Comments on: How we lose perspective http://www.bluntmoney.com/do-we-lose-perspective/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:51:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paula http://www.bluntmoney.com/do-we-lose-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-16771 Paula Sun, 05 Aug 2007 03:48:21 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/do-we-lose-perspective/#comment-16771 I've been thinking for sometime that the shortage of wearable, sane, stylish items for adult women with jobs almost appears to be some kind of conspiracy. Men would laugh out loud at this, of course, because everywhere they look, they see malls overflowing with alleged "women's" apparel. Little do they know what a tiny percentage of what's there makes any sense for women's real lives. I've had these shopping trips from hell, too. Here's what I do: 1) Try on shoes at the mall and get a fix on what size you wear in three or four brands. Try Clark's, Aerosoles, Easy Spirit, Naturilizer, and Life Stride. 2) Never deviate from these favorite brands to keep the sizing consistent. 3) Actually buy the shoes themselves from Zappos.com (shipping often free) which has a much better selection. Do not pay $500. The shoes won't be THAT great or last THAT long, and you'll always feel cheated. That's bad for you, which apparently is what manufacturers want...but you don't. I’ve been thinking for sometime that the shortage of wearable, sane, stylish items for adult women with jobs almost appears to be some kind of conspiracy.

Men would laugh out loud at this, of course, because everywhere they look, they see malls overflowing with alleged “women’s” apparel. Little do they know what a tiny percentage of what’s there makes any sense for women’s real lives.

I’ve had these shopping trips from hell, too. Here’s what I do:

1) Try on shoes at the mall and get a fix on what size you wear in three or four brands. Try Clark’s, Aerosoles, Easy Spirit, Naturilizer, and Life Stride.

2) Never deviate from these favorite brands to keep the sizing consistent.

3) Actually buy the shoes themselves from Zappos.com (shipping often free) which has a much better selection.

Do not pay $500. The shoes won’t be THAT great or last THAT long, and you’ll always feel cheated. That’s bad for you, which apparently is what manufacturers want…but you don’t.

]]> By: Fabulously Broke http://www.bluntmoney.com/do-we-lose-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-16750 Fabulously Broke Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:53:38 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/do-we-lose-perspective/#comment-16750 Agreed...$500 is a bit much for a pair of shoes unless they are the only pair of shoes you are going to wear for the rest of your life. But putting it another way, if you wore those shoes every single day (365 days a year), they'd only cost $1.26 per wear at the end :) Still, my max is about $100 for shoes, maybe even $150 for a good pair of boots... Because you still have to factor in buying those heel grips, heel insoles, and heel grip pads for the bottom of the shoes. Agreed…$500 is a bit much for a pair of shoes unless they are the only pair of shoes you are going to wear for the rest of your life. But putting it another way, if you wore those shoes every single day (365 days a year), they’d only cost $1.26 per wear at the end :)

Still, my max is about $100 for shoes, maybe even $150 for a good pair of boots… Because you still have to factor in buying those heel grips, heel insoles, and heel grip pads for the bottom of the shoes.

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