I recently read that Dr. Martens are back in style.  WTF?  I didn't think they ever were out of style.  Back in the 90's I had a pair of vintage 8 hole boots.  I wore them to work, I wore them to play, I simply wore them.  Slowly over time, I don't know if my feet started to change or if the leather started to harden, but my wonderful boots started to pinch. They started to feel too small.  Lacing the 8 holes was a PITA.  After sitting in my closet collecting dust I decided it was time to part ways.... and although they hurt my feet and I stopped wearing them... tossing them was a decision I later came to regret.

I kept telling myself that I hadn't worn them in forever, and that they pinched, but my silly self just continued to miss them.  So I decided I would replace the boots with ones that fit better.  Well holy crap fest!!  They retail for $200!! 

As luck would have it, last week I was trolling the Sally Ann and guess what is sitting on the shelf?  A pair of 6 hole Docs.  In my size. Selling for $10.  Talk about right place at the right time.  I looked at the tag twice in disbelief - shouldn't there be another zero on the end of the price? This style retails for $130.  Bless those little blue haired old lady volunteers who don't know the value of coolness.

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