My friend recently posted on facebook that she had gotten a new pair of shoes... And they have "fingers" in them. They have a spot for each one of your toes (assuming you have 5 toes)... I was intrigued, so I had to google them to learn more (they are called Five Finger shoes in case you wanted to know)... I learned that they are suppose to feel like you are barefoot... Which I love to be. In fact I HATE wearing shoes and socks... I also learned that they cost more than I would normally spend on... 5 pairs of shoes. But I was still intrigued. I found from the website a couple local stores that carry them, and I planned yesterday to take Josh to one of the stores so I could try on a pair (see yesterday's blog for why we didn't go)... But this afternoon we did make it to REI so I could try on a pair... I was hoping that I wouldn't like them (because I really don't like to pay THAT much for shoes... remember I HATE shoes)... The sales lady was also trying to persuade me to NOT by them... Telling me that they take a LONG time to get use to them and that they really work different muscles and make things hurt for a while... But I have to say after trying on a pair that I really LIKED the way they felt... And after talking to Josh I think that since I am use to NOT wearing shoes anyways, then it might not be as big a difference for me than if I wore GOOD shoes... But still they cost A LOT... We'll have to think some more on it...
They might look weird, but if you like 'em we'll just have to budget them in. Among "women" you have been grossly deprived of your rights to expensive and non-sensical shoes ... these might only meet the expensive criteria. :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, I LOVED your (assuming you have 5 toes) comment ... ha ha ha!