Life Stinks

In world where it often seems that everything smells, I set out to find a slipper that didn't. As a chronic sweater, and no I don't mean something that Snoop Dogg might wear around the holidays, I've long been plagued by smelly footwear. I can tolerate the funk when it comes to the sneaker, after all, I can just pass the vibrant odors off as evidence of my totally intense workouts (check my Strava account for the slowest 2 mile runs you've ever seen). But when it came to house shoes, I was in a pinch.

 

No matter which slipper I tried, and believe me, the number is much higher than you're imagining, I ran (slowly) into the same issues. The slippers either weren't breathable, resulting in oil spill like sweat slicks by the second cup of morning coffee, they couldn't hold up to the rigorous walk from bed to couch and back again, developing holes quicker than the stories I employed in high school to convince my parents that 'I totally wasn't at that party', or they clung on to odors like the ASPCA has with Sarah McLachlan (IYKYK). Worse, many brands fell prey to all three.

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Enter Glerups.

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I was skeptical at first. I'd tried wool before (under the supervision of an experienced wool user and with small doses), though had always been disappointed with its near constant itch. But Glerups claims of 'self cleaning', 'odor resistant', 'itch free', and 'long lasting materials' were too promising to ignore. At the reasonable price point of $100, for what was being advertised as the last slipper I'd ever buy, I was sold.

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I'll skip the detailed reports on the unbelievably soft interior, lined with an 100% pure wool blend from humanely raised sheep in Denmark and New Zealand. I won't bore you with a diatribe about how the soles have perfectly conformed to my feet, or how three years on, they still look and feel as fresh as they did from the box. I'll spare you the details about the beautiful patina on the chrome-free leather soles, and how I have not suffered a single moment plagued by foot itch. I won't even tell you about the smell. Because I can't. There isn't one.

 

What I will say, is that if I was forced to peruse my closet and choose one item to recommend to anyone, at any time, I would pick my Glerups Slippers.  They have delivered on every promise, and at over three years old, still show no signs of slowing down. Not only do they guarantee luxury for your feet, but they have committed to raising and processing their wool in the most humane way possible (not now McLachlan!). Their efforts have achieved a Cradle to Cradle certification Bronze, and the gold standard of stink free footwear.

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So yeah, the world might seem like it stinks. And, your feet probably do too. While I can't provide a solution for political woes, dangerous plastics, or an increasingly hostile climate, I can help your feet out. Or rather, Glerups can. Their product line has recently expanded beyond the sitting room to include shoes and even boots. With tough rubber soles, you can now take your itch and odor free wool with you wherever you go.

 

This little piggy went to the market, this little piggy went to the company happy hour, and this little piggy went back to the farm where none of his friends recognized him because Glerups doesn't stink.