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So I’m not an impulse buyer. In fact, my mom always called me a miser. I hate going to the mall because I never want to spend money/buy anything. However, when I was at Easton the other day with my good friend Annie (returning something from Christmas… on June 22 – see I told you I hate shopping) I was walking quickly past Foot Locker when a pair of shoes caught my eye. I’ve needed some new shoes for a while. I’ve had many cool funky shoes in my time, but currently the only ones in my closet besides dress shoes are 2 pairs of New Balance 574s and some running shoes (all 3 at least 4 years old). While I do love my Top Siders, I need something to knock around in.

I saw these guys and told Annie I had to take a look:

One big problem… they didn’t have 12s or 13s for me to try on. I wanted these shoes! Long story short – I tried on a pair at Tuttle on Monday while I was there for a meeting, made sure I had the right size, and when I was back out at Easton again yesterday for another meeting, had the Foot Locker guy order them (because of course while they had my size at Tuttle, they didn’t have the color). 3-5 business days he said. Fine by me. Then, today at 12:30 UPS drops my new kicks at the office and I’m pumped.

dynamIt vice you ask? Yes. The above is an example of a vice we all have. We LOVE our shoes. Phil is overly anxious right now because a new pair of Steve Maddens that were supposed to be here yesterday aren’t. Bobby’s been rocking his new Pumas all week and Steve will only wear his new Pumas every third Tuesday of odd numbered months because he wants to keep them perfect. Matt is a bit more reserved in his footwear taste but keeps an impressive stock of dress shoes (you’ve all seen them) and has most recently invested in a stylish pair of Nike Shox with some of that sick new grunge pattern going on. Dan, the intern, has been loyal to his boat shoes for the past few weeks. Maybe he’ll throw a curve ball our way after reading this??? (By the way we all know that while Bobby and Steve have multiple pairs of Pumas, my one pair is the best – they are green and metallic silver and purchased in Athens, Greece) It’s peculiar and I can’t place my finger on the exact reason, but we all love our shoes. So the next time you’re in a meeting with us, take a look at our feet… we might be sporting the “appropriate” square-toe black shoes with the suit OR, if you’re lucky, you’ll see some the beloveds from one of our collections.

Oh and as for speedy delivery – literally placed the order on Tuesday at about 11:30am and they were in my hands Wednesday at 12:20. Not to shabby for what was supposed to take 3-5 business days. Props to Foot Locker and UPS.

What about you? Who’s got the best kicks in your office? What are your favorite shoes? Leave us a comment and a link or email the pic to blog [at] dynamit dot us and we’ll post the best/most interesting/flat out sweetest kicks we see.

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Tags: Foot Locker, New Balance, Nike, Puma, shoes

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