The soles of my shoes squeak - how to fix?

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I bought new Clarks in the spring and I haven't worn them all that much until now that the weather is cooling off. The soles squeak something awful. It's too late to return them. I heard if you put them in the freezer they shrink and the squeak stops - it's not true, this morning you can hear me coming for miles around. It's a bit of a laugh at work. If I take them to the shoe repair...will they reglue or some such "fix"? What shall I do to lose the noise!! Any shoe repair experts out there?

Update:

The soles are rubber and the tops leather...it's not the leather tops, they're soft enough. It's the soles that squeak.

unlucky hand · Accepted Answer

u justgo to a shoe repair shop ,they will make it up for u.....

? · Answer

some shoe rubber soles is purely a various composite than others. and specific flooring will quite intensify the squeak... generally, the extra affordable the shoe...the extra the squeak. no longer lots you're able to do previous procuring them shoes like yours...

Anonymous · Answer

The shoes need to be broken in properly. Wear them a lot at home...during gardening and housework and all the jobs where you are walking a lot and even crouching (puts a lot of stress on a shoe). It sounds to me like the leather is just stiff and the only way to get it soft is wear.

Anonymous · Answer

Maybe try sticking a thumbtack in the sole?

Anonymous · Answer

Try Mink Oil.
Just rub it in using a brush or something.
I dont know if it works, I read it in a book once.

dfudge50 · Answer

put baby powder inside the shoe.  It worked for my squeaky shoes.

ChicaLoca · Answer

How about you just buy a new pair of shoes if it bothers you so much.  A little squeaking never hurt anybody, so just ignore it.

Andrea C · Answer

Talcum powder.

? · Answer

Stop stepping on mice.

Anonymous · Answer

Dry it

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The soles of my shoes squeak - how to fix?

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