berettabone
12-21-2016, 08:46 PM
Back in the late 80's, I didn't have a lot of money at the time, but needed some winter boots. I saw a pair of Texas Steer insulated leather boots for $25 at the local Kmart. Now, I hate shopping for clothes/shoes, I hate buying clothes/shoes, I hate trying on clothes/shoes, but, my canoe feet needed boots, and these actually fit. Didn't have to slap me twice. Fast forward to the other day, I'm out snow blowing, STILL wearing these $25 boots and they still don't have any holes, and they are still good. Bad part is, is that they are 9 1/2's, and I wear 10 1/2. The wife yells at me and says that I should find a new pair. Well, lucky me...........the Kmart's are having a sale on Texas Steer boots. I fly over to the mart, and it's bussssssssssy. I go to the boot aisle, and I find what I'm looking for. 10 1/2's. They only have 2 pair left, and someone was fooling with one pair. I grab up the unmessed with pair, and head towards the checkout. I'm in the line, just about ready to pay for them, $34.95 by the way, a good deal on insulated, waterproof, oil resistant boots, and the clerk says, " Did you know that you can get another pair for a dollar?" I'm like, Really? I stop, and get out of line so I can think about this. I'm thinking that there's only one more pair my size, and they were looking a bit rough. I head back towards the shoes, and right in the middle of an aisle, on top, are boxes and boxes of these boots, in every size known to man. I look to the right, and there is a stack of more of the same. Yes................................I get back to the regular shoe aisle, and there is a Spanish woman with who I believe was her son, and they were looking at boots. There was a bit of a language barrier between us, but to make a long story short, I veered her towards the same boots that I was going to purchase. She had her son try some on, and he found some that fit. I had to try to explain that if she gave me the boots and a dollar, she could have the boots after I paid for them. I finally just grabbed the boots, I paid the dollar, and when they came out of the store, I gave her the boots. She said Merry Christmas in English, I said the same, and off we went. The wife and I are heading up nort, to spend Xmas in the woods. To me, that's the kind of stuff that Xmas is all about. I hope that everyone and their families have a wonderful holiday, and be safe out there................