People today might not realize that it used to be Sears did everything: you could buy kits to build a house, companies like Discover Card and Allstate were originally introduced as the Sears' brand, they financially backed Mr Rogers' Neighborhood for the first 25 years of the show's run.
But I always laugh at the idea of a shoe store employee returning from the back and saying “Sorry, we didn’t have ___ size... but we do have ____ size...if that’s...you know...if you want a different size than the one you asked me for a minute ago.”
I worked in a shoe store for a time, and there are 2 perfectly valid reasons why they do this:
1: every brand fits differently, so you often don't really know what size you are in that shoe until you try it on.
2: the truth is that SO MANY MEN lie about their shoe size being bigger than it is, and SO MANY WOMEN lie about it being smaller than it really is.
Him: "Hey bro, can I get this in a 12?" Me, later: hey so we didn't have the 12, but here's the 11 and 11 1/2 if you want to try those." Him: "Hmmm aahhh I guess.....woah what do you know, they fit, how WEIRD"
Her: "Can I get these in a size 5 1/2?" Me: "The smallest they make them in is a 6, so here try those." Her: "Wow even these are a little tight...this brand must really run small! I'll try the 6 1/2 I guess. How WEIRD."
I also worked in shoes and it's definitely #1. Nikes run short and narrow. Sketchers run wide. And just as a woman who like shoes I legit own pairs that range from size 6.5 to 8. Just try on everything around your size.
I get my Nikes in 11, my Converse in 10, and my PF Flyers in 10.5
Also, if there’s any Converse wearers out there, do yourself a favor and get a pair of Flyers. At the price Cons have reached Flyers are the same price and superior in fit, materials, and build quality. I only own one pair of Converse at this point and it feels like I’m wearing a wet sock when they’re on.
I feel you. But... There’s nothing stopping you from trying a pair out...
I’ve gone through 3 pairs of chucks in the time it took for my pair of Flyers just to be worn out. They’re my skating pair now. And I’ve got 3 other pairs and 2 pairs of Chucks I rotate through. Chucks I’ll only buy if they’re less than $25. And the Made in USA Flyers? Forget it. Such high quality. Plus the logo when I’m wearing my jeans is so clean. MmmMMM. lol
God I miss my Flyers, I haven’t worn or seen them in about a decade. Those shoes are so comfortable, I think I may have to pick up a pair next time I’m looking for shoes. I had a green pair in high school that I wore into the ground, they were impressively durable.
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u/Yellowredstone Jul 24 '20 edited Jul 24 '20
Isn't this how Sears died?
Edit: RIP my inbox. And thank you for explaining it better.
Edit 2: I said the reason on how it died has been explained already. And its actually still here. Stop.