Parents go wild for mother’s ‘genius’ 89p hack that made her daughter’s scuffed school shoes look good as new – and all you need is electrical tape
- Veronique McDermott from Brighton shared her shoe hack on Facebook
- has impressed members of a lockdown Facebook group
- Told how she repaired her daughter’s scuffed shoes using black electric tape
- UK-based mother failed to achieve same results with nail polish or Sharpie pen
Parents often have to buy their children multiple pairs of school shoes throughout the academic year, however this mother’s hack has been dubbed a ‘genius’ way of extending their lifespan.
Posting on Facebook‘s Family Lockdown Tips & Ideas group, Veronique McDermott, from Brighton, explained how she disguised the scuffs on her daughter Brooke’s school shoes after they had been worn for just three weeks.
She told Manchester Evening News, that she achieved better results using 89p black electrical tape than nail varnish or a Sharpie pen, saying: ‘not a single person has noticed the shoe repair.’
Veronique’s hack has impressed thousands of parents who admit they will be trying it for themselves.
Veronique McDermott, from Brighton, has impressed parents with an 89p hack that made her daughter’s scuffed school shoes look as good as new
Veronique explained that her five-year-old scuffed her £12 shoes (pictured) within the first three weeks of being at school, but they were in otherwise good condition
Veronique said she tried Sharpie pen and nail varnish, but achieved the best restoration using electric wire tape
Veronique racked up over 1,000 comments as she shared before and after photographs of Brooke’s school shoes.
Veronique wrote: ‘When I bought my kid’s first pair of school shoes within three weeks she had damaged the toes, which looked horrible. But I couldn’t bring myself to buy another pair knowing the shoes still had loads of life in them.
‘So I thought I’d tape the toes with electric wire tape. They lasted ages and I’ve now done the second round on the same pair.. Ready to last hopefully another few months!’
Speaking to her local newspaper, she continued: ‘I was disgusted with the idea of throwing away nearly new shoes and thought of loads of different ways to rescue them.
‘I tried nail polish and Sharpie and it didn’t last or looked really obvious. I saw the tape and thought to try it and it looked amazing.’
Veronique said she wanted to repair the shoes because she felt ‘disgusted’ by the thought of throwing them away. Pictured: The tape Veronique used
Veronique explained that she decided to share the results on Facebook after a friend asked if she could use the same hack on her daughter’s shoes.
The mother had bought Brooke’s shoes for £12 and was able to disguise the scuffs using electric wire tape for just 89p.
Impressed, one person wrote: ‘What a brilliant idea’
Another said: ‘Did you polish it after? How is it so shiny like new? Totally amazing! Well done’
‘Omg this is such a good idea, Bella’s are scuffed after a few weeks, this would see her through til July,’ a third wrote, tagging a friend.
Another added: ‘Wow great idea’
Veronique’s Facebook post racked up thousands of shares and comments from parents who dubbed the idea as ‘genius’