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Shoes: Buy new or repair?
When is it time to hang up a pair of shoes? Perhaps when they turn into tap shoes.
I wore my favorite Ann Klein black slides to the office last week and heard a "tap, tap, tap" as I walked. Sure enough, I had worn my heels through to the nails.
I thought about repairing. Fellow blogger Kathy tells me she just spent $17 to replace that itsy bitsy rubber piece on her heels. While it might be worth it for shoes otherwise unworn, my poor Ann Kleins were goners.
So off I drove to DSW in Boca Raton where I found some replacement Ann Kleins, not sandals but fairly comfortable high heels, on sale for $35. Of course, I still needed to replace my sandals. I found Aerosole's What's What brand, comfortable yet still stylish black slides also on sale for $35.
When do you give up on your favorite heels? Any recommendations on shoe repair? -- Marcia "Bargain Hunter" Pounds
Comments
I also wore through my heels down to the nail, but I had the heels fixed for only $6 at a shoe repair store in the Coral Ridge Mall (next to Target). I've had these heels for over six and half years and love them, and am very happy I can keep wearing them!
Posted by: marielle | February 16, 2009 4:58 PM
Thanks for the tip on shoe repair. I've often seen that shoe repair shop when running errands in the mall, wondered about it. Glad to know you like them. I used Scotties, they've been around forever, have that high profile location at the intersection of Broward and Federal Highway, near the Starbucks. When they charged me $17 to fix the little tips of my heels, I wrote off getting shoes fixed again. You have restored my faith!
Posted by: Kathy | February 17, 2009 2:10 PM