The only pair of shoes of mine that get smelly are my sneakers that I do just about everything in. From going to work, to hiking, to fishing (that's the activity where they start stinking the most), and what not. Most of the time I wear socks, but occasionally if I'm gonna be doing yard work, or fishing I don't wear any socks. If they get rank I throw them in the washer, and wash JUST my shoes like I would any load of laundry (even toss in some bleach if they are really bad). Sometimes after a fishing trip to a not very clean lake I have to wash them twice.
If these are actually shoes you care about I would not go this route, rather baking soda should do the trick. Technically I should throw the above mentioned shoes away, but I'm poor and need every pair of shoes I got to last me as long as possible.
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