YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR

SHOES

 

To put this simply- I have children who are show snobs. It is not their choice, I’m sure-they are little monsters who despise shopping   , but they just have very finicky feet! However, I must say, Ethan did not start out that way- as a baby and toddler he had some shoes and boots from Wallyworld and did just fine. Jack has not been so lucky- last year he ended up with a HUGE blister from Target sandals and even Nike’s didn’t bend enough for him to walk right, he’s been my Stride-Rite child from the very beginning when he started walking, what is not cheep!!!

Either way, what triggered me to write about this, was Ethan’s winter boots. After we moved to PA and it’s harsh winters the boys needed some snow boots, what by the way is impossible to get at the end of January because even the northerners here are putting out flip flops o their store shelves around this time of year, so after long search I got the last pair of not so cool looking snow boots and working looking boots for Ethan. This was last February- a year ago. So Ethan got about a month worth of use out of his snow boots last year. And about 3 months this year. And they were DONE! The Velcro didn’t stay closed anymore, so my poor child ended up running around with socks at times- IN THE SNOW! Given the fact that no stores carry snow boots his size anymore at this time of year, we decided that he could make do with the work looking boots for the remainder of the winter. HA! That was wishful thinking- a week later those had a hole in them. Their use added up to about 3 weeks total… I did only spend about 20-30 dollars on both of those  pairs of boots, so it’s really not that bad, but still. I guess I am too poor to be cheep.

So from now on I am sticking with what I preach- I am NEVER buying any cheep shoes for my kiddos ever again! I’m going with the brands I know I can trust and the ones Ethan has put trough his own test already.