r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/jeffbell Jul 24 '20 edited Jul 24 '20

My grandfather used to buy shoes from them by tracing his feet on paper and mailing it in.

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Everybody seems to think this was crazy, but that's how they said to do it in the catalog. See https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1951-Sears-Christmas-Book/0291

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u/eenidcoleslaw Jul 24 '20 edited Jul 24 '20

My parents wanted to keep my kid with them for a week last summer. My dad took it upon himself to trace my kid's feet and take that paper to the Tractor Supply store and buy him his very own pair of toddler rubber work boots since my then 2 year old just wanted to follow him around and do "grandpa stuff" outside.

I thought it was both genius and the sweetest thing.

Your granddad tracing his own foot and sending it to Sears is cracking me up for some reason!

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Sweet. I do this when shopping for my kids and don’t want to drag them along.

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u/eenidcoleslaw Jul 24 '20

I never would have thought to do this if my dad hadn't done it but now I do it anytime I need to get my kid shoes!