It is really embarassing for me to buy shoes. I don't want to tell the salesgirl my shoe size!
When I visit my cousins in Lee's Summit, Mo, I make a mission to visit the
Ross Dress for Less stores in Olathe, Lawrence, Independence, Blue Springs, and Northwest Kansas City, because they have racks of shoes that you can try on without having to bother anyone. It is still embarrassing to be seen in the 13-and-up section, but the stores are usually empty except on senior Tuesdays, I've met some fine ladies waiting in the cashier's line
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