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does anyone remember keds tennis shoes . (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Apr 2025 OP
Yup SheltieLover Apr 2025 #1
Yep. What I don't remember is whether yonder Apr 2025 #2
pf jets. AllaN01Bear Apr 2025 #4
I remember them They still make Keds, I have a pair right now. Diamond_Dog Apr 2025 #3
Yes, they're still in business. So is PF Flyer, another name from my youth. patphil Apr 2025 #5
so is buster brown shoes. AllaN01Bear Apr 2025 #6
I remember all those brands! flor-de-jasmim Apr 2025 #7
Whoa. I was just looking at that Ked's site last night. Laffy Kat Apr 2025 #8
Yes. At the end of the school year my mom mnhtnbb Apr 2025 #9
Yes, always got a pair in the spring. debm55 Apr 2025 #10
Sure ProfessorGAC Apr 2025 #11
As a kid my family couldn't afford them, to expensive, so we always got some off brand tennies. a kennedy Apr 2025 #12
I was in love with a Jersey girl once. Aristus Apr 2025 #13

yonder

(10,245 posts)
2. Yep. What I don't remember is whether
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 12:59 PM
Apr 2025

"Run faster, jump higher, (kick farther?)" was a Keds or PF Flyers slogan.

Diamond_Dog

(39,759 posts)
3. I remember them They still make Keds, I have a pair right now.
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 12:59 PM
Apr 2025

Do they still make Red Ball Jets? The ones that make you run faster and jump higher?

patphil

(8,723 posts)
5. Yes, they're still in business. So is PF Flyer, another name from my youth.
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 01:06 PM
Apr 2025

Buster Brown is still alive as a brand name, but the parent company is long gone. The brand is owned by Caleres, whoever they are.

flor-de-jasmim

(2,264 posts)
7. I remember all those brands!
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 01:13 PM
Apr 2025

I just can’t remember whether it was PF Flyer or Keds I preferred.

mnhtnbb

(33,116 posts)
9. Yes. At the end of the school year my mom
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 04:11 PM
Apr 2025

would take me shopping every year to get a new pair for the summer until I was 12, 13?

a kennedy

(35,285 posts)
12. As a kid my family couldn't afford them, to expensive, so we always got some off brand tennies.
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 06:45 PM
Apr 2025

Now, I could. Those animal print ones are adorable.

Aristus

(71,641 posts)
13. I was in love with a Jersey girl once.
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 07:36 PM
Apr 2025

All she ever wore were white Keds. She was able to make them look sexy. Take my word for it.

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