August
2006
Who can pass up Pirate shoes?
So there are these shoes, called Robeez. I really like these shoes, however they cost $25CAD. Multiply that times 2 and one pair of shoes for the boys sets me back $50! Target sells the same kind of shoe (Circo brand) for $12.99USD. Well who can pass that up? So the boys have been wearing knockoffs for the past 6 months. And I love them. I decided it was crazy to pay twice as much for the same kind of shoe and that I would always buy those shoes from Target. Well…the boys are due for a new pair, so I went to the Target website to choose the new shoe. Unfortunately my options were very limited. I could get them the same puppy shoe, a striped one, or ones with a dragon with a red ball on his head. Not so exciting, but doable for the price. Then I made a mistake, I decided to check out the Robeez site. They have so many varieties! I was overwhelmed and filled with consumeristic excitment! But I stepped back and decided to get their shoes when I was feeling poorer, maybe that would help me make a better choice. After all wasn’t I rebelling from senseless spending when I could get the shoes cheaper elsewhere?
A few days later I walked into Once Upon a Child looking for some nice, used kahkis for the boys. Wouldn’t you know it, an entire display of Robeez. And then I saw them…Pirates! They actually had shoes with a little pirate face on them. I was gone, over the edge, no coming back…I had to get the pirate shoes. I could justify it a million ways…it’s not like I was spending a fortune, the boys needed shoes, I just bought them cheap pants…In the end Drew got Pirate shoes and Bran got dinasaur ones ( I couldn’t get one the expensive ones and the other the cheap ones…). I proably won’t do it again. It’s not like he always needs Pirate shoes. But it would be really nice if Target got a little more variety. Maybe then I won’t be tempted away by pirates! Perhaps I was a little hasty in my “I’ll never spend that kind of money on baby shoes!”, but I think I was also pleased with the idea that my kids would have fun shoes. Is that bad? I’ll have to check the budget.
I really wish we had cool shoes like these for adults. I hate spending money no shoes but I would be more excited if they had pirates on them.
hahha, i remember seeing robeez! We were on whyte ave, adn there’s this store tucked behind whyte…and there they were…an entire bookshelf dedicated to these things, and the owner wouldn’t quit singing their praises. so yes,if andrew and bran could speak, they might be saying: “my feet! I feel like I’m wearing holey soles/crocs all day long! Thanks Mom!” (I’m referring to the big ugly shoes the whole household over here has invested in.)
Well, you’ve just made it easier for me to justify spending $30 on the shoes that I’ve been wanting! After all, I’ll get a lot more wear out of then than the kids will.