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New Balance Sneakers
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New Balance Sneakers

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Athletic and casual sneakers from New Balance.

Why it's buy-it-for-life

Recommended repeatedly as a durable everyday sneaker, including for wide feet (14EEEE) that other brands don't fit well; one redditor's New Balance 1080s lasted 8 years across a 3-pair rotation.

What redditors say

Recommended on reddit as recently as February 2025

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    r/BuyItForLife comment

    I have 14EEEE feet. The only consistently decent shoes I've found are New Balance.

  2. 1
    r/BuyItForLife comment

    New Balance Sneakers

  3. 1
    r/BuyItForLife comment

    New Balance. Only sneaker my husband will wear. They last a long time, look great, and have lots of different syles.

  4. 1
    r/BuyItForLife comment

    I love my NB 1080s. I keep 3 pairs in rotation and the pair I'm currently wearing is 8 years old

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