October 26th, 2007 admin
I the 80’s long before Converse Chuck Taylor high tops were a retro high fashion, they were pretty popular footwear for poor kids – at least in my neighborhood. The great thing about Converse high tops was that they were always affordable. When I was a kid, a lot of the rich kids on the basketball team had expensive Nikes, Reeboks, or Adidas shoes. My Converse shoes, by contrast, did not look all that glamorous. You see, back then Converse high tops were not a good way to show off. About the only thing that they showed was that the wearer did not have any money.
But I still loved them. They were simply constructed, lightweight, and pretty comfortable to wear as well. They also looks a lot better to me than most of those other kinds of athletic shoes. Converse high tops had this sort of old-school classic design for them. Most modern athletic shoes have all kinds of unnecessary lines, brightly colored decals, and all kinds of other gadgets that get in the way of a smooth, classy design. The Converse high tops sneaker, however, has always stayed more or less the same. It is a simple canvas and rubber shoe, and perfectly suited for basketball as well as tennis and variety of other sports.
A lot of people said that the Converse high tops I was wearing did not have enough ankle support, but I never noticed any problem. I suppose if you have weak ankles, you probably want to get a different kind of basketball shoe. I was one of the most consistent players out there. I was always a solid team member, never sick or off the court for even a moment.
Now I’m an old fellow, but I still really like to put on those Converse high tops. At the end of a long day, instead of wearing a pair of slippers or going around in my bare feet, I always prefer to relax in a beaten up, worn out, old pair of Converse Shoes. I don’t know why, but there is nothing that is quite as comfortable for me.
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October 26th, 2007 admin
All people have weakness and mine is shoes, though my husband would say it is both shoes and boots, I just love Frye shoes. He’s right of course, as I have too many of both. However, when I see a pair of shoes that I have to have, I get them. The same can be said for the times when I find a really Frye Boots too. One of my favorite events, as you can imagine, is a shoe sale. I love all kinds of shoes, just bought some designer shoes on sale and a pair women golf shoes, I just needed them and I don’t even play golf.
There are times when a shoe sale is a great idea, and other times you might not be getting what you think you are getting. There are some times when a shoe sale is not really a sale at all, or if it is, you are getting shoes that are off season. If this does not matter to you, then you can find great deals on some cheap shoes. However, if you don’t like to wear shoes that might be a season or two old, you might want to look things over in any sale carefully so you know what you are getting.
If you don’t care much about when the shoes came out, and you just know what you like, then any shoe sale will be a lot of fun. If you are going to a sale at your regular store, you probably don’t have to think about much except finding what you need. One the other hand, watch out for the shoe sale that is done at a store that offers deep discounts on almost anything. The shoes on sale might just be defective, so look at more than style and fit. Look to see if they are well made or if they look like they may fall apart the first time you walk out of the house in them.
You should also watch out for the shoe sale that offers great prices, but you arrive only to find that they have nothing you want. The retailer is running an old trick, where they offer shoes or boots no one wants for a great price, and when you can’t find what you want at that shoe sale, you will then spend money on more expensive shoes because you are in the mood to shop.
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