Thrift Store Shoes

I don't make it to the thrift store too often. I would love to be one of those people who have the patience to revisit the same spot every few days to find the "deals," but I just can't do it. Blame it on having a life, or blame it on procrastination, or a general lack of follow-through I have demonstrated throughout my life. Today, though, I did visit the thrift store, and I bought something I've never even looked at: Thrift store shoes.

That's right, some guy never really wore his Dexter brand suede chucks, the same ones I was going to buy for $60 on amazon.com (best deal).


So these aren't the exact shoe, but they're close enough.


So I washed them, disinfected them with rubbing alcohol, and let some ants crawl over them to munch away at anything that might later touch my feet. To be honest, they're probably now cleaner than any other pair of shoes I own. Should I be doing anything else to prevent the bacterial hordes from taking down the walls of the Helm's Deep of my skin?


Now, I've owned thrift store coats, ties, shirts - you name it - but never, ever shoes. For whatever reason, the idea is still a little icky to me. I think if I wear them a couple of times and put the idea of old man feet out of my mind, then I think I can move on. I feel like it's a Fear Factor event.

I'm going to win this event and get free immunity for the next event (thrift store hat?!?!?!).