Posted by alexandra_k on July 4, 2014, at 4:07:29
In reply to Re: might and magic X, posted by Angela2 on July 3, 2014, at 12:16:36
okay... enough already! that got to be rather a lot like calculators...
done. assuming that website is kinda semi sorta legit.
i was reading something about how long the workers need to work in those sweatshops before they can afford a pair of those shoes... what is minimum wage? why does putting it offshore make it different? i mean... how long would you need to work on minimum wage in this country to buy a brand new pair of this seasons ones from retail.... ? a while... i'd say. half a week's pay? one weeks rent? something like that...
of course different countries have different laws on minimum wages (whether there are any such things and so on)... and on... how old you have to be to get a job... on whether you have to go to school... whether there is a school... meh.
i got pissy today about canned peaches being in apple juice. when it wasn't in sugar syrup. it makes me angry...
mostly we get stuff late. mostly we get several seasons behind crap, actually. i found the city nike store today... that was different. brand new this seasons stuff... but of course you pay for it. you pay for the stores rent. for the people who work in the store...
i'm proud of myself today... i got out and i actually went and tried on some shoes. i went to the department store which has the advantage of having pretty sh*t customer service. i mean... they leave you alone. all the boxes are there you just have a bit of a forage and see if you might be able to find decent stuff in your size...
then i went to some nicer stores because they didn't have anything decent in my size... and it is scary for hobo me (haha) to do that... but i did. and i tried on couple pairs of shoes... and people came... to wander about the store... to try stuff on... it is weird. shopping... a weird experience. some people like to have shop assistants befriend them / make fusses over them. like how some people like to have personal trainers at the gym etc...
i... uh... need to remember that mostly... people like people. people have a 'oh happy to see ya!' reponse to people. and i'm... pleasant. pleasant looking. acceptable, mostly. this is... weird for me. because mostly i cringe / have aversion to others. i expect that that is how they will feel about me. about my presence. but anyway... the shopping thing went okay. and of course most people just browse and don't buy so there isn't pressure. but the guy was nice... so i kinda feel bad that i didn't give him a sale... which is of course the point.
anyway...
today... i am grateful that i found some courage and that things turned out okay. the gym got good with most people going off for the break and the serious people being there... and i might have found a way of making new oly shoes work... which i surely need... i'm not as much of a nut bar about shoes and i probably seem to be... but my feet injuries... and it is kinda hilly about auckland. most people wear trainers or chucks, honestly. well... most undergrads. i'm uh, feeling my age... not a great deal to be done...
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