Dream with Our Eyes Open

So, you know, I needed to buy the Young Lady some shoes for her summer internship. Before I left the house, I made sure that I knew what brands and even styles were likely to have the 10W or 10WW she needed.

We went to five shoe stores - Richey (which specializes in hard-to-fit), Nordstrom's, Ecco, Easy Spirit, and Clarks. No one had a black pump with a 1- to 2-inch heel in her size. Even at stores that had the styles that are made in those sizes, no one had them in the store.

I came home, hit Zappos online, and ordered 1 pair of black pumps and 1 pair of brown trouser-type slip-ons in 10WW. Just that that. Of course I have no guarantee that they will fit perfectly, but I should have just done that Thursday night. With two-day shipping, they would have been here Tuesday evening. (She has a pair of shoes she can wear to orientation on Tuesday, when she shouldn't have to be better than business-casual.)