Boycott Gucci, Buy Target

I love shoes.

Anyone who knows me can attest to this. I own over thirty pairs of shoes, which, by Imelda Marcos standards, isn't all that much, but for a normal girl it’s a fair amount. Heels, flats, flip flops – you name it, I've probably got at least one pair in my closet.

Shoes, in my opinion, make the outfit. I don't discriminate when it comes to places to buy shoes. Payless, Target, Nine West – if the shoes are cute, the shoes will be bought. And if the shoes are on sale? Well, Sale is my favourite designer.

That's why, when I found a pair of Gucci shoes in the Villa Moda warehouse, that were discounted from 100KD to 50KD (Translation: $345 down to $170), I leapt for it.$170 is a lot for a pair of shoes, but for Gucci's? Not that bad. They were a pair of classic black heels, an investment.

That is to say, they were an investment. Because last night, around 7 p.m. as I was walking on the marble-tiled lobby in my apartment complex, I heard a snap. And then realized that one foot was suddenly lower than the other.

Those of you who have ever seen a chickflick know what's coming. The heel of my Gucci shoes snapped off. The heel of my $170 shoe SNAPPED OFF. I have never in my life had this happen to me before, ever. And believe me, I have worn $15 heels. I have worn $70 heels. I have actually bent the heels of boots before, by leaning back on them and yet, I have never had a heel snap off. I have worn heels day in and day out and still, I have never had a heel snap off.

I'm not sure what this says about Gucci. That their shoes are overpriced? Definitely. I mean, if my Target heels never broke, then why should my Gucci's? And I realize the name dropping makes me sound really spoiled and rich, so I'd like to clarify that these are the only pair of designer shoes I've ever bought, because I generally dislike spending more than $100 on a pair of shoes.

In conclusion: Gucci is a piece of crap. Boycott Gucci. And, Villa Moda – I'd like my 50KD back, thanks.