The Shoe Meme
Ampulets has hit me with the shoe meme, so here goes:
Total number of shoes owned: 12
Of which, the following 3 are regularly worn
- Boots, Doctor Marten, Zippered, Black, most worn
- Loafers, Hush Puppies, Brown, also frequently worn
(these two have had their soles re-glued by me several times, cos I like them so much)
- slip-ons, Weinbrenner, white, usually worn when I can't be bothered to wear socks
The rest are worn once in a blue moon:
- Sandals, Chaco, Black (for beaches: last worn in Bali)
- Shoes, Laced, Brown, Bata (dunno why I bothered: I'm too lazy for laces)
- Shoes, Bata, Some other pair from (ditto)
- Shoes, Running, Nike (if I exercised more ...)
- Shoes, Dress, Black, worn on wedding and rarely after
- Boots, Zippered, Brown, Dressy, worn rarely cos they hurt
- Boots, Army, circa 1991 (old model, with metal loops for the laces all the way, and chevron patterned sole)
- Boots, Army, circa 2000 (second generation model introduced circa 1995, panama cut sole)
- Boots, Army, Gore-tex circa 2003 (best model yet. Love these: wear them when travelling)
Most expensive pair of shoes:
I think it's a toss-up between the Gore-tex army boots (in excess of $100, but paid for with annual reservist allowance) and the dress boots (definitely in excess of $100).
Bonus - Most expensive pair ever: a $200 pair of Doc Martens that I bought before going to England for university, and which lasted me 5 years, through travels in 4 countries and up 3 mountains, making it also the most value for money I've ever got out of a shoe. (least value was a pair from Clarks that fell apart within a month)
Cheapest pair of shoes:
Since the army gave me my first pair of boots for free, they surely are the cheapest. The current DM's are also 'cheap' since the bonus cash from my credit card paid for all $90 of it. In absolute cheap terms though, any one of the Bata shoes, at about $29.90, is cheap.
Last shoe bought:
The Weinbrenners
Shoe under work desk:
Whatever I'm wearing to work (9 times out of 10 the DMs) since I take my shoes off at work
And the people I pass this meme on to:
Well, I don't know so many people who haven't been shoe memed already, so
tscd
kanadapost
the bokolog
Total number of shoes owned: 12
Of which, the following 3 are regularly worn
- Boots, Doctor Marten, Zippered, Black, most worn
- Loafers, Hush Puppies, Brown, also frequently worn(these two have had their soles re-glued by me several times, cos I like them so much)
- slip-ons, Weinbrenner, white, usually worn when I can't be bothered to wear socks
The rest are worn once in a blue moon:
- Sandals, Chaco, Black (for beaches: last worn in Bali)
- Shoes, Laced, Brown, Bata (dunno why I bothered: I'm too lazy for laces)
- Shoes, Bata, Some other pair from (ditto)
- Shoes, Running, Nike (if I exercised more ...)
- Shoes, Dress, Black, worn on wedding and rarely after
- Boots, Zippered, Brown, Dressy, worn rarely cos they hurt
- Boots, Army, circa 1991 (old model, with metal loops for the laces all the way, and chevron patterned sole)
- Boots, Army, circa 2000 (second generation model introduced circa 1995, panama cut sole)
- Boots, Army, Gore-tex circa 2003 (best model yet. Love these: wear them when travelling)
Most expensive pair of shoes:
I think it's a toss-up between the Gore-tex army boots (in excess of $100, but paid for with annual reservist allowance) and the dress boots (definitely in excess of $100).
Bonus - Most expensive pair ever: a $200 pair of Doc Martens that I bought before going to England for university, and which lasted me 5 years, through travels in 4 countries and up 3 mountains, making it also the most value for money I've ever got out of a shoe. (least value was a pair from Clarks that fell apart within a month)
Cheapest pair of shoes:
Since the army gave me my first pair of boots for free, they surely are the cheapest. The current DM's are also 'cheap' since the bonus cash from my credit card paid for all $90 of it. In absolute cheap terms though, any one of the Bata shoes, at about $29.90, is cheap.
Last shoe bought:
The Weinbrenners
Shoe under work desk:
Whatever I'm wearing to work (9 times out of 10 the DMs) since I take my shoes off at work
And the people I pass this meme on to:
Well, I don't know so many people who haven't been shoe memed already, so
tscd
kanadapost
the bokolog
Comments
... although I must say that with shoes, as with most things, you get what you pay for (occasional lemons excepted)