Baby's got shoes
Remember that letter I sent to Stride Rite? Well I got their attention I guess.
The District Manager called and left a message on my voice mail at work. He was very professional, he apologized for the way I was treated and said he will be contacting the manager of the store to let them know I will be stopping by. He even gave me the choice of exchanging the shoes or getting a refund.
We were in the store for maybe a total of 15 min! I wish all shopping was done like that. The first shoe my wife pointed at was not available, the second one was just great. We paid about 6 bucks; the difference in price and we were out the door. Oh oh, as we were leaving, we were advised that we should bring our daughter back in a month and a half to have her feet measured again. By the way, according to the guy at the store, this should be done every 6 weeks until the kid is 12 years old.
I quickly did the math; 1 Year=52weeks, 1.5 months = 6 weeks, 52/6=8.666. The shoes they sell are $40 and above, that’s about $350 a year for 12 years! Yup, $4200. Oh wait I have two kids, $8400 spent on shoes during the first 12 years of my kids’ life.
Haha, and you worry about sending your kids to college.
PapaGeek.
