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I think it depends on what kind of condition they're in and how long they were used for. Stuff like snow boots that don't get a lot of use I would think are fine. But I probably wouldn't reuse sneakers that got use every day for months.

I've tossed all of DS's shoes except for a pair he grew out of after one wear.

It's my understanding that it's important for shoes to mold to the wearers feet and that used isn't ideal.

That said, I kept all DS's shoes and will use them as spares (if the regular shoes are wet, missing, etc) and will definitely reuse rain boots, snow boots, water shoes, anything worn for a short time.

I kept excellent condition baby shoes and things like water shoes, snow boots, rain boots, etc., and a few things like sneakers or jellies to be yard/mud shoes.

I kept decorative baby shoes (cute little booties DD wore before turning 1 and actually walking) and her jelly shoes, but will buy new trainers and daily wear shoes because they get a lot of wear and tear.

I kept all of her shoes. Now that we are having a boy, about two thirds of them should work for him. The pairs in a bit more rough shape will live in the car or stroller as extras. Most of the shoes I purchased for her were pretty gender neutral anyway.

I would get new ones for any the it looks like her gait changed the wear. I wore some handed down shoes as a kid and I remember if not doing good to wear someone else's broken in shoes. Things like rain boots, sandles, dress shoes are totally fine.

@StrawberryBee: I read you shouldn't reuse shoes. Or kids are too far apart (girl, boy, then another girl five years after the first) to have saved the shoes anyway but I would basically toss anything that has a visible imprint from their foot, so the heavily used stuff. But my kids tend to be the wear the same shoe daily for months kinda of kids!

We reuse. My mom told me she had always been told never to reuse but we're a no shoes house and DCP is no shoes so I figure they aren't in "bad" shoes a large percentage of the time anyway.

We've held on to almost all of DD's shoes for future babies! She doesn't really trash them with the exception of the shoes she wears to daycare.

If they're in rough shape, we still reuse for play shoes. The boys were born in the same month, but LO2 is so much smaller than LO1 was, so they're starting to get off season from each other. But things like sneakers when I know they'll be playing after it's just rained, or we'll be going to the park where it's super muddy, I put him in his older brother's hand me downs.

DD1 wore hand me down shoes to begin with; DD2 will wear whatever's still in good condition. Obv if something's really worn out I would get new ones but so far I feel comfortable giving her everything DD1 wore.

I kept any shoes from DS2 that were in good shape. Especially until age 2, his feet grew SO STINKING FAST that he never wore shoes for more than a few months, sometimes only weeks, before outgrowing them. After 2, I'm a little more selective because he wears them longer and beats them up more with aggressive play.

However, I DID buy DS2 brand new Robeez and his own first pair of Stride Rite SRTs so that he had new shoes when he first started walking.

Totally! The ones that get overused and worn out I will toss, but so many of my older son's shoes have been worn by my younger son!

We've kept the ones LO wore from barely walking through size 6.5/7. For those sizes, he didn't stay in the same shoes for more than 3 months at a time.

Now, he's more active (and rougher on shoes!) and his feet aren't growing as quickly. I think he's been in the same size shoes for almost 6 months now and doesn't seem close to outgrowing them. I think most of the larger size 7s and everything bigger will be trash by the time he outgrows it (if not before).