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Always buying sneakers? It's the sign of a leader: poll (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Got a passion for buying sneakers? It could be a good sign, with a poll finding that people who buy three pairs of sneakers or more a year are far more likely to be a leadership type that other people.

Mindset Media, a media company that examines personality traits of different consumers, found that people who buy more than three pairs of sneakers a year are 61 percent more likely to have the qualities of a modern leader.

These qualities were defined as having ideas and vision, and a style with others that is both inclusive and decisive.

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I wonder what yellow sneakers mean...

I get new shoes about every month or two (and typically two or three pairs at a time). I mainly buy sandals (not flip-flops) and mary-janes, but I don't buy sneakers all that much.

I buy roughly one pair a year. I guess that explains it.

Hmmm, Ive had my current pair of merrels for about a year and a half! I still dont want to buy new ones even though they are falling to bits, there too comfy.

Yeah I never buy new sneakers until the old ones have a huge hole on them, my averyday sneakers are so adapted to my feet I can't wear anything else (If it were for me I would go barefeet all the time)

I think this poll is utterly daft and meant to sell shoes.

I don't consider it a good leadership quality to waste money.

I buy new shoes once every 2 years or more. because i buy really high quality Carolina boots that will last me a good long while. the last pair cost me about 130$ and Ive had them since about mid 2004 early 2005.

they are only now starting to wear a bit but are still in good shape. I might re-sole them but I'm mor elikely to just get a new pair.

lots of people spend that much on one pair of sneakers that will fall apart in a few months.

Sounds as if it is follower-like behaviour to me. A follower of sneaker fashion.

I wear shoes until they fall apart, so about one pair every 2-3 years.

I just buy a really good pair of boots so that they last me a good 2 years at least even with heavy walking (I don't own a car and I walk everywhere I need to go)

I don't buy shoes too often. I don't like to invest a lot of money in slave labor.