So, I am craving this new shoe from New Balance. After
my last set of running shoes (I replace shoes often...mainly because I am an active person and want my joints to last me into the golden years) I am determined to only ever buy running shoes in a shade of orange.
Ok, so they're not brand-
brand new...I've had my eye on them for months, trying to talk myself into buying them. Well, I've been spurred to action now, as I put an order in for an 8D on www.brownsnewbalance.com who was selling them $25 cheaper than Dick's Sporting Goods. I received an email back yesterday they had had 8B's, but not 8D's. I inquired whether or not they would be getting in more sizes, and was told that the orange/white combo IS A DISCONTINUED COLOR!
I was upset, and immediately resolved that I would do my darnedest to find an 8D in the orange NB Zips. We stopped at Dick's Sporting Goods last night, price didn't matter quite as much knowing the situation, and found they were selling the oranges at a reduced price now too. "An 8D, please?" I requested to the handsome young man in the running shoe area, and he came back saying they didn't have an 8 in a D, only in a B, and would that work? I shook my head morosely...my stupid, flat, wide feet need the D.
And I came home, scouring the internet for an 8D...I've ordered one such set this morning, full price, and await the email telling me that there are no D widths to be found. I could cry. I WANT ORANGE SHOES! I WANT THEM NOW! I betcha this is just some marketing ploy to get me to buy shoes...because, you know in the scheme of things, my purchase matters
that much.