Do you wash your shoes in the washing machine?

I also have heard of a few people washing their shoes in the washer and drying them as well. What I do know for sure, is that it's extremly loud, especially in the dryer, they clunk around and are very annoying. My mom has washed both my brothers shoes, although I don't remember how well the results turned out. I do not think that it ruined them, but I also don't think they cleaned them as well as she thought they would, or even as well as regular clothes. I have heard of a couple people ruining their sneakers in the washing machine. I myself, have only washed and dried a pair of winter boots (Ugs) and they were fine after words (except when I wore them, they would make my feet get wetter faster than they did before I had washed them - which really sucked because having wet feet at school all day is cold and made me cranky lol)! Although, it did clean them .. After the first time washing and drying them, I never washed them again, but I did throw them in the dryer a few times because sometimes they would stay soaking wet all night and wouldn't be dry the next morning in time before I would wear them to school, so the dryer was the only thing that got them dry. I figured since I had already washed and dried them once, I did not think it would hurt to keep putting them in the dryer, since the first time it made them get wetter faster, (I didn't think it would get any worse lol). Don't make a final decision on my comment and experience. It was probably just the type of boots I had and as I mentioned above, I don't remember how my brothers turned out, I don't think it ruined theirs but I do know of other people's it has. I'd say making this discussion was the best way to find out if you should give it a try yourself or not. See how many positive and negative reactions you get, and just always check the type of shoes you're gunna wash because they're all different. There may very well be a tag on the inside of the shoe with a little picture that shows whether or not it can be used in a washer/dryer !! I hope this was a bit of help, and I hope you get a lot of other responses, hopefully positive ones! Wish you the best of luck and hope to chat again soon. Thank you :)

Hi, Cellophane! I've tried this more than one time. It works perfectly, no problem for the washing machine. But you can wash only sport shoes made from textile material, not leather.

From my experience, only do this if you have quality shoes. I don't, I can't afford the pricey ones and I did once use the washing machine on my trainers and they fell apart. Not only did it leave me virtually shoeless, I was picking bits of shoe out of the washer for about a week afterwards. What survived was clean, but it was one heck of a mess. The washer was just fine.

not all shoes can be washed in the washing machine. i wash sports shoes in washing machine. but i clean them a little bit before putting them for a wash in the washing machine. clear dirt should be avoid being put in the washing machine

Me I do not wash my shoes in the washing machine I just kind of hand wash it. But sometimes I just use an old toothbrush and put some shoe cleaner and soap in it and brush the dirty part of my shoes and also my shoe laces. After that I just rinse it with cold water and hang it and let it dry under the sun.

I've only washed two types of shoes in the washing machine- tennis shoes and boots. They came out like new, which is a lot better than spending time scrubbing them and having them still be dirty. The washing machine works fine, it didn't harm it what so ever.

I think it is not advisable to wash canvass or tennis shoes in the washing machine. Aside from doing damaged to your machine because of the bumping of the shoes while it's being wash, the adhesive used in the shoes could get loose too due to long soaking of the shoes in the machine. I do mine manually.

I learn this type of washing shoes from my sister who works so she needs to have things done fast. I tried it and it works for good quality shoes. I taught it to my less than hardworking son and he put in a pair of cheap shoes and they got torn up. BTW my machine is a top loader. I havent had a front loader for a washing machine. Dunno if that makes a difference.

well for me that's just crazy LOL i will be breaking my shoes if i put them in the washer i haven't even seen someone do that.

No. I have not tried and I will not try it in the near future. I think washing machine are meant for clothes but not other stuffs like shoes. I better clean them manually.

Omg, no. I never try to use the washing machine to wash my shoes! Even if we clean it after we use it for our shoes, I just feel it doesn't right. And do the shoes really well-cleaned? I won't try it anyway.

I dont think it would work with leather shoes, but I washed my fabric sport shoes in a washing machine and it worked just fine! Although it took a while untill they were wearably dry, the shoes were completely clean. It didnt harm the machine.

its been a good question. I never tried washing my shoes in the washing machine.may i try it for my shoes?lol..

I feel like this would COMPLETELY ruin a lot of types of shoes. Some shoes it would work for yes, depending on what they are made out of but most shoes would be completely trashed from this. Just take a wet napkin and wipe them down manually.

I'd say, 'are you crazy', if you were asking me that I wash my leather shoes in W.M. or not. Moreover, even if i had sports shoes which I am not actually fond of, I'd wash them with my hand.

It depends on the type of shoes. I don't wash it in washing machine especially because I don't know how to use a washing machine. I only hand-wash each pair of my shoes. I feel like I could them really well if by hands. Although it takes time longer to wash by hands than washing machine, I consider it as my workout.

Hello friend, No I am not wash my shoes in the washing machine. I am not like that. Have a nice day.

i think washing your shoes in the washing machine could ruin it. it's best to wash shoes manually, like using a soft bristle brush. in that way you can avoid some shoe part that easy gets destroyed when wet. and also, i don't think shoes can destroy washing machine because shoes floats when in the water. the water will just spin and the shoe wouldn't touch the turbine.

Shoes .. Washing machine ?!?! I wont bet on that one. I do wash canvas shoes in washing machine but your jordans no no no no !! Its not how you do it?! Lol

Nope, because it may ruin the shoes and/or damage the machine. I wash them with bar soap and a brush.