Trainer Armour - Big Toe Hole Preventer for Trainers, Running Shoes and Fabric Footwear. Self-Adhesive Patches with a Clever applicator. Strong and unnoticeable When Fitted. Also for Footwear Repair

Applying these is easy, unless you forget which shoe you've done and accidentally fit two to the same shoe! Yep, did that. They really work, and are totally unnoticeable after fitting. Your foot cannot detect them in the shoe, and the edges of the patches don't peel away over time. they are robust and long-lasting, albeit at a price. They do exactly what they say they do.The only caveat I have is that the shoes need to have a relatively soft or bendable toe area. This is because applying them requires you to squeeze down on the patch from the outside upper surface of the shoe, so that it sticks to the inner upper surface. So if you have shoes with a really hard toe area (and still manage to break through with a toenail), it could be difficult to apply these. I've fitted 4-5 pairs of these, but all to runners with fairly soft toe areas.Finally, if you tend to wear a hole only in one shoe, even though in each set the patches are labelled right and left, it's easy to use the left patch on the right foot, and vice versa, saving you buying 2 pairs of patches if you have 2 pairs of shoes to fix but only 1 problematic shoe in each pair. Also, once fitted, they do not come off, and you can't reposition them: this shows how sticky they are! So, all 5 stars from me, except for 3 stars on value, because they are quite expensive.

Absolutely loving this product. Recommended to me by Up and Running because Saucony trainers after 3 weeks (brand new @ £140+) are already showing signs of a toe hole!!! What's wrong with them? - surely tons of people are returning their shoes -even though I love everything else about them?!This product is an absolute life saver. Great instructions for cuting out the right size, very easy to apply, fit perfectly, nice and thin but strong. Perfect. Thank you :-)

I have not used the trainers yet so cannot comment on whether it will last, and that’s why I’m giving only 4 *. However, it was easy to stick on and it seems a good, robust material that sticks well.

Easy to fit and good quality

I've bought this product several times now. I always went through the toes of my running shoes. Always. Whilst they can be sewn up as a temporary fix, it was always the case that the uppers would go on my runners before the soles. A friend recommended Trainer Armour to me, now I buy it whenever I buy a new pair of trainers. Easy to apply, super adhesive and you would not know it was there when wearing the shoes. Re-inforces the upper in exactly the right spot, no more big-toe holes. Great product!

I was going on an outdoorsy trip in January and needed to fix my trainers as an emergency. The stickers did the job and I was able to do many more sports, walking and even climbing of a volcano. At first, the toe area was very stiff and the trainer didn't bend as nicely as before. But after a week, it was all back to normal.However, since then, I had to wash them twice in a washing machine which might have caused more damage. Plus, if you touch the sticker from the inside, it sort of dips into the hole. As you can see from pics, the trainer ripped again by April, BUT! only from the outside. The sticker remained intact on the inside, so no dirt or water comes through. It doesn't look as pleasing as I thought, but for this price, it definitely does the work.Recently I started feeling on the inside that the edges of the sticker are starting to unstick. Not sure what will happen, but if the whole sticker comes off, I will probably buy a new one and repeat the whole procedure again.

I have bought these for every pair of trainers I own before I start wearing them. They stay put, don’t rub and do exactly what they’re designed to do. Comfortable and robust.

I’ve bought a few packs of these as they do eventually come of the trainer. stick to my socks and end up pulling them out. Shame as they are easy to apply