In my mind, if you've always been able to go to a regular clothing store and purchase all of your clothes, you are considerably lucky. If you've never had to buy plus-sized clothing, "tall" pants or shirts, or had to make the dreaded trek to the back of the shoe store for "Over sized" loafers, you've had it pretty easy.
I am not one of those people.
The waterskiis I have for feet have served me well, mind you. I've gotten a lot of mileage out of them, and although they don't quite fit on the elliptical machine at the gym (yep, I'm the guy standing with his feet pointing out) I've been quite happy with them.
Shoe shopping, however, has been a bit of a challenge. The biggest my feet ever got was size 15... and not a lot of stores in rural southern Ontario in the mid-90s stocked size 15 shoes. It's gotten better now that my feet have shrunk to a more modest 13, but I do still get a little jealous of those that have the "chosen" 11. DAMN YOU 11s!!! ha!
I can't even count the number of pairs of socks I've gone through-- generally, I get a wear or two out of standard issue socks, and then, I'll take my shoes off at the end of a day and notice my big toe sticking through.
That's why I'm so grateful to have found an outlet sock store (stop laughing) in the Niagara region which caters to my needs: comfortable, "King Size" socks at a decent price. I no longer have to squeeze into a pair of socks which barely cover my ankles, nor am I forced to wear stretchy "diabetic socks" when I don't suffer from the disease.
Moreover, I've yet to break on through to the other side... yet... :)
People always say that a pair of comfortable shoes is priceless; for me, the same can be said for socks that fit.
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