shoe

Earlier this week I looked around on the internet for some summer shoes. I found these cute things on Zappos.com, and they’re perfect for work. (We ask the preschoolers to wear shoes with a strap around the heel so they don’t wipe out while running around outside. If I wear flip-flops, I have to answer “Why do you get to wear those?” a hundred times a day.)

I ordered the shoes, and they came shockingly fast! Then I did some price-checking on the internet. Yes, I’m aware that I did this all out of order. My heart sank when I found the same shoes for less at Shoebuy.com. I am definitely going to send these back, but I tried a little something first. Here’s my e-mail to Shoebuy, and Rose’s reply:

Dear Shoebuy,

I don’t know what I was thinking, but I ordered a pair of Skechers
Honeymooner shoes (size 8.5) from Zappos.com last week for $56.
Foolishly, I did some price-checking after they arrived, and realize
that you sell the same shoe for $21.05 less.

I could send my shoes back to Zappos and order a new pair from you
-Zappos has free shipping both ways, as do you – but these shoes are
already here, and have done their fair share of traveling already.
Could we cut out some of the carbon footprints? Could I just have you
send a pair of shoes over to Zappos for me?

I realize that this sounds crazy, but it really makes a whole lot of
sense. I pay you for shoes, you send them to Zappos. Zappos credits my
account. No fuss, no muss. I’ll supply you with the account numbers if
this is a go.

Tongue-in-cheekly yours,
Lauren Sommerer
a future loyal Shoebuy customer.

Rose’s reply is kind, but not too funny.

Thank you for shopping with us. Unfortunately, we will not be able to
honor your request. To receive the Women’s Skechers Bikers Honeymooner
for the lower price, you will need to purchase at Shoebuy.com and return
the order purchased at Zappos should you chose to do so.

Again, thank you for choosing Shoebuy.com.

—
Sincerely,
Rose
Shoebuy.com
Customer Service

*sigh* Thanks anyway, Rose.

One good thing that happened on Bad Haircut Day was going to Dillards to pick up some Crocs. On Beth’s tip, she told me that they had the standard style on super-sale. ($7.50, can you believe it!)

Now, I am the first to admit that Crocs are a less-than-flattering shoe. But gol dnag it if they ain’t the most comfy thing you’ll ever slide your foot into, aside from a rabbit carcass. I tried them on this morning and took the picture, and had a very hard time taking them off to put my teacher shoes on. They weigh nothing.

Unfortunately, these are too large. I was talking to Brad on the phone when I was buying them, so I wasn’t paying very close attention to how they were marked – W 10 – 11 (L) M 8 – 9. To be fair, I’m an idiot. I thought I was buying a Medium, size 8 – 9. D’oh! Who cares? I’ll never wear them in public… unless I put them on tomorrow morning…..

By the way, you should visit their website to see that you can get Crocs in much more flattering styles. I need $30.

Well, the news isn’t slow, but the photo is what it is.   The Thanksgiving Breakfast Buffet was a big hit at school, Lloyd is at his Fun Night with the middle school children.  (He co-ordinates an evening of games & dancing.  I won’t go into it because he’ll probably want to write about it later.)  It’s 9:40 and he won’t be home for at least another hour.

I’ve been sitting around the house, occasionally cleaning up, and trying not to fall asleep out of supportive guilt for Lloyd.  Here’s a picture of my lap.  The shoes are my expensive, but foot-saving Josef Siebels, which I pray look better when I stand up than they do in this picture.  The uke is staged, but the harmonica isn’t.

(Who are we kidding?  It’s staged, too.)