I may have become too specialized with shoes
I'm a guy. Guys don't generally have a lot of shoes. We generally don't like to buy shoes.
I think I may be an exception.
I have several pairs of shoes: good brown shoes to wear with my good pants, good black shoes to wear with dark pants, a pair of shoes to wear in the yard; a pair of gym shoes to wear in the house or while biking; a pair of shoes to wear when walking on the treadmill; a pair of shoes at Emily's to wear in the dog yard; a pair of shoes that I don't seem to wear but still have at the back door; my everyday shoes.
It's my everyday shoes that are a problem. I don't like them anymore as everyday shoes. I bought them in 2011 and have worn them, well, almost every day. They have a suede finish and I have no idea how to clean them. They were the last new shoes I bought, with the exception of the shoes for in the house or riding my bike.
I need to buy wide shoes because I have orthopedic inserts. I have a hard time finding shoes I like. I will go shoe hunting after my next zoo visit and will be looking for something like a chukka boot in leather with a wide width.
I will visit at least 10 stores. None of them will have what I want.
I will look on line and find a pair that fits the bill, order them, wait a week, get them and find out I don't like them because they don't fit right. I will send them back and continue my hunt.
I will look at Red Wing shoes, because they are made in the USA. I will look at Ecco because I like the fit. I will pick up shoes made in China and complain that nothing is made in the USA anymore and not buy those shoes. I will not find what I want and buy something that is close but will make me unhappy every time I put them on.
Screw it. I'll just wear what I have. That will eliminate a lot of wasted time and effort.
So, never mind.
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