Shoes

Now don't get all excited.  I'm not going to write about the 250 pairs of shoes I own or getting the cutest pair of heels that I couldn't live without.  In actuality I have some level of a shoe phobia.  Not because I'm afraid of my feet being in a confined space, but more because my feet hurt in just about every confined space I've ever purchased for them.  I own maybe 20 pairs of shoes and my feet feel okay in 1.5 of them.  So when an unsuspecting sales clerk sees me enter the store and says "can I help you?"  She has no idea what she just signed up for.

My most recent shoe shopping experience was more of a death march than a mere purchase.  I need shoes for an upcoming trip in which I will be doing a large amount of walking and hiking.  Let me begin with the point that as well as needing high quality shoes to minimize my pain, I'm cheap.  My husband made the mistake of coming with me, by store number four he was napping while I tried on shoes.  First stop, the Flip Flop store.  Sounds innocent enough.  I figured maybe they may have some sandals with good support.  They did!  $106.00. . .yeah, no.  Now comes the exit without appearing that I am in absolute shock that a pair of sandals would cost that much.  "We've just begun shopping.  We'll be back."  The sales clerk and I both knew that would never happen.

Store number two.  Hiking shoes at the Walking Store.  The eager sales clerk gives me one of those fancy foot analysis with a computer.  "It appears you are having some pain in your foot."  She wasn't kidding.  I have Plantars Fasciitis.  Heck yeah, I'm in pain.  She brings out two sizes of five different pairs of shoes.  There is  pyramid of boxes in the middle of the store that everyone has to scoot around.  For sure I will find a pair I like.  Not only did none of them fit right, they were all $140.00 or higher. . .yeah, no.  I was more honest this time.  "None of these fit right but thanks anyway."

I finally found a pair that sort of fit fine in store three, but they were over $100 also.  Relative to the other stores they were affordable, but, I'm cheap.  So I'm having a hard time deciding on them.  Maybe I'll go back, maybe I'll keep looking.  But I'm pretty sure that Craig won't come along again, unless he needs another nap.