Dailies 261009
Old Crocodile brand shoes.
I bought this pair of Crocodile brand shoes from a shoe shop in Chinatown for $45.
That was 6 years ago. This is my only pair of casual shoes, for the last 6 years. I wear it a lot. I strongly believe in only having black leather shoes, casual shoes, running shoes and slippers in my shoe cabinet. A pair each. Mix-and-match? My ass.
Theoretically, a sale was made, a customer was satisfied and might return for a repeated purchase. In reality, the old man lost a customer because he did not expect this pair of shoes to last that long. No repeated visits from me so far. Even if I do go back now, the shop would have been closed and he would have retired by now.
It decided to give way a month ago. A small hole appeared as the stitching began to give way. I still continued to wear it, until it became VERY obvious that I was either very lazy or a real cheapskate.
It is easy to remove. I can even do it hands-free when I’m drunk. This shoe has been puked on many times (mostly by me). I wore it to sleep when I passed out drunk at my corridor. I dated Jessie in this pair of shoes. I drove my dad’s car out for the first time in this pair of shoes. I washed it less than 5 times in 6 years. It feels really comfortable.
That’s a lot of sentimental value for a pair of shoes. I’m throwing it away today because its time is up.
Amen!
