I've only done that once
and in all fairness, they were green converse all stars that had clearly never been worn, going for £2.50 in a charity shop. I snapped them up with the intention of stretching them, but my nephew swiped them on me
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Sun 17 Sep 2023, 16:43, archived)

Well... they were only twopoundsfiddy

( garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 18 Sep 2023, 8:08, archived)