Ok. So here is what happened. The last time I bought my shoe was like 2 and 1/2 years ago. It was my very first branded shoe from Nike. Well, I liked it very very much and it's like my day-to-day shoe. I wear to every single occasion, to school, outings, dinner, shopping and etc. But then, every shoe is bound to have its days where one day it'll wear out. Well, it's starting too. So, I've decided to invest into another with my very own cash. Looking for a similar pattern and style, I've searched up and down.
In Ipoh Parade itself, Nike shop to Adidas shop to Al-Ikhsan. There isn't any that got to me. But there was one grayish nike in Al-ikhsan that caught my sisters eye but there wasn't any size left but size 8. So, we went to the original nike shop but it was also out of stock.
Being so dissappointed, we decided to go to Aeon in Station 18. There were New Balance, Skechers, Adidas, Royal Sporting House and Al-Ikhsan.
In Al-Ikhsan, after trying out a few shoes, i found one that i kinda really love. But then, the promoter guy said there was onli size 9 and after that was size 12. I was like that's too big. The reason i got so confused over my shoe size was because when I went for roller skating last week, the guy gave me size 9. So i thought, that was my shoe size. Being stupid me, I actually paid for the shoe. Happily went home with it.
The next day was CNY. There was actually a gut in me telling me not to wear it, but the others were saying why not wear it. I was like OKkkk...
Seriously, I've only worn it for like 2 times. Then i realised maybe it wasn't that fitting. I went to Ipoh Parade (cause it was nearer) to ask about their exchange policy. The lady at the counter said that I could exchange for a different size and maybe a different model if there wasnt any size available.
Happily I went home to clean the shoe till it was as sparkly clean as possible. But then to my disappointment, the lady at Aeon Station 18 rejected. She even called Ipoh Parade and her boss. I was very thankful for my mum for doing soemthing onli a mother could do. She actually "pull down her face and integrity" to actually negotiate with the shop.
Seriously, maybe they could have asked for an extra payment of RM 30-50 for cleaning the shoes or something instead of just letting me suffer with the shoe.
I admit that it was my fault for not knowing my shoe size.
But I find that it was also their fault in the sense, they told me there was no size 11. They said after size 9 was size 12. Padahal, today I went there was.
Lesson learnt,
- not to buy stuff in a rush manner.
- have a trusted advisor beside you when you shop
- at least a thumb's length in front of your toe for shoe size
- never really trust a promoter's words
- visit a few store for the same design you love.
PS: the staff was acting to be nice, but I know she's just cursing us like crazy. Seriously, we are civilized people so we left without creating chaos.
So the only solution left now is
- Sell the shoe for RM 150
- Just wear it till it tears.
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| My original shoe |
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| the shoe I love |
To compare, the Nike one was more durable than de Adidas one. Look at the base, its already a little scratched compared to the Nike's.
It looks brand new right, with a little more polishing... it could really look very new. They could probably sell it during sale or something. I wouldn't mind getting this if it was the last pair and if its my size. Cause, once you wear it, the base is bound to be scratched what. Ishhh.... I would only look at the sides and surface colour lor.
