I honestly thought my white sneakers were past saving. The toes were gray, the sides were marked up, and I was already looking at new ones online. I tried one wash in this bag before giving up on them. They came out so much brighter that I actually wore them the next day. Best part is they didn’t come out crushed or misshapen like I was worried they would.

I used this after a muddy weekend hike on a pair of light gray knit trainers. There was dried dirt all through the mesh and around the soles, so I really didn’t want to scrub every little section by hand. I put them in the bag, washed them, and the knit looked gray again instead of brown. The shoes also kept their shape really well through the cycle.

If you have school-age kids, you know how fast a clean pair of shoes can turn into a disaster. My daughter came home with dirt and grass marks all over hers two days before a school event. I put them in this washing bag that evening and they looked presentable again by the next morning. That saved me from buying another pair for no reason.

At 63, I’m done spending half an hour bent over the bathtub scrubbing walking shoes. I used this bag on the pair I wear almost every day, especially around the garden. They were dusty and dark around the edges before washing and came out looking surprisingly refreshed. I also like that the shoes stay contained instead of tumbling loose around the washer.

My husband runs before work and his trainers get that awful dirty line around the soles after wet mornings. I normally leave them by the door until I finally feel like cleaning them. This time I zipped them into the bag and let the machine handle it. The difference around the white midsoles was very noticeable, and nothing looked beaten up afterward.

I have a pair of fabric slip-on shoes that had started to look dull and grimy from everyday errands. I washed them in this shoe washing bag and they looked noticeably fresher afterward. What I liked most is that I didn’t have to worry as much about machine washing them, because the bag helps cushion the shoes and protect them while they get clean.

Living in an apartment, washing dirty shoes by hand is annoying because I don’t want mud all over the bathroom sink. After a rainy dog walk, my sneakers were filthy along the bottom half. I brushed off the loose mud, put them in this bag, and took them down to the laundry room. Much cleaner shoes, no muddy bathroom, and no loud banging around in the washer.

My teenage son plays basketball and somehow his shoes always look months older than they actually are. The soles get black, the fabric gets dusty, and I used to attack them with an old toothbrush. I tried this bag instead and was impressed by how much cleaner they looked afterward. It also keeps the pair together, which sounds small until you’re washing kids’ stuff every week.

I packed a pair of canvas shoes for a weekend trip and only noticed how dirty they looked when I was getting ready to leave. I didn’t have time to hand scrub them, so I tested this washing bag. After the cycle, the fabric looked much cleaner and the shoes still had their normal shape. They went straight into my suitcase once they dried.

I bought the multi-pack because both my husband and I have shoes that need regular washing. Mine are walking shoes, his are heavier everyday sneakers, and neither of us wants to scrub them by hand anymore. We use a separate bag for each pair, and it has made shoe-washing part of normal laundry instead of a separate chore. They come out cleaner without looking like they’ve been thrown around the machine.