6/7/13

The reason there are no pictures...

Okay, there would have been a really good blog post today (I'm sure) if I'd just had time. 

But, you see, Sydney and I bought new shoes and they came in the mail yesterday. 

Hers are perfect for her.

I decided this morning that I wanted to change the laces to the alternate gray laces that came with the shoes.  That took 10 minutes.  I don't replace the laces in shoes very often.  Obviously.  And to get them to look like they're supposed to takes thought.  And, if I don't do them like I'm supposed to, Sydney points and laughs.

So, after I got them laced up and put them on and tied them, I realized that they're too small.  They are my size number.  I've double checked that.  But, they're too short.  I'm starting to think that the manufacturers are playing the same trick with shoes that they played recently with men's underwear; change the size to trick men into feeling better about themselves.

It goes this way;

Size Large underwear used to include my waist size (number omitted here due to it's nobody's business unless you're going to buy me some underwear).  Then, suddenly, I bought new underwear and could barely tuck all the extra fabric into my trousers.  In the time it took for my elastic to lose it's spring, they'd changed the size.  And, now my waist size fits in size Medium.  Don't get me wrong.  It does make me feel better to be a size medium than it does to be a size large.  Mostly because I wore a size medium when I graduated high school and it feels good to be a medium again.  But, it's a lie because my waist size is nothing, if not larger than it was when I was 18. 

Of course, just because it made me feel better doesn't mean that's why they changed the sizes.  It could be because they ran out of space to put extra X's before the large; x-large, xx-large, xxx-large, xxxx-large, 5x, 6x... 

So, now it looks like they're doing the same thing with shoes; making me feel like I have bigger feet.  Because we all know what big feet and big hands means...

big shoes and big gloves.

I hope everyone has a great Friday.  This little bit of silliness is brought to you by my very good mood.  I will be attending the quilt bee tomorrow.  I am excited, but I also know that tomorrow morning, when I'm packing stuff up and pondering leaving my comfy sewing room, I'm going to have second thoughts.  I am so old and sot in my ways.

Tip for successful parenting.  Your kid cannot say they didn't find the list of chores you left them if you text them the list.  Ask me how I know.

Lane

7 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Shoes run differently between manufacturers. I am an 8½. I bought the most beautiful pair of 8½ platform heels–I tried them on in the store, but didn't walk around in them. When I got them home, they were more like 9's. I put a little insert in at the heel and another one at the ball of the foot, but they are still pretty big. I also have a pair of size 8's that fit beautifully. A lot of sites that sell shoes will include information in the product description that says if a shoe runs true-to-size, small or large. Sometimes you have to look for it by clicking on the tabs.

In any case, I'm sorry your new shoes are too small. That is a huge disappointment, because nothing makes you feel quite as good as an awesome new pair of shoes.

xo -E

Marei said...

Cracked me up today, Lane. And, if you tell me your waist size I WILL by you new underwear. But OH! you probably don't need any for a while......I'll wait. And "big shoes and big gloves"....yep, that's what I thought it was all about. Have a great weekend!!

Anonymous said...

So true about them changing the sizes over the years. But I'm not complaining. Loved the hint about texting the chore list. Thanks for sharing.
cindy

Marla said...

Lol! Just where is that like button when you want one!

Kath said...

I think a lot of footwear is made in the East, where people are more petite. My husband tried to buy another pair of the exact shoes he wears in the garden. He now needs to take 2 sizes bigger. We drew round his old pair and a new pair of the same size, you wouldn't believe the discrepancy!

lw said...

I hate the vanity sizing, it really complicates shopping. You need to have a measuring tape with you just to make sure that clothes are worth trying on. Shoes-- even within the same brand, aren't standard. It's not like I don't know that I weigh more than when I graduated HS, I have a scale and a mirror.

Carla said...

You're too funny.

Big shoes and gloves.....