You know the little thingie that is put on the ends of Tasma (shoelaces) that keeps the end straight so it can easy go thru the hole. Well, my thingie came off and now Tasma wont go inside the hole. This is an expensive pair of Mariano Campanile shoes, and I spent a bundle on them. What to do?
Suggestions will be appreciated. The goal here is to save the money. Thanks.
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tie a double knot - it'll prevent the end of lace slipping back.
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You suck.
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Use a general purpose glu or burn the end of shoe lace (if nylon) so it will melt within and won't come off.
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Well it's definitly easier to put it in the hole when it's straight and stiff but if you try hard enough you can force it in even while it's soft.
Or what you can try is put it on the hole and use some sharp pointy object and poke the lace into the hole and pull it out from the opposite side.
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buy cheaper shoes
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Some good suggestions there. Thanks guys. But in the meantime I took out the lace and used the good end to pass thru all eyes (I am a genius). But later I will try to see if anyone of your advises work.
FF ji, you are suggesting that I sucked on my Tasma? That’s silly. I would never do anything like that.
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It's called a lace tampon.
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i knew i can always depend on you pindi...for a good advise.
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Madhanee, if you rub the top in a nice gentle manner, it will harden up (may take you a little longer than most because of wear and tear). Once it's all hard it should go in the hole easily.
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No maddy. U just suck in general, overall. Stop taking jabs at my thread. You are mocking me aren;t you :(
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Buy more shoelaces, you cheapskate :)
EDIT: geez, just read FF thread, don't you have better things to do than pick on her??
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Qasmay Nahee. I never mock any one. What makes you think that I am doing that? It's a serioius issue, more pressing than your candle thing.
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As kids we would put water at the end of the shoelace.
we experienced the same problem as kids when we wore those white PT shoes that we would white wash everyday with cherry blossom. But those Bata kay Rs 99.0 paisa shoes were better I suppose because even when the plastic thingie came out and the end stuck out like a 'phool jharu' , the holes provided were always big enough which I suppose was a good thing in hindsight.
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god you are old Minverva. Do you remember the Moonwalker too?
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Is not! My candle cost close to 10 dollars. Your silly shoe laces are what? 2 dollars for 6 pairs? My candle is all flowery and pretty and I may not even find another one of the exact same kind. You can get shoe laces from anywhere, maybe even the 99 cent store. You're a mean man.
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I have only heard of Johnywalker, Madhanee. Please enlighten me as to what is/was this Moonwalker?
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This was a shoe that is now making a comeback... with round head (like clown shoe) and rubber sole, came out at the time of Apollo 11. It was Bata's bestseller.
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You’re kidding right? Just go to your local shoe store and ask for a shoelace repair kit. 
Some of the kits are a little elaborate with more than 1,000 pieces and probably cost a bit more than you’d want to spend to repair a single shoelace. But some mini-kits have as few as 10 pieces and will only cost around US $4.95.
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like those that Quaid-e-Azam wore?
Waisay, tusi thuk we la sakday Ow, bachayan de tarhaan at the acute end of the lace.