Consumerist withdrawal

[featherynscale]

I'm at an odd phase in the whole consumerist/anti-materialist tug-of-war.

I need a pair of tennis shoes. This is a legitimate need if I'm going to do this fencing thing, since my boots don't so much have traction on the bottom (which encourages me to slide rather than pick up my feet -- my first Bad Habit! -- and will no doubt one day trip me up, causing me to collapse in a heap with my foil up my nose). So I think I'll go pick some up today. No problem - legitimate need, legitimate purpose. The problem is that I think if I'm going shopping, I should hit a few more places. Now, I don't need anything else, and in all likelihood I won't buy anything else, but I can't resist the temptation of going to look, even though I know I'm not going to buy.

I guess this is a form of cheap entertainment, so on the scale of the world's evils, pretty minor, but still. What a waste of an afternoon.

Comments

Like Rob was saying...

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

In the interests of allowing others to shower me with blessings, if you happen to see a good deal on lightweight hikers with good ankle support (no steel toes necessary), would you let me know? That's what I used for fencing -- and they're marvelously useful shoes to have. Because what I really need are more boots.

XOXO

Re: Like Rob was saying...

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Will do. IIRC, you're like a size seven?

Re: Like Rob was saying...

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

7.5, if it matters.