16 Responses to “School Shoes Days Are Not Over”

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   Mamajo said on July 2nd, 2008 at 1:15 pm

   I’m lazy mom…so haven’t buy school shoe for my kids yet…he,he….so save washing it too 🙂

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   chanelwong said on July 2nd, 2008 at 1:40 pm

   we don’t soak..Othniel will wash when he takes his bath and Mummy will apply shoe white when the shoes are dried.

   using chalk reminds me of my time also…har har

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   giddy tigress said on July 2nd, 2008 at 4:17 pm

   1.b
   I wash my shoes immediately, but only cos mine are not very dirty. I use a scrub and the dirty parts are clean.

   2.a
   I apply shoe polish when I have finished washing the shoe, then I dry it in the sun.

   and oh yeah, chalk is my favorite touch-up item too 🙂

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   alicia said on July 2nd, 2008 at 10:32 pm

   samuel’s school require black shoes so we still do not need to wash his shoes :p
   i remember sometimes we soak our shoes before washing (easier to wash) but not overnite and only apply shoe white wen its dry

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   mom2ashley&aidan said on July 2nd, 2008 at 11:59 pm

   I soak it first… This post sure brings back memories….

6. 

   Jesslyn said on July 3rd, 2008 at 8:54 am

   yeah, white chalks…had taught Wien did that lor! LOL

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   Magictree said on July 3rd, 2008 at 9:19 am

   I normally soak for few hours, then wash. I apply the shoe white sometime later ( not yet dry ).
   Sometimes, I’ll just do it immediately depending on my mood.

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   mumsgather said on July 3rd, 2008 at 11:19 am

   I soak first. Then I apply when dry. Well, at least that was what I used to do. These days the kids don’t wash their own school shoes anymore as the maids do it for them.

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   huisia said on July 3rd, 2008 at 1:36 pm

   1. b.
   2. I can’t find shoe white here..:)

   I used chalk before to keep my shoes white, but stopped after the school changed black board to white board.

10. 

    Susan said on July 3rd, 2008 at 8:16 pm

    ai ya oni got 2 choices; a and b r?.

    I washed it not immediately after but after they were soaked for ~1 hour. Not overnite cos scare the shoe “reput”
    So i guess nearest answer for my choice is (1)-b.

    I polished them when they were slightly damp, not wet. Not dry too because the solid chalk shoe white wouldn’t stick.
    So again, my nearest answer is (2)-a

    Our school was not straight on blacken shoes. No touch-up required throughtout the week…
    yay!

11. 

    slavemom said on July 4th, 2008 at 12:32 am

    I hv vy bad memory. I do rmbr washing n putting the shoe white, but I don’t rmbr the procedure. :p My kids don’t wear white shoes now.

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    Vien said on July 4th, 2008 at 5:43 am

    I don’t remember how I did it last time. I think I did both..that is wash immediately when I was too darn lazy (that means washing it on Sunday) and soak it overnight when the shoes are too darn dirty. As for applying the shoe white, I did it when the shoes were still wet.

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    jazzmint said on July 4th, 2008 at 7:22 am

    keke…i have the same answer as you :P…ya i remember those days when someone step on my shoes i’d go berserk scolding them LOL..

14. 

    chooi peng said on July 4th, 2008 at 6:21 pm

    i am lazy type, so straight away brush and wash it without soak.

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    Wai Wai said on July 7th, 2008 at 5:51 pm

    I soaked it first, apply shoe white when it’s dry.. and I charged RM0.50/pair (30 years ago) for washing my brother’s….. call me entrepreneur or what! 😀

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    Joanna Yeoh said on July 12th, 2008 at 8:29 pm

    Hi there,

    Great story on school shoes! Mind if I “borrow” it for the BBGS blog for a shot of nostalgia. I’d be happy to attribute it to you.

    Cheers, Joanna