I dropped by at Payless Shoes store first nearest to our house. I used to work on evenings there back when we first moved here in Frederick. My co-worker, Tirtha, is now the manager.
I greeted him when I came in, and went straight to the 5 to 5 1/2 ladies' shoes aisle. I didn't find a pair that I like but my eyes caught this 70's inspired black charol Mary Jane T-strap shoes with chunky heels.
This one.
It was on sale for $19.99 from $34.99.
Me: Tirtha, do you have this pair in a 5 or 5 1/2?
Tirtha: Oh. Sorry, the smallest we have is that one--- a size 6 1/2.
Then he left. I think he was attending to another customer in the men's shoes.
I still tried the shoes on. I was hoping that their 6 1/2 would run small.
Hehehehe.
Of course, that would be impossible! I didn't think a roll of toilet paper would be enough to fill it in.
I felt disappointed but you know, it was still okay. The shoes isn't meant to be mine. I used to wear a 6 1/2 after I gave birth to the boy. It was until I lost some weight that I noticed my feet shrunk.
Then, I realied that there was no other customer but me in the store. Tirtha came back from the next aisle and brought another pair for me try to on. It was a black charol 1-thin strap Mary Jane shoes with about a couple of inch of ballroom heels.
Tirtha: I think this will fit.
Me: But it has glittered heels?!
Tirtha: This is a size 3.
Me: Oh no! It's for kids???
Tirtha: But it fits you perfectly!
O bitaw pod! Sakto siya! (Yes indeed. He's right!)
But no! Thank you!
Hehehehe!
2 comments:
I can relate to your distress because my sister is size 3 and cannot manage to find shoes which she likes in Australia and also very difficult in Malaysia too.
This reminded me of blouses I wanted to get for my relatives. As sizes were small, I need to go get medium ones and large ones for them and they didn't like the label of M and L, ha,ha,ha.
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