The New Hotness

Mary got a pair of HOKA shoes in the spring and, after a few months of what we consider light usage, had the upper detach from the sole:

The oddly shaped holes in the rubberized area are a stylin’ thing, not defects.

The wet-looking stuff is E6000+ adhesive, which then got clamped overnight:

It cured and seems to be holding the pieces together:

HOKA shoes came highly recommended by a friend and carry a corresponding price tag. Mary felt expensive shoes should hold together better than that, so (before I undertook the repair) she returned them under warranty. Some weeks later, the shoes reappeared with a note describing the failure as “normal wear and tear” which is not covered by the warranty.

Whereupon I was given permission to have my way with them.

For whatever it’s worth, this also happened:

Mary’s conclusion was they’re nice shoes and fit well, but they’re definitely not worth three times the price of the shoes she’d been wearing.