They are your friends. This is a fact which you must believed in. You have no real friends like your shoes. Please, for the love of God, take care of your shoes.
I was talked into buying one of those magic shoe cleaning kits at the county fair. I still have yet to use them. This thread brought an image of Forrest Gump.
I know a guy who takes off his shoes as soon as he walks in the door and cleans them. He never wears shoes two days in a row. He is a great friend to his shoes.