Sometimes those old, ratty sandals need to get buried. When sidewalk steps rattle your spine and walking to the store gives you severe Blackfoot, it’s time to go shopping.
Next time you slide on that fresh new pair in the store, just pause for a second and look wistfully at the broken, smooth-soled flat ones in your hand. So many rainy nights, so many deck parties, so many quick trips for gas. Fight tears and steady your lip as you stare the teenage cashier square in the eye and say:
“Do you guys have a garbage can?”
AWESOME!
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9 Comments
August 5, 2009 at 7:57 am
Goodbye old friends… you will be missed.
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August 5, 2009 at 11:57 am
Out with the old in with the new…
How about the great smell of those new shoes?
Nothing like the smell of that coming off your feet all day. It is like personal fragrance for your fans!
August 5, 2009 at 12:07 pm
The highest point of this feeling is when you do it with a new car.
August 5, 2009 at 1:39 pm
The best way to read this post is while listening to “New Shoes” by Paolo Nutini. Perfect.
August 5, 2009 at 2:09 pm
That was the case for me when I got my current pair of glasses,the lady helping me asked “Do you want to put them in the case or just wear them out?” and I said “Oh,I’m wearing them out of the store!”,I didn’t throw my old ones away but I did lose them so if my current pair breaks,I’m screwed!
August 6, 2009 at 12:32 am
I did that today when I bought a new skirt that didn’t make me look fat (relatively speaking) like the one I wore in. I had no idea that people did it all the time!
August 6, 2009 at 11:46 am
i’ve done the same with clothes. one day on my way to work i realized that i just hated what i was wearing…couldn’t do it.
stopped at a store, tried new stuff, found a new outfit. folded my original clothing, walked to the counter and asked, ‘would you please cut the tags of these clothes?’
i quickly paid, got a bag for my clothes, got in the car and walked in late to work but feeling awesome!
August 6, 2009 at 8:56 pm
See ya later Blackfoot.
November 23, 2009 at 7:30 pm
It’s called “Bungling” something!