Saturday, March 14, 2009

Challenge 14~Shoe Shopping~

I have always thought that shoe shopping was a fun thing UNTIL I had children. Today I took the girls to Stride Rite to be fitted for new tennis shoes and Spring dress shoes. It was a mad house!! Babies crying, mommys wishing they could cry and the heat must have been cranked up to 80 degrees. Every time I requested a particular shoe they were always out of the girls' size. Exasperated the clerk said, "Look just get the more expensive shoes and be done with it! I know you want the sale shoes, but they don't have any in their size."

"Well, can I get a discount then?" I asked.

"Yes!" she exclaimed.

So 10 minutes later we were checking out leaving the crying, yelling and other chaos behind to enjoy some well deserved frosties and Wendy's.

Note to Self: Never be a kids shoe clerk.

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4 comments:

  1. ShubitzMarch 14, 2009 at 6:15 PM

    One day I have to write a post about "Stan the Shoe Man." He was a legend in Central NJ when I was a kid. My gosh... that's an MM piece right there since he used to have us come back for "check ups" three weeks after the shoes were purchased.

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  2. JuliannMarch 14, 2009 at 7:49 PM

    I have always loved shoes until the last few weeks as we are looking for shoes for my daughter to wear with her wedding gown. How can it be so hard?

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  3. Bonnie KMarch 14, 2009 at 9:39 PM

    For me shoe shopping is thrilling but then I just take care of me. Bravo to your expertise
    Bonnie

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  4. Kelly SandbornMarch 14, 2009 at 11:04 PM

    I'm a bit surprised by the clerks remark. You captured it well. I felt the frustration on both sides. I wish I had an endless shoe shopping budget.

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