More Zappos

I used to buy many of my shoes at Carson's, either locally in Warsaw or in Fort Wayne. I would usually wait for a sale or use a coupon. I try not to pay more than $65 for a pair of shoes unless they are hiking boots or athletic shoes. Unfortunately, Bon Ton which was the owner of Carson's shut down all of its stores last August.

I ordered a pair of sandals from Zappos last week. They only took a few days to arrive. I chose these based on the description and the customer reviews. I have a pair of brown Bare Traps sandals from T.J. Max. I did wear them quite a lot; I am disappointed they are wearing out after only 3 years though. Coming unstitched and a chunk fell off the outer upper strap edge. I only paid $20 from the end of season racks so I guess I got my money's worth. The Zappos pair are to replace them.

I have never seen Soul Naturalizer. I guess it is a division of Naturalizer Shoes? I only walked around in them in my house, but so far they are very comfortable. Cushy, padded footbed, pretty good arch support. I am looking forward to wearing them soon.

They canceled the Easter egg hunt at Winona Lake park today. Rainy, windy, cold. Tomorrow morning will start out cold, but should warm up to low or mid sixties. We have a potluck brunch at church at 8:45 a.m. 

Our local newspaper the Times Union changed over this week to having the U.S. Postal Service deliver our newspapers in the mail. Supposedly a budgetary decision. Our delivery person who has been delivering for over 40 years is out of a job though. I feel sorry for her. We will get credit if the paper doesn't come in the mail, but no replacement copy like we did when the personal paper carriers brought one if missed. At least in the winter we will only have to go outside once to the mailbox, no separate newspaper run.