Maybe if we’re talking about most athletic shoes, which are insanely overpriced. Good boots are a different story. I had a pair of Danner hiking boots that I bought in 1998 for $250. I had them resoled once ($125) around 2010, and they lasted me until 2019, and then I bought a new pair of the same model for $375 and was happy to pay that much. There’s price and then there is value.