These are one of these purchases that you just end up going, what was I thinking? I picked these up from a shoe shop at a US Outlet Mall almost a year ago and I've worn them exactly once. I bought it at the time when the trend was the wearing of trainers with suits. The recommendation was for plain white kicks with little to no adornment. From what I remember my justification was that I could get away with the above with a suit or more dressy work outfits and use them for running and/or gym sessions as well. Alas, they never suited either purpose well. They were too gym-y to wear comfortably with a suit or my office gear and I always had a more preferred sneaker if I wanted t go for a longer run. If I would travel with these I realised no matter what I still needed a dressier shoe so I'd end up maxing out on my carry-on luggage.
As you may be able to tell they still look pretty new; I only wore them once. I feel guilty for dumping them after such little wear but sometimes you just know when you're never ging to wear something again so you should just cut and run.