Thursday, April 30, 2009
Proper Footwear
DearMary, in her current unemployed state, has just shelled out well over $100 for a pair of high tech running shoes. But DearMary does not run. Apparently, years of excessive foot pronation and a penchant for dancing on arthritic feet is leading me down the path to the motorized scooter at the tender age of 38. I trotted off to the shoestore, my podiatrist's recommendations in hand. The salesman smiled when I told him I don't care much for athletic wear. After trying on the large selection of white/black - nurse/priest shoes, the athletic shoes looked pretty good. Pearl Isumi is the brand name, and they do wonders to stabilize my feet. This little episode took me down about 5 notches on the self-esteem meter. I did regain a few esteem points when, with proper measuring and fitting, my shoe size went back down to a more socially acceptable 9 1/2.
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There are lots of stores that sell fake name brand shoes that look very similar to the original shoes but do not match up to the quality of the real shoes. When you buy such shoes, you run a risk of losing money if the shoes do not fit or wear out in no time due to cheap quality.
ReplyDeleteTherefore, to prevent yourself from getting duped, try to first check out the logo on the shoe. A stitched logo is found on original shoes while a glued or stick on logo is usually found on duplicate shoes. Fake shoes usually have a shoddy stitching and misspelled logo in addition to having a strong plastic odor.
These are some of the basic clues that have helped me to identify counterfeit shoes from the originals and saved my money so you can try this out.