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zeborahOn Sunday I visited 6 shoe stores at The Palms (as told in the Mystery of the Misogynistic Shoemakers).
On Monday I visited Ballantynes (the left end of the Crossing), which is the kind of department store which doesn't need signage because if you don't know where to go then you clearly don't belong there anyway. There was a nice pair of boots for $800. (There were other shoes, including Ecco, but not what I was looking for.) I went to the men's shoe section for a while to drool, until a shop assistant asked if I wanted help. He listened to my explanation as if I was crazy, and I fled in a dignified manner.
On Tuesday I met with my study buddy, who recommended McKinlays and said a shop at Northlands stocked them.
On Wednesday morning I went to every shoe store in Northlands. No-one had McKinlays, but someone suggested going to Sucklings in town.
On Thursday I went to Sucklings in town. They had McKinlays -- for men only. The shop assistant listened to my tale of woe with sympathy and understanding and offered useful suggestions. Upon mature consideration, I think I want to marry him and have his babies. Not realising this at the time, I instead visited all the other shoe stores still open in town. Then I visited the shoe store at Eastgate (late night opening ftw). Then I bought an $8 pair of bargain shoes a size too small for me at The Warehouse simply because I was sick of my heel going kerthunk kerthunk kerthunk all down the road. Being too small I figured it'd inspire me to keep up the hunt, and then I could donate them to City Mission.
On Friday a colleague gave directions to a shop she knows in town, near Sucklings; when I got there it turned out to be called Falconers. The lady was nice and found a pair of ankle boots which I quite liked, but she was slightly waffly on the soles. I thought I was going to buy them but wanted to have a quick look at Dowsons first. Dowsons (opposite the Bus Exchange) is the kind of shoe store that says, "Oh hi, I'm a shoe store, come on in and buy shoes." I figured it wouldn't have Ecco or McKinlays, but at least it wouldn't have sparkly purple leopard print straps on 4" heels.
It had McKinlays. For women. In one style and colour, thus alleviating any potential choice paralysis, and though they're not ankle boots it is getting towards summer, and if I like them I can mail order boots for winter. And they look like this:
On Saturday I shall rest, and not visit any shoe stores at all.
On Monday I visited Ballantynes (the left end of the Crossing), which is the kind of department store which doesn't need signage because if you don't know where to go then you clearly don't belong there anyway. There was a nice pair of boots for $800. (There were other shoes, including Ecco, but not what I was looking for.) I went to the men's shoe section for a while to drool, until a shop assistant asked if I wanted help. He listened to my explanation as if I was crazy, and I fled in a dignified manner.
On Tuesday I met with my study buddy, who recommended McKinlays and said a shop at Northlands stocked them.
On Wednesday morning I went to every shoe store in Northlands. No-one had McKinlays, but someone suggested going to Sucklings in town.
On Thursday I went to Sucklings in town. They had McKinlays -- for men only. The shop assistant listened to my tale of woe with sympathy and understanding and offered useful suggestions. Upon mature consideration, I think I want to marry him and have his babies. Not realising this at the time, I instead visited all the other shoe stores still open in town. Then I visited the shoe store at Eastgate (late night opening ftw). Then I bought an $8 pair of bargain shoes a size too small for me at The Warehouse simply because I was sick of my heel going kerthunk kerthunk kerthunk all down the road. Being too small I figured it'd inspire me to keep up the hunt, and then I could donate them to City Mission.
On Friday a colleague gave directions to a shop she knows in town, near Sucklings; when I got there it turned out to be called Falconers. The lady was nice and found a pair of ankle boots which I quite liked, but she was slightly waffly on the soles. I thought I was going to buy them but wanted to have a quick look at Dowsons first. Dowsons (opposite the Bus Exchange) is the kind of shoe store that says, "Oh hi, I'm a shoe store, come on in and buy shoes." I figured it wouldn't have Ecco or McKinlays, but at least it wouldn't have sparkly purple leopard print straps on 4" heels.
It had McKinlays. For women. In one style and colour, thus alleviating any potential choice paralysis, and though they're not ankle boots it is getting towards summer, and if I like them I can mail order boots for winter. And they look like this:
On Saturday I shall rest, and not visit any shoe stores at all.
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Date: 2008-10-11 11:21 am (UTC)(*) Between three suburban malls and the town centre, I think I've in fact been to about 50% of all the shoe stores in Christchurch over the last week.