You know when you are looking for something and you look high and low, but you just cannot find it... that was my boot dilemma. Or as my assistant says... a Dalailemma. No? Ok, sorry. Anyway, one of my co-workers walked in one day with these stunning boots. The ones that I have envisioned in my head. She told me that I could buy them at Clarks.
A couple days later, I went into town to Clarks to see if they had the boots in my size and to try them on. I have never been into the store in Grantham, but it was really busy that day. I saw the boots immediately, grabbed them, and tried to find a staff member. It took a few minutes because they were so busy, but eventually I found one. She brought out the boots and they were lovely... exactly what I was looking for. The question was, would they fit my sizeable calves?
I put them on, and they were a bit tight and it did take a bit of effort to get the zipper up. I asked the lady if they had the boots in different calf sizes, but they did not. When she realized that I was worried about the fit, she said that the leather would stretch out a bit and loosen. I thought about it and decided to purchase them. As usual, there was the non-chip-and-pin card panic. In fact, the lady called someone else to help. He looked at it, inspecting it really, turning it over, giving it the stank eye like there was something suspicious about it. I finally just said... as I normally do, "It doesn't have a chip. You have to swipe it or manually enter the number. Sorry." They swiped it once, but it didn't seem to register, so they swiped it again. And just so you know... I kept the receipt just in case I had the idea of taking them back, but I broke them in and they have been worn all over the UK and Ireland and I love them and would recommend them! read more
