The Squeeze recently got new shoes.
This is a BIG DEAL.
You see, The Squeeze had a pair a long time ago that he really, really liked. So he wore them every day until the soles were falling off and they looked liked something that might have died on the side of the road. Eventually, he was prevailed upon to acquire new shoes. He looked and he looked and he looked, and finally, he found the exact same pair and bought those. Those he wore until the front of the sole flapped off the shoe like a sad, thirsty dog's tongue, and the heel entirely fell off. You could say by this point, he definitely had a "type."
But this new pair? They're the same shoe (of course) but in a different color. They're dark grey and orange instead of medium grey and orange. Once they arrived--The Squeeze's feet are too big to get shoes in a store--he had to ease himself into the idea of actually wearing them.
First they sat in their packaging by the door for about a day. Then the outer packaging was removed and they waited patiently in their box by the bench where shoes are put on feet. Finally, quietly and without a fuss*, the old shoes were gone and the new shoes met their solemates.
I just love a story with a happy ending, don't you?
*No, it wasn't me.
(True: I am going to have some making up to do for this post. Hey, Squeeze, wanna see The Avengers with me this weekend?)
Hey, I do the same thing, well, with one pair of sandals, and one pair of flats. I have yet to find another pair of sneakers that fit my foot correctly, and heels and I do not get along. Although, I do have three pairs of boots, but I only wear them to walk to the car, walk in the building and sit, and then back home, so what does that say?
ReplyDeleteHmm. So you have meaningful relationships with your shoes...
DeleteDoes that mean that I'm a shoe slut? I'd be okay with that, I guess.
I've bought the same pair of sneakers three times in a row from Kohl's. I'm currently waiting (for 2 months so far) for the next pair to come in.
ReplyDeleteSandals are even worse. I'm so particular on the style I like that I've taken one pair to the cobbler TWICE because the steel shaft had worn through the bottom of the heel.
Cobblers are great. Sooo many heels come with those really cheap plastic caps on the heels, and then they wear off right away, and then that metal spike is clacking really loudly and ruining hardwood floors.
DeleteLucky! I find a shoe I like and when I want another paid they don't make them any more! Wah!
ReplyDeleteDana - thank you by the way for the book recommendation. I didn't want to read Arch Enemy without reading the first two and I've just finished volume 1, The Looking Glass Wars. Oh em gee! Loved the book!
So, what you're saying is, if the shoe fits, buy two pairs?
DeleteI'm not quite that shoe crazy, but I only ever wear Doc Martens, Converse, running shoes and whatever low heels don't make me scream in pain. Fortunately, I only wear heels once every 6 months or so, so my shoes last a LONG time.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand how the Squeeze's feet don't hurt him when he's walking in the old shoes. My Docs let me know it's time to replace them by causing excruciating pain. One day, they're fine, the next day I'm crippled.