Milestone: To sandal or not to sandal

[nanila]

Humuhumu now wears the same size shoes as I do.

Shoe theft has occurred. My Birkenstocks. Argh.

The bloke thinks she will be taller than I am, because she's only 11, and this will therefore only be a phase so eventually I'll get them back.

I face a burning question: do I go six months without Birkenstocks, and thus unable to wear the complete standard-issue academic scientist uniform, or do I purchase a new pair?

Poll #31720 To sandal or not to sandal

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 67

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Do I buy a new pair of Birkenstocks?

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Yes, you should buy them in a different style (that one with the toe loop you were hankering after).
44 (65.7%)

No, you should wait until they return to you because Humuhumu has outgrown them.
2 (3.0%)

I think you should go with what you prefer and can afford.
33 (49.3%)

I like ticking boxes.
27 (40.3%)

Comments

[nanila]

You should get them back, but they may not be in the state you want them.

This is the point made by you and others that has convinced me that replacing them now is the right choice!

The tap shoes sound particularly annoying, especially as I imagine they are not cheap.

[fred_mouse]

Tap shoes were about mid range in terms of shoe expenses at that point in my life, but it is relevant that at that point I think all three kids were skating, and that was significantly more expensive. But at least I wasn't having to buy a pair of pointe shoes every six months! I don't think Youngest ever made it to pointe, and for complicated reasons Middlest was in their late teens/early 20s before they were (and I'm still annoyed about the reasons).