LMAO, I’m doing the same right now @1AM

That’s what KZfaq is for 🤣

Screaming at this comment!! Here at 4am

We’ve all been there 🤣

😂

7 pairs? Buy me a pair with all that $$😭

I bet that attracts guys. 😂

@@mariantreber8055 same thing I was thinking 🤔 ... UGLY

@@mariantreber8055 I mean, some guys wear them too, so it might attract her type of guys...? Here in Cali, people wear them year round and that's been the case for decades. Their popularity as a fashion statement comes and goes, but I guess they are a staple for many. Personally, I have flat feet so the arch support is just uncomfortable on me. But I do resell them.

​@mariantreber8055 who cares?

That is such a sweet compliment. Thank you Cheryl!

How to let them dry?

Never buy used birks. After you wear them they mold to your foot. They will never fit your right.

I worked for Birkenstock and we were trained to warn customers to not wet the footbed. Water is not good for them at all the cork will crumble.

@@zenadeboer They say that so they can push their useless, but very expensive, cleaning kits. I've used the baking soda "recipe" for a long time, and my cork has never crumbled--probably because I am not using any moisture on the cork. The best way to keep it intact is to oil it periodically so it doesn't crack.

Do they have any now that are NOT made in China? Clark's.

i have some birkenstock’s and at first i cleaned them with just baking soda and water and then after that just water and i let them dry and my footbed turned super hard and not comfy do u know what i did wrong

@@leonorzavala8170 you didn't do anything wrong. It's normal when leather get dry (after washing) it's get harder,too. Just take some cream (hand cream f.e.) and spread it gently- will softner the leather. That's all. I do it always after washing leather footwear.

20 pairs wtf

​@@RandomGuy-nm6bmmy exact thoughts lol

Let me know how it works for you! The comments have conflicting results. I am planning to do another video where I try it some of the other suggestions from the comments!

@@AmberResells so, im wondering if i might have scrubbed too hard. 2 days later and the writing and size written on the footbed is nonexistent. I was thinking maybe it would just take them fully drying, but as of yet no signs of reemerging. My variables were using Ajax soap instead of Dawn, and using a walmart shoe brush instead of the toothbrush.

Y,oz

You can wash them in the mashine, stick them in a pair of jeans

Did it work?

@@victoriaelena3846 This happened about 10 years ago to my favorite pair of double strap sandals. I still wear them but just for working outside because it did fade the navy color. I was worried about all the nasty stuff in the sewer but also raccoons (they killed 13 neighborhood cats and kittens that year) were coming up from the sewer and they have all kinds of nasty diseases that I didn't want to bring into the house. I was disappointed that the color faded and also the footbed was stiff after they dried and stayed that way. If I ever had to do it again I would probably just use Lysol or Clorox wipes if I could find some.

How did it turn out ?

I’m hoping people are cleaning out their closets right as we speak so we can find good stuff to make up for the lack of inventory in the next few months!

thanks for that info on the Birkenstocks. I was wondering that same thing when I cleaned mines. However I never used the baking soda with dawn. I also found you can use a leather Moisturiser cleaner on the leather birkenstocks. ------ Originally the oils from the meterials and your foot is supposed to make the foot bed settle in when you get a new Pair just like a Louis Vuitton bag handle that changes Patina over time same for birks footbed. The only down fall is the way it looks like dingy and ugly. I wish they just make any incert for them. cheers !

Uh oh. I just cleaned mine doing this 🙁 hope I didn't ruin them! They were really dirty.

I agree. I wore my Birks through a rather damp field last year (didn't realize the grass was wet until it was too late to turn back) and even wiping the dirt and mud off of the front half of the foot bed with a damp cloth, it was quite quite crusty and dry. I ended up replacing them.

​@@abraoeser5910 What were your results like? Mine were only roughly 7 months old when I did this to them and the footbed wasn't even fully broken in. I simply disliked the footprint being so dark so I thought this would help remove it... It did remove the prints but then I noticed they made my feet smell weird. Not horrible but it had like an old leather smell. I think this could help if the footbed was extremely really dirty, like 3+ years of sweat and so forth.

@@HK-bj8qq I technically have replaced them with the other pairs of birks I own now... But I haven't gotten rid of them. They're good to have, especially in situations where I want to be comfy but don't want to damage additional pairs. Like at the lake (not near water), or by the pool, or hanging around the yard without worrying about damaging them too much.

Same!! Mind. Blown.

or sandpaper