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AllaN01Bear

(24,692 posts) Fri Apr 4, 2025, 01:50 PM Apr 4

does anyone remember keds tennis shoes .

https://www.keds.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoolNodM-szSCty77AQ4zHbP6TxMCvrx1K83uTh4emrAPD_e8geh

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does anyone remember keds tennis shoes . (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Apr 4 OP

Yup SheltieLover Apr 4 #1

Yep. What I don't remember is whether yonder Apr 4 #2

pf jets. AllaN01Bear Apr 4 #4

I remember them They still make Keds, I have a pair right now. Diamond_Dog Apr 4 #3

Yes, they're still in business. So is PF Flyer, another name from my youth. patphil Apr 4 #5

so is buster brown shoes. AllaN01Bear Apr 4 #6

I remember all those brands! flor-de-jasmim Apr 4 #7

Whoa. I was just looking at that Ked's site last night. Laffy Kat Apr 4 #8

Yes. At the end of the school year my mom mnhtnbb Apr 4 #9

Yes, always got a pair in the spring. debm55 Apr 4 #10

Sure ProfessorGAC Apr 4 #11

As a kid my family couldn't afford them, to expensive, so we always got some off brand tennies. a kennedy Apr 4 #12

I was in love with a Jersey girl once. Aristus Apr 4 #13

SheltieLover

(66,217 posts)

1. Yup

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 01:53 PM

Apr 4

yonder

(10,055 posts)

2. Yep. What I don't remember is whether

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 01:59 PM

Apr 4

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

AllaN01Bear

(24,692 posts)

4. pf jets.

Reply to yonder (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 02:04 PM

Apr 4

https://www.heddels.com/2014/11/pf-flyers-the-rise-and-fall-and-rise/

Diamond_Dog

(36,558 posts)

3. I remember them They still make Keds, I have a pair right now.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 01:59 PM

Apr 4

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

patphil

(7,649 posts)

5. Yes, they're still in business. So is PF Flyer, another name from my youth.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 02:06 PM

Apr 4

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.

AllaN01Bear

(24,692 posts)

6. so is buster brown shoes.

Reply to patphil (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 02:07 PM

Apr 4

flor-de-jasmim

(2,204 posts)

7. I remember all those brands!

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 02:13 PM

Apr 4

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

Laffy Kat

(16,605 posts)

8. Whoa. I was just looking at that Ked's site last night.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 02:20 PM

Apr 4

Love my Ked's.

mnhtnbb

(32,421 posts)

9. Yes. At the end of the school year my mom

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 05:11 PM

Apr 4

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

debm55

(44,185 posts)

10. Yes, always got a pair in the spring.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 05:23 PM

Apr 4

ProfessorGAC

(72,248 posts)

11. Sure

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 07:17 PM

Apr 4

I wore Keds until about 11 or 12 when I started getting PF Flyers for basketball.

a kennedy

(33,240 posts)

12. As a kid my family couldn't afford them, to expensive, so we always got some off brand tennies.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 07:45 PM

Apr 4

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

Aristus

(69,618 posts)

13. I was in love with a Jersey girl once.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 08:36 PM

Apr 4

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

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