Quote:After reading Sammy's reply I got to thinking. I used to make fun of Tommy's shoe fetish wether I actually posted it or just thought it. I remember as a kid getting a new pair of shoes was always really cool. I was excited about new shoes when I was little. Why? Idk. I got a new pair every year before school started and another pair throughout the year as I outgrew them. Sure, I never got the "coolest" shoes because my parents didn't have the money. Mom always had a set dollar amount she was willing to spend. Usually it was about 50.00 so I didn't get lame shoes but I didn't get the "cool" ones either. I was so excited about my new shoes I always wanted to wear them out of the store and thinking in my head "Elmo got new shoes!". I can't recall ever wanting to wear any other clothing out of the store. Never wanted to wear undies out the store or jeans. So, I guess I can understand reliving that experience over and over again. I for one, can go without now, as other thing excite me more.

 

This actually sounds very much like how I felt as a kid. I never felt the desire to own more than was absolutely necessary though. I'd have much rather spent money on games or toys at the time. Now I'd rather spend my money on computer hardware or software because I'm a bit of a geek.

 

 

Quote:It's actually not good for your feet to wear the same pair of shoes all the time. The poor little work horses never get a chance to dry out from daily perspiration and it becomes a happy little breeding ground for all sorts of icky things.

 

I'm aware, but I don't wear my shoes all the time. I will often go a day or two without needing to wear my shoes because I'll be studying for my next tests/exams for my courses (all of which are online). I've yet to be able to find a job so I'm not on my feet all day as many of you are. Trust me, my feet are just fine with my single pair of shoes for now. It's not having a couple of pairs of shoes that confuses me, it's having a dozen. That said, I doubt that many of you would find a new stick of RAM to be all that interesting, so I'm not going to judge what other people collect.

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