I made the primary blunder of waiting until the last minute to decide that I really needed to consider actually comfortable shoes for the next few days of 16-hours-per-day on my feet. So 20 minutes before the store closed, I showed up, obviously stressed and desperate and begged them to sell me something that was professional, went well with black pants, and that I could walk in for 16 hours.

Of course they complied, and charged me an appropriately insane amount (about $150, including special insoles and extra arch supports and toe lifting thinga-ma-bobbers). They're Taos three-steps.

So. Hold my hand and console me.

I could have gotten them quite a lot cheaper online. But I need them tomorrow.

Should I return them and let my feet kill me for the three days? Will I live through spending this much on a single article of clothing?

On the upside, it was one of my style goals for the year to spend real money on something. I just thought it would come with more consideration.


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