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These boots were made for walkin'...
Up and about today bright and early as we head into Oxford so that I can do some shopping for my trip away. This weekend is really the last weekend I have to do shopping before I go, since next weekend is already fully booked with a family event going on in Cardiff.
So once we arrive the first places we hit are of the genre "outside sports" since where I am going will probably be very cold. I pick up some warm fleeces and also a warm hat and a scarf - I've already got the gloves covered.
By the time that we've done all of that it's close enough to lunch time and so we get some food - I opt for the healthy option of some Boots Shapers snacks whereas Phil treats himself to a Maccy D's since he's had a pretty hard time of it late and feels he deserves some junk food.
After we've eaten we then head into my bank to sort out some stuff, and what a waste of time that was. It took them 30 minutes to sort something which should have taken 5 and to cap that off they put me through to a call centre in India, and for 15 minutes of that I have to struggle in a tedious conversation because of a general lack of understanding on the other persons part of the English language. So much so in fact was the whole experience a nightmare, I've decided that I'm going to swap my bank when I come back to one of the very few in the UK who guarantee that you can have a direct line to your branch and call centers that are only in the UK. This is the second time I've had a bad experience with an Indian call center, the first time the person on the other end was too overly friendly and darn right intrusive, asking questions which to be honest bared no relation to what I was asking him to do - what business is of his to know why I'm transferring money and for what reason I'm spending it? Anyway, enough is enough and I'm swapping.
By this point both of us were a little fed up and wanting to go home, but we had not got one of the vital things I needed for my trip- some suitable footwear that will bare up the rigors of wintry weather. And, after much indecision on my part I finally decide on a proper pair of walking boots, which whilst were not cheap I'm sure are more than suitable for their purpose and hopefully with have a long lifespan ahead of them.
Back home and we watch The Island, which is pretty cool and worth the watch and then I get on with dinner which is nothing fancy but nice all the same.
Posted by Abi on the January 21, 2006 9:34 PM
Whilst not meaning to teach my grandmother to suck eggs or whatever.
Did you try your boots before buying, with a second pair of thick socks on, as presumably that is the way your will be dressed when walking.
If not, at least you have time to change them for a larger size.
Call centers are evil. But mostly I pitty the poor workers there. Being despised and mistreated by both their customers and their bosses.
I bought some walking boots before I started uni, they're still going strong... this might be because I *ahem* rarely use them.