (the “sleepers”) and straight up on the outside (the “rails”).

www.fieggen.com

Oof, I am not sure about the way they lace up their shoes on line.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

plenty of traders online without going near amazon

But who? I'm not finding any.

 

[fishfinger]

Oof, I am not sure about the way they lace up their shoes on line.

Which of the 62 different methods shown do you object to?

 

[danny la rouge]

Woolworths

 

[Puddy_Tat]

But who? I'm not finding any.

i did a search on 'dark green trainer laces' and got 4 traders and e-bay

 

[William of Walworth]

Plenty of must-be-open supermarkets have mini-branches of Timpsons within them

Frinstance, our local Sainsbury's does, and that Timpsons is open similar hours to the main store (shuts somwhat earlier I think).

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Which of the 62 different methods shown do you object to?

I only saw a million pictures of the one method on the front page, I didn't look further into it. I assumed it was the train track method and that's why they were called what they were called.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

i did a search on 'dark green trainer laces' and got 4 traders and e-bay

I wanted to give eBay and Amazon a miss, I am looking for somewhere to pick up in person.

 

[UrbaneFox]

The dry cleaner sells shoelaces, but I'm not sure if they're open, these days.

 

[dessiato]

I got my last ones from a supermarket. I think Tesco has them.

 

[killer b]

The range in timpson's is pretty shit IME, I doubt they'll have green trainer laces.

TBH if you want anything that's not really common (ie, brown or black, or shitty kids novelty laces) you're best buying online - you might get lucky at a cobblers or specialist shoe shop, but you're unlikely to find them anywhere else.

how about these guys? Green

 

[campanula]

Leather Laces

Leather laces, Square cut, round and on spools

www.theshoelace.co.uk

I buy leather laces from here - I would imagine green ones are available. Online is really your best bet for anything other than black/brown.

 

[platinumsage]

ebay

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

ebay

I wanted to give eBay and Amazon a miss, I am looking for somewhere to pick up in person.

 

[platinumsage]

I am looking for somewhere to pick up in person.

Seems unnecessary what with lockdown, why would you go somewhere just to buy green shoelaces? Anyway I was just answering your question in the title.

 

[lefteri]

there’s a massive gap in the market for a specialist shoelace shop, physically and virtually, if you ask me - with a proper range for every type of shoe and boot

the range in cobblers is just that

 

[Supine]

I think I've only ever bought them pre attached to shoes

 

[pogofish]

Thin safety rope from climbing/outdoor shops is a good one for shoe/boot laces - I buy a few meters every so often and just cut to length and flame the ends to stop fraying as the need arises.

It also comes in a fair variety of colours.

I'll only usually buy proper laces from the supermarket for smart/dressy shoes which tend to have smaller eyelets but I don't wear them very often.

 

[8ball]

From the guy at the market.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Seems unnecessary what with lockdown, why would you go somewhere just to buy green shoelaces? Anyway I was just answering your question in the title.

Because I didn't want to get caught up in the usual eBay faff of buying a small item that says they are located in the UK only to find out that it's actually going to be coming from China and will take two months.

It does say not by post in the OP.

 

[killer b]

Just buy some from one of the many websites that aren't ebay or amazon that you can find on the Internet. For stuff like this there just aren't bricks and mortar shops anymore, but thankfully it's all available really easily online. The one I posted even does free postage. You'd have the shoelaces by now if you'd ordered some then.

 

[danski]

Some from China would’ve turned up by now

 

[moose]

Just buy some from one of the many websites that aren't ebay or amazon that you can find on the Internet. For stuff like this there just aren't bricks and mortar shops anymore, but thankfully it's all available really easily online. The one I posted even does free postage. You'd have the shoelaces by now if you'd ordered some then.

I ordered some from there after you posted, and they arrived next day, free postage. (well it wasn't really, because the laces were fractionally more expensive than elsewhere, but it was fast and efficient)