Erika Bonham dot com

July 13, 2006

I am dissapointed. I think my shopping for shoes on ebay must come to an end.

A month or two ago, I was looking for sandals for Ethan. I discovered they made these in his size and was so excited. They were adorable and like his daddy’s (They are the all black ones minus the heel strap). I didn’t really want to pay full price, so I just ordered them off ebay and I got a pretty good deal, I thought. It was around $10 with shipping. I was very very excited and couldn’t wait for the day they arrived. They came. Ethan’s foot is insanely wide and we could not get his foot through the flip flop part of the sandal. I later went and tried the next size up at the store, they fit wideness-wise, but were too long. I was so bummed.

I have had my eye on the Keds skimmers recently and happened upon these on ebay last week. They don’t make them any more and I thought they were totally awesome. I went to Famous Footwear to make sure that I do in fact wear a size 7 in Keds. I bid on the shoes and won. I think it turned out to be $21 with shipping. I anxiously awaited their arrival. They came yesterday. It was another Cinderella moment. I was so disappointed. They are too tight and my foot looks like it is popping out of them. Again, I was so bummed.

So, I must figure out how to sell on ebay so I can get rid of these items and go to an actual store where you can try on the shoes (and the shoes are new) before you buy them. Or just be happy with the shoes I have. But, I am determined to sell these two items and maybe some other stuff…who knows.

Lessons learned:

1) You will spend more money on shoes on ebay because they won’t work out and you will end up paying regular price for ones that due PLUS the ones you bought on ebay.

2)We have wide feet.

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