So, I did something really stupid on 21 July of this year. I went to the mall and bought shoes at Vans. I bought these super cute Hello Kitty pair. Unfortunately, a month later, when I tried to put them on with thick socks? Ummmm. Well, I couldn't get my left shoe on without a tremendous amount of effort. I checked the tag for the size. 4.5. Ummmm? Oh, dear. The right shoe was a 7. How in the heck did that happen??? How did I not notice? Well, I tried them on with thin socks, I was hurried, and I don't wear lace-up shoes often (c'mon, I live in the land of slippah-wearing). There really is no excuse. Yes, the sales clerk should have looked first or had noticed, but it was back to school sale time and they were as busy as I was in a damn hurry.
Monday of this week I took Teenie to Vans so she could buy a beanie hat. I chucked up the courage to ask about a refund/trade and they were so amazingly apologetic. I told them it was okay if they laughed. They never did. Anyway, they said bring them back for a refund/exchange. I did that today. The exchange was easy - the shoes are both the same size (7) and fit wonderfully. I have my cute kitty shoes and my dignity somewhat restored. This sales clerk got a bit of a chuckle out of my story, but was equally as embarrassed for the error.
Moral of the story: check the shoes you're buying, and, check out Vans - if you like their shoes, their store policy on refunds etc. is as stand up as Nordstroms.
Until next time, possums, I bid thee well.
