Shoes...?

You took a look at it. You think it is nice. You gave it a try. You think it was fabulous. You think it suited you. You decided it was worth a shot. Thus you paid. You brought the pair of shoes home. You are satisfied with your choice.

You saw others wearing the same pair of shoes one fine day. They seems pretty and comfy. You affirmed that you did make a great buy.

Then came the special day - you wore the new pair of shoes out.

Slowly, but surely, all the problems started to surface. You realised that they bite. They caused you to have blisters. They hurt your feet. They wore out your toes. They kept slipping out. You were almost limping in them. Suddenly, your choice did not seem that fantastic anymore...

Others commented that they looked very nice. However, they did not know how much pain they have inflicted on your poor feet. And because you wanted to look pretty, you insisted on wearing them the whole day.

Yet, after struggling for one long day, what will you do? Are you going to give that pair of shoes another chance? Will you ever wear them again?

Or you think that they are too new, so it is only usual that they are uncomfortable? As such, you went to buy the heel cushions and shields to make better the situation.

What if you decide to give the shoes a 2nd chance and wore them again with all the "preventions" in place, only to realise that they still gave you the same problems? Then what is next? A 3rd or 4th chance?

Do you think they will eventually be seasoned and grow on your feet after a few more wears? Or will you get used to the pain, thus continue to wear the shoes anyway? Or because you have paid for them, you just would not let them go to waste? Or you know that as pretty as they may look, they are not for you, and ought to be discarded to save you all the agony?

What would you choose to do?

Such irritating pair of shoes…