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October 31, 2005
These Boots
Lets talk about my boots. Specifically, a pair of brown Rockports I bought at the Nordstrom Rack in 1998 or thereabouts. I hiked all over Portland in those boots. I put miles and miles on those boots. In the course of 6 years or so, I logged I don't know how much distance in them. I had them fixed once when the upper started coming away from the sole. The tread on the soles was almost completely worn down in a couple of places, so I haven't worn them in over a year. But they're comfortable. And they look cool. I decided to get them re-soled. Which I can do here in Moscow, since the shoe repair place is somehow associated with Rockport.
They want $60 to repair my wonderful boots.
I paid $32 for them.
I wrestled with the decision for a while. And then I realized that they were, in 1998, $120 boots. But I only paid $32. And I got 6 years of hard walking out of them. If I can get another 6 years out of them for $60 more, I'll still be ahead of the game and I'll have paid less than they're worth for 12 years of going places.
They should be done today.
Posted by sally at October 31, 2005 12:43 PM
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