Results: Shoelace Shopping
After 3 years of use, the shoelace on my Arizona ankle brace was shredding. I thought replacing it would only require 2 decisions: What length did I need? What color did I want? I was wrong.
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I quickly learned there were more choices to be made. For example, the width of my original shoelace was narrower than most, and my replacement had to be trim enough to fit through my brace's eyelets. Which 3 of the following features would you prioritize?
The length of the shoelace
41%
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776 votes
The width of the shoelace
22%
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411 votes
The price of the shoelace
22%
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421 votes
The color of the shoelace
24%
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450 votes
Polyester or cotton
6%
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115 votes
Round or flat
12%
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227 votes
Nature of the weave
4%
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78 votes
The odor of the shoelace (Some reviews mentioned a gasoline scent.)
2%
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42 votes
Durability (One review said a bargain shoelace that caught my attention TORE after a week.)
17%
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321 votes
N/A
35%
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664 votes
Waxed or unwaxed
7%
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128 votes
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How recently have you purchased shoelaces?
Never
9%
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167 votes
Within weeks
4%
•
71 votes
Within months
6%
•
105 votes
Within a year or two
12%
•
219 votes
Within 2 - 5 years
11%
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205 votes
More than 5 years ago
33%
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631 votes
N/A
26%
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502 votes
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