I wonder if it would help to use a variation on my shoe-buying habits -- namely, about six years ago, I found a style and size of Clarks loafers that fit well and I like, and I've currently about worn through my second pair and bought a third -- every couple of years, when they stop being presentable, I find a nearby store and buy a replacement just like them.
The benefit to this being that shoe-buying doesn't require thought or emotional investment; I don't really have to think about what I want.
In theory it's a great idea. In practice, the store this time didn't have the right size in stock, and ordered them and shipped them to me, and they're about a quarter-inch longer than my current pair, despite claiming to be the same size. And so I have to go back to the store, and go through the sizing process anyhow; sigh.
Even with the practical issues, that still might be useful; if you don't spend a day or two emotionally invested in figuring out what to order, perhaps the emotions of having to think about your disability will be correspondingly less.
I suspect part of the trick, though, is to find styles that are likely to stay in production for a decade or two, and that's likely to be rather a bit more difficult for sneakers and womens' dress shoes than it is for my loafers.
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Date: 2003-10-06 09:57 pm (UTC)The benefit to this being that shoe-buying doesn't require thought or emotional investment; I don't really have to think about what I want.
In theory it's a great idea. In practice, the store this time didn't have the right size in stock, and ordered them and shipped them to me, and they're about a quarter-inch longer than my current pair, despite claiming to be the same size. And so I have to go back to the store, and go through the sizing process anyhow; sigh.
Even with the practical issues, that still might be useful; if you don't spend a day or two emotionally invested in figuring out what to order, perhaps the emotions of having to think about your disability will be correspondingly less.
I suspect part of the trick, though, is to find styles that are likely to stay in production for a decade or two, and that's likely to be rather a bit more difficult for sneakers and womens' dress shoes than it is for my loafers.