I have a problem with my shoes. The problem is the laces last only 1/2 the life or less of the actual shoe. Once the laces break I suffer with short laces until I can't take it anymore and replace the shoe. Buying laces from the store never works out for me because I either forget about them when I'm at a store that sells them or I end up with the wrong size. Ordering these off Amazon allowed me to buy them while I was thinking about it and also to measure what I had and get the right size the first time. These particular laces seem very nice and of high quality. I've only been using them a few weeks so I cannot speak to their durability but they appear to be as nice or nicer than the laces that came with my New Balance shoes. Overall a very nice lace and they allowed me to keep my shoes while not suffering with ultra short laces.

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