It's not that I cannot afford a new pair of shoes (within strict limits to be sure) but I am very fussy and hard to fit. I think I have been looking on and off for maybe three years; since the Sketchers started splitting around the toe.
Having given up finding anything in all the shoe emporiums around here, I went to Bass Pro Shops yesterday and headed for the clearance rack, always my first stop.
As I watched a tall, warrior looking woman clad in black leather picked this pair up and inspected them. For all her grandeur, she had tiny feet. I said "They'll never fit you". She looked at them rather disdainfully and put them back and strolled away, chains clanking.
I snatched them up, scuttled off to the nearest bench and tied them on. As I had hoped, they were made for my feet. I clapped my dear old Sketchers in the box, walked around the store for a while and then checked out. Good for at least another five years if I switch out to sandals as soon as the weather permits.
8 comments:
YAY!
you sneaky shopper :)
i'm with you on the shoe problem. and i understand the joy of finding ones that fit. really!
Love them!!! They remind me of "waffle stompers" that we wore in high school. I loved those shoes. :)
I laughed at Jeannie's waffle stomper remark, because I wore them too. I hate shoe shopping too. I would wear sandals all year too.
NIce! I have a pair of Ariat Riding Sneakers. They are a boot with a low heel for horseback riding, very comfy. Good for stall cleaning etc.
Great find! I too am Not a shoe shopper. I wear my tennies to work til they fall apart :) I too need a certain comfortable element in a shoe (and a fair price).
Right now I'm obsessing on wanting a pair of moccasins again, as I wore in my youth. Not so sure my old feet would find them as comfortable as I did then.
Waffle stompers...chuckle!
I go once a year to a local store and buy my tennies with velcro straps... great for walking outside, then flip-flops for summer or sloppy old mule slippers for inside. The days of wearing Candies (remember those?) are long behind me... I'm totally about comfort these days!
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