Deal Of The Day

My kid has fat feet. So, it's becoming increasingly difficult to find shoes that will fit him. Being the economical shopper that I am I don't want to spend a lot of money on shoes he'll only wear for a few months. X currently only has 2 pairs of shoes that fit - white tennis shoes and Elmo sandals. After the other day's mudin episode, I took a good look at his tennis shoes as I cleaned them up. They have almost no tread left and I even found a hole in one corner of the sole. I felt bad. The kid should have decent shoes. But, what's a girl to do when summer is on it's way out? It's a little to early for dark shoes (come on, he has to have some fashion sense) but do I really want to buy more summer shoes that he'll only wear for a month or so? Oh the dilemmas I face!!!

So X and I hit up the mall this morning looking for a dress for me to wear to 2 events next month. Pregnancy fashion, while it's come along way, still sucks. But, that's a whole other story.

Anyway, X and strolled into Stride Right while shopping. I'd never been there but was told they have great shoes for hard to fit kid's feet. I quickly realized, yes, they do have lots of nice shoes. But, oh my, are they expensive. I did a double take as I looked at the price tag of $49.99 for a pair of shoes....FOR A 1 YEAR OLD! Really?? Do people pay this? The saleslady caught me off guard when she asked "Can I help you find something" and I blurted out, "um, I'm just having some sticker shock!" She just smiled.

I decided to have X's foot measured and see if there was anything for us on the clearance rack. He measured in at a 7 wide or 7 extra wide. The lady found us some tennis shoes that were originally $39.99 but on clearance for $18.88 (still a little pricey for my ultra cheap self!) They were white and navy and very similar to what X was wearing. As she put them on his feet she noticed some stitching was coming out on the one shoe by the strap. This was the last pair in his size and they did fit him very nicely. The saleslady then says " If you want them, I'll sell them to you for $6.88 since a few threads are coming out." SOLD!!!!! I could hardly contain my excitement. I thought we'd surely be able to get through the rest of the summer with these before the loose threads become an issue. What a deal!

Flying high from our bargain buy X and I decided to hit up the play land in the mall to try out his new kicks. I think they're a keeper. Look at those shiny white feet!

They even passed the crawl test.

And X thought they looked good in the mirror too!

We had lunch in the food court and X got his first taste of a Cinammon Twist from Taco Bell. He quickly determined it was much better than the banana I brought as part of his lunch. A few more swigs from the sippy cup and we were on our way home for a nap.