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August 12, 2008

A Closet Full of Shoes

I admit it. I just don't get America's love affair with shoes. But alas, it's true. Even on eBay, on any given day you'll see about a quarter of a million auctions and BINS with shoe offers. It's hard to wrap your mind around such a large number. These are just our feet, after all. But we love our shoes! 

Any style or brand you can imagine is available. There are the more popular sports shoes such as Nike and Adidas.  And then there are also the many (many!) lesser know styles, including women's Dansko boots, men's Florsheim shoes, Journey shoes, Munro shoes, and so many others. The range of options and preferences are mind boggling. How does anyone even make a decision... Comfortable and inexpensive are the two primary characteristics that attract me - it makes shoe shopping much simpler.