Winter boots in leather look for less than 16 euros, ankle boots for sensational 1.99 euros or elegant men & APOs; s shoes for less than 20 euros? The offers of the online shoe house Schuhtempel24 are battle prices, but competitors also sell sneakers, pumps and Co. at similar cheap prices. But how high quality can these tractors be? And how do the shoes cut off with the pollution?
The ZDF makes the checkshow "cheap against expensive: does it always have to be branded?" The test and test six high heels for plasticizers and chemical stress, but also for wearing comfort. The cheapest model came from the shoe tempel24 and cost ten euros, and Peter Kaiser & APOs; s most expensive shoes should cost 160 euros. Visually, the more expensive models convince-not surprisingly.
In terms of pollutant exposure, two specimens shock the testers: in the glittering cheap treters of shoe tempel24, the concentration of plasticizers was six times as high as permitted. But a high heel for around 160 euros also came through in the test: the shoes from the German brand Peter Kaiser exceeded the values of Chrome VI by more than twice the permitted maximum value. Both substances-plasticizers and Chrome VI-are suspected to be carcinogenic. Both dealers have taken the failed shoes out of the range.
The other tested shoes of Tamaris (39, 90 euros), guess (159 euros), Paul Green (135 euros) and Deichmann (24.90 euros) had no hazardous pollutant values. So the price doesn & APOs; t say anything about the use of chemicals.
But how comfortable can cheap shoes be? In the stress test, the high heels are put on for a stroll around the city. In the end, only two pairs of shoes can convince: Deichmann and guess are recommended. With Paul Green & APOs; s 135-Euro heels, the tester returns from the walk with pressure spots and nasty bubbles.
Unfortunately, the test cannot give a clear answer as to whether cheap shoes are worse than more expensive models.
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