I went “Shoe Hunting” this weekend.
That is always a bit of a task for those of us with size 14 shoes.
I first tried Sears, since I have an unspent gift-card for that fine retail establishment. I was thrilled to see the big letters hanging over the shoe department stating their Big Shoe Sale was in full gear. “Sweet”, I thought, “I wear big shoes!”
Unfortunately, the sale was big, but the shoes stopped as size 13.
Next stop was a Payless just down the hall.
They had 8 Size 14 shoes, but only one of them was made of real leather, and it was a brown casual shoe that slightly resembled a sneaker. Not TOO bad, but I didn’t want to have to settle.
I kept walking and saw a shoe store with a beautiful Italian Leather casual dress shoe that was exactly what I was looking for AND in my price range.
I asked the young lady if they had that in a 14. She went back to check. When I saw her with a box, my heart jumped! Then she explained that she didn’t have any 14s, but she did find the shoe in a 12!
WHAT???
Why even bother bringing it out? Should I try to squeeze in to it? Should I visit the cutlery store across the mall and cut off a few toes before coming back???
I smiled nicely and went on to Kohls.
They also stopped at a 13. However, I always get a kick out of their pricing. If you know Kohls, you know that everything there is always on sale.
They had an All Man Made Material Shoe that appeared to be glued onto its sole, for $24.99 (not bad) discounted from its original price of $49.99. I usually get a kick out of their “Regular Prices”, but $50 for a pair of fake shoes was a bit unbelievable.
I finally found them at Famous Footwear.
Again, I felt a bit like I had to settle, but I was happy with what I picked out and feel really bad for the guys who wear 15s