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My Latest Golf Shoes

1 Mar

I love buying shoes, golf shoes especially. The number of golf shoes I have had is quite impressive. My heels collection is nothing compared to them. Then again, when a pair of my heels is the classic Ferragamo Vara, there is no need for any other heels.

My latest pair of golf shoes!

My latest purchase is back to the Skechers brand, my second pair after a merry-go-round with other brands. The last two Adidas shoes, admittedly, were so-so only in terms of comfort. And when they are so used and dirtied, it’s an excuse to purchase a new pair.

I was contemplating between the Skechers or FootJoy, and decided to go with the former, although it is a men’s pair of shoes. In other words, a half-size bigger. The black Skechers and the light-colored lady’s FootJoy pair were equally comfortable, but the Skechers won me over with the color.

Lighter-colored shoes are not the easiest to clean, and I cringe whenever my current golf shoes get dirty after each game. So, with my new black Skechers, there’s less worry to maintain.

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Oh My Ferragamo!

17 Mar

Recently, at the wedding, I decided to wear heels to match my outfit, but I was in a bind. I didn’t think I could balance on either the black three-inch or the bling-bling four-inch dinner stilettoes. It’s been ages since I wore these!

So I decided to don my Ferragamo shoes instead. It was either the classic Vara pumps or the Artiste block heels. I prefer the Vara over the Artiste, and the ever-reliable Vara pumps have held up after all these years. Perhaps a tad hardened on the insides that I have to grit my teeth when I walk, but what’s a little pain for a night of glam?

However, the other pair of Ferragamo has suffered a terrible fate. With two years upended by the pandemic, traveling and meeting people was out of the question. Furthermore, there have not been many new business opportunity meetings, so wearing good shoes were not required.

Anyway, my Artiste Ferragamo shoes suffered massive hydrolysis on the bottom. It’s like a replay of my Blundstone boots, only this time, it’s my designer label heels. The rubber underside of the shoes exploded to smithereens! The only consolation is that the shoebox contained the mess.

The awful state of the Artiste

I am not upset, but wondering if I bring the shoes to the Ferragamo store, can anything be done to save them? Would I be accorded a solution or a replacement (wishful thinking here) like Blundstone Australia did? Hmm.

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