zappos couture!!

the last few weeks have been a blur of shoes. i'm a little afraid to tell you how many new pairs i've bought. it's become a bit of an obsession.

i guess admitting i have a problem is the first step towards having a problem. or something like that.

now that i've come clean, i can tell you that i've recently spent many, many hours poring over the inventory at zappos and shoebuy... even playing one against the other in my purchases. zappos, as you should already know, has the fastest delivery on the planet. you order shoes online one day and they're on your doorstep the next. however, i have found that zappos is far more expensive than other sites. shoebuy.com, for example, regularly has the same exact shoes as zappos, for about $10-15 less.

luckily, zappos has a price guarantee, so you can get the best of both worlds: order from zappos, get next-day delivery, then call them up and tell them you've found a cheaper price. they'll credit you the difference in price (plus 10%). plus you'll still get the shoes quicker than anyplace else. brilliant, eh?

anyway, i've got a little "wish list" set up at zappos with 4 or 5 other pair that i'm considering buying. (then i'll stop, i swear.) i like to visit the wish list every day or so, and consider this color, or that style, then compare the prices at shoebuy. i've been doing this for a little while now, and have become increasingly familiar with zappos' website. still, only today did i discover this:

zappos couture collection!

now, don't worry... i have several things working against me here. i have wide feet, and couture doesn't come in wide sizes. also, i work in public radio and my meager salary would never allow me to spend $700 on a pair of sexpot heels or mink-strapped sandals. so rest assured I AM NOT SHOPPING. i am BROWSING. and LAUGHING.

i mean, look at this... color me backwater, but this looks like christmas tree garland on a slab of rubber:

and for $900, it seems to me, roberto cavalli could at least keep the animal theme to EITHER mammals OR fish. i'm just sayin':

and you know, some of these just have me scratching my head:

and -- HELLO?!?! -- did you step on a cat with that stiletto, or what??

i will admit, though, that if i had the legs for it (and the fetish community to support it) i would probably be tempted by these:

thank god i found zappos couture. it's diverted my attention away from actually buying anything.

Posted by xta at April 21, 2005 02:40 PM | TrackBack