Yesterday was a bit of a shopping day for me. I went and got some new glasses and two pairs of shoes. I had been talking about getting new shoes for months but finally stopped being lazy, and went shopping with my faithful fashion adviser. I had done well with my last pair of joggers. A pair of reebok’s that I picked up for $30 at a factory outlet store in Park City Utah on a work trip 5 years ago. So it was well past time to get new shoes…

One of the pairs I bought were Wild Rhino Kaka Beige shoes. (pictured left) They are coloured “Dirty White” according to the box. This means they come “pre scuffed” so you don’t look like you are wearing new shoes. I’m not sure what the point is and what they will look like when they are worn for a while and the scuffing continues. I’m sure its just that the kids think its uncool to have clean shoes. But anyway as I was leaving the store the salesperson was trying to upsell me the water proofing stuff to look after them. Here is exactly what they said: “You want to waterproof them before you wear them anywhere so they don’t get wet and dirty.” I looked at her for a few seconds and told her I didn’t need to buy any. My first thought was to say: “Wait? So I want to make sure my pre-dirtied shoes don’t get dirty? Isn’t it a bit late for that?” but I thought better of it.

Oh and does anyone actually waterproof their shoes before wearing them or even know anyone that does?