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Literally boots.
Work boots for my jobs doing physical labor. I would spend around or slightly under $100 every year for a new pair because theater, construction and pest control destroyed a pair a year.
Then I bought Redwings for close to $300. They lasted 3 years before the pandemic and likely would continue to last in those types of career for years to come.
Same, I was blowing out sides and wearing through soles in a year. Switched to Thorogoods and I am never going back. American made and repairable, just need to condition the leather every so often and I expect them to last years.
I should have seen the light 20 years ago when my friend's dad was telling me about how his pair of Redwings had withstood over a decade of him working as a welder.
I've gone with doc martens twice and never regretted it. The first pair the soles just dried out after 5-6 years. I still keep them in the garage for when I'm working on cars and whatnot.