Why do converse have felt on the bottom

The Converse shoes were once made in the U. This means that the shoes carry a tariff when they are shipped to the U. The tariff rate on shoes imported to the U. For a U. Instead of paying such high import tariffs, companies can use a loophole in the system to shell out considerably less. In the case of footwear, slippers have a very low tariff compared to shoes — 3 percent to about 25 percent.

So, what do you do about the fuzz? Well, avoid slick surfaces at first. In the meantime, you can call your Chucks new house slippers. Read more on Smithsonianmag. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Here's the kicker: Tariff rates for importing shoes into the US can be as high as When you sell in the volume that Converse does, this adds up to a significant amount of savings.

Gazetc unearthed this weird fact after searching the patent code of the sole 6,, on Google's patent searching engine. What comes back is not a patent for a shoe at all, but something that looks like — and is described as — a slipper. Though some have complained that their Chucks tend to be slippery out of the box, many have reported that the fuzz is not permanent and completely rubs off after being worn for about a month.

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