Hello, my name is Galligator, and I’m a Shoe-a-holic.
posted by: brianka in General on July 12th, 2008
OK, I’m pretty sure this is not an officially recognized malady.
Luckily for me, the American psychiatric community considers my particular level of obsession within normal bounds for an individual hobby. It’s not harming my marriage or other relationships. It has opened the stage for more than casual teasing when another shoe box arrives on the porch though.
So, it was that feeling of ‘Coming Home’ when I found Shoeblog.com a little more than a year ago – a growing community of folks like me who loved the whole shoe experience.
My personal cycle:
Window shopping – Real World or Online….Stalking a perfect pair….Finding the style in your size….Hunting for it at a bargain & stalking the sales….Ordering….Waiting patiently for the UPS truck to deliver a small brown package….Trying it on for a test run….SUCCESS.
The cycle repeats, occasionally with less success with the anticlimactic return outcome. But it really is the hunt that is a large part of the enjoyment for this gal.
It’s not quite big-game hunting on the Serengeti, but it works for me.
So, when I was recently offered the opportunity to contribute to the Blog portion of this site, it took little persuasion to convince me to give this a go.
Since online sales and bargain hunting are one of my key strengths, expect to see entries from me along the lines of the “Spot the Shoe on Sale “category, among any other tidbits that bubble out of my head.
And if you’re a little bit like me and covet a touch of “Couture Glam” in your shoe collection, Bluefly has this jewelled Miu Miu slide in stock today at about 20% of retail for $440. Just for one lucky Size 10 out there in Shoeland.
Looking forward to a fun time here with you all.
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August 13, 2008 at 1:23 pm, Jennifer Connors said:
Everyone also knows that there are shoes in the back of the closet you were forced to buy for an event and you will never where them again. Coming this fall there is a great website where you can sell your unwanted shoes with great ease and make some money to purchase those one of a kind beauties you really want to fill your closet with!
So check out http://www.theshoecycle.com this fall and recycle or shoecycle those unneeded or unwanted shoes.
July 14, 2008 at 6:43 am, fellow addict said:
Nice to know that there's a fellow size 10 shoe-aholic out there
It's been a slow month for me though…
only bought 3 pairs of heels so far, haha
July 12, 2008 at 5:51 am, Trist said:
Finally, a fellow shoeaholic. Everyone knows that I am, but we all choose to “not talk about it”!! Have a different pair for each outfit. Hey, it’s the shoe that finishes the total ensemble!!
July 12, 2008 at 1:50 am, Clothes' Friend said:
Can we open a club for the shoeaholicssssss. Iam on in….take a look at my blog: http://clothesfriend.blogspot.com/