Hey, fellow thrift-shoppers!

[cupcake_goth]

I know the chances of any of you finding these shoes in a size 8 AND not wanting to keep them for yourselves is really really remote, but hey! If I don't ask, there's no chance of me getting them, right?

So! They were made in 1989, by Prima Royale. If any of you find them in a size 8, GRAB THEM FOR ME. I will, of course, pay for them and shipping costs, and send you presents.

Look! Bat shoes!

I owned a pair of these exact shoes in 1989 (a present from my parents), and wore them to death. I have been looking for another pair for ages and ages. Every time I find a pair (like I did tonight at the Redmond Goodwill), they're TOO GODDAMN SMALL.

(Did that stop me from buying them tonight? What are you, crazy? I will build a shrine to them in the hopes that there's some tiny fragment of truth behind the idea of cargo cults. Having a replica of the shoes I want will make them magically come to me, I KNOW IT. DO NOT TRY TO CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE.)

Comments

[missmorte.livejournal.com]

do you have a cobbler? He could use the old shoes to make a new pair in your size. I do that often when I've worn a pair of favorites out that are no longer made.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, I wonder if my insane cobbler could do that. Hmmm, I'll check. Thank you for the suggestion.

[noxenlux.livejournal.com]

Sooo...

What size are they???

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Size 7. As in, one whole size too small for me, dammit.

[noxenlux.livejournal.com]

but not too small for my little feet ;)

[keonei.livejournal.com]

I wear a size 5...you do not have tiny feet ;p

[noxenlux.livejournal.com]

I said small.... not mutant feet :P

[ozitonaranjo.livejournal.com]

As a last resort, there is always that shoe shop down by the courthouse. They'll make you any shoes you want. Spendy but they can be bargained with.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Rubyiat shoes. I have a pair of custom-made shoes from them, and I love them.

[minim_calibre]

I presume you already have a Want It Now set up on the Bay of E?

[minim_calibre]

(PS, you will cry, because there are two pair on there right now. 5.5 and 6.5. Also, a lovely pair of Stubbs and Wootton black velvet bat shoes in a 7 or some such.)

[minim_calibre]

Also, if you go to the S&W site, they have a pair of black and pink flats with a skull with a pink bow.

Insanely expensive, but I felt you needed to know they existed, so you can set your eBay search up now.

(You know, I'm trying to do work via TS/RAS, but searching for shoooooooooooes for you is way more fun than AML.)

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Oh goddamit. I just need to find a pair of cute black flats and have Thea paint them for me.

::goes back to looking at the S&W site, whimpers quietly::

[minim_calibre]

They're SO VERY YOU.

Depressing, isn't it? I hate it when I find the PERFECT THING only it's nine gazillion dollars.

(We went to Sky Nursery yesterday. Where I found the Perfect Item for Lillian's Jemima Puddle-Duck garden. Only it was $92. Bah. Would have fit in the car and EVERYTHING.)

[dizzy88.livejournal.com]

every time you swear I am suprised.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Hee! Everyone seems to have that reaction, I don't know why. ;-)

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

TWO pairs? I only saw the 5.5. I did also see the Stubbs and Wootton ones, but they're something like $200+.

[minim_calibre]

See response to your other response!

I think the part where there are two pairs gives hope that the pair in the right size will wind up there sooner or later.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

No, I'm setting that up tomorrow.

[minim_calibre]

You'll want to search for both bat shoes, and the maker name + batman (because that's how I found one of the listings up right now).

Also, I will keep a look out for them. But that's a given.

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

Are any of your fetish objects a size 7? *puppy eyes*

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

As a matter of fact, the fetish objects I purchased tonight are a size 7. Believe me, for a split-second I contemplated cutting my toes off.

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

It didn't work out very well for Cinderella's sisters, though.

If you DO find the size 8s, and the 7s want a new home, I'll pay for shipping.

[schmi.livejournal.com]

Now why did I just have a fleeting vision of scores of evil minions scouring ebay for your shoes? ;)

[debg.livejournal.com]

Having a replica of the shoes I want will make them magically come to me, I KNOW IT.

Basic magic - it seems to work beautifully. I expect they'll find you, because, you know, could there be a better owner for those particular shoes?

[javagoth.livejournal.com]

Hey - should you ever find them in a 10...

I'll keep my eye out for shoes such as that now that I know your size.

For lord's sake, won't SOMEBODY do the Batusi in those?!

[dykestar.livejournal.com]

holy shit, those are the hottest thing I've ever seen.

[ms-tate.livejournal.com]

Those shoes are amazing! I am now filled with insane levels of want; alas, I am also a size 8. Some day I will own a pair.

The S&W shoes are also drool worthy. Repeating over and over "I cannot spend that on shoes right now..."

[poetry-lady.livejournal.com]

i do not *gasp* want these for myself. so if i see them, they're yours. :) and the size is easy to remember, since you're the same as me...

[kiltlad.livejournal.com]

Holy Bat Shoes, Bat Man!

Those are awesome. With Sauce.

[acid-poptart.livejournal.com]

Oh fabulous... we wear the same size, this explains a lot! Ha, oh wait, we're on opposite sides of the US, there's no way you could be swiping my finds before I get there! ;)