IN MY WORDS – It started out as a normal window shopping experience while on vacation.

Always enjoyable and sometimes entertaining. This time it was our annual stroll through the village of Westhampton Beach. I wandered into a shoe store and immediately noticed a display of sneakers. I have a few pairs but I love finding unusual ones. These sneakers were a bit different but nothing spectacular. I picked up one of them. Turned it over for price. Hmm…truly needed  my reading glasses. I handed it to my husband. “That says $80.00, right? It almost looks like four zeros.”

He grinned and handed it back to me. In a low tone of voice he said, “Yes dear, they are $800.00.”

“WHAT?”

The sales clerk raised her perfectly formed eyebrows at my loud exclamation. I lowered my voice. “You’re kidding, right? How can a pair of sneakers be $800.00?”

“You’re in Westhampton Beach,” he replied.

I placed the royal sneaker back in the display and backed away slowly. Exit shoe store scene.

I admit I had an urge to bring the sneaker back to the sales clerk and give her the third degree. “I think there is a mistake on this price. Why would any sneaker be worth $800.00? Do you have any idea what I could buy with $800.00?” But of course, she only worked there and therefore not responsible for the price, so I behaved myself.

Come to find out after I googled expensive sneakers, they can run up into the thousands. Sneakers, people. That get scuffed and dirty and stinky. Why oh why would you waste that amount of money on a pair of sneakers? I do not have that mindset. And honestly, even if I were rich and could afford it, I STILL wouldn’t pay this amount for….sneakers. Would you? Rant over. I need to go shopping and find a nice pair of KEDS.

What is the most money you have ever spent on a pair of sneakers?