I was on campus earlier, and my heels started to hurt as I walked, almost like they were being twisted as I put my foot to pavement. When I lifted one of my feet I noticed that I had worn the heel of the shoe down to the point that there were holes in the rubber, and my steps had started wearing away at the vertical reinforcement.
Now, I don't buy the best footwear available as my foot is only a size five, so the styles are limited, and I many times don't pay attention to how I am clad when I delve into something. I once ruined a pair of khakis by working on a car in them, never thinking that something can get smudged up. Don't worry, I'm sure that with therapy I'll get through this.
The part about this whole thing is that when I grabbed my other black shoes, they had the same damn holes in them. Pieces of shit anyway.
Then I started to look at the mileage.
Each day I walk about 2-3miles while at work on campus. If the shoes are rotated and only worn 2 or 3 times a week, that means they only get about 6-9 miles of wear. I bought both pair of shoes the same day in January. That means that you multiply 2-3 by 4by6, carry the seven, divide by 5, the sum is greater than pi, and then you come to only about 145 miles per pair of shoes. That's deplorable. Can't the Chinese, Vietnamese, or Puerto Ricans construct better shoes than this?
I'm on four pair a year, and it's starting to irk me.
I then saw a man who had no legs, and I thought, "Damn- he has to save some serious money on shoes."
2 comments:
Doc Martens. I know they make 'em smaller than a size five, I've seen babies wearing 'em.
And they'd look so hot with your skirt.
Is that something purchaseable only online?
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