Chaco Rock-o

So, last year sometime Steph told me that I was not allowed to wear my Keen sandals anymore due to their hideousness.

I used to think they were hideous too, but they grew on me. I love them and I love never stubbing my toe in them! But, I have to admit that they are getting a bit raggedy.

I looked long and hard for replacement sandals that would be more feminine. Ultimately, I decided on some J-41s, which, inexplicably, are actually made by Jeep, the car company.

Anyway, when they arrived and I tried them on two things became apparent.
1. Clearly, I do not know what "feminine" means.
2. They were fugly.

Frustrated, I went back my old stand-bys. My Chacos. (Also known as my "Jesus sandals" and "those sandals that look like they are choking my big toe.") Well, the problem with the Chacos was that they were a little beat up. The straps still looked okay, but the soles were completely worn off. This shouldn't be surprising since I can't remember when I actually purchased them. I think it may have been 1996.

Seriously.

Anyway, being the earth muffin that I am (or when it is convenient, as Warren would say), I decided to send my Chacos back to the factory and have them re-soled rather than purchase a new pair. This was going to set me back about $35, which is a fraction of what a new pair costs.

After sending them off, I got a call from a nice woman in Colorado who told me that they could not be re-soled after all due to a crack in the footbed.

Bummer.

Before I could really say anything though, the nice woman said she could replace the entire shoe under their lifetime warranty.

Cool!

She even said I could pick out any color I wanted. So, I picked green, of course. I got my new sandals today.

I'm pretty sure Steph won't think they are pretty, but I do. And if they last as long as my other pair, Warren can't give me grief about all that shipping to and from Colorado.

As a side note, I looked on the Keen website to see if I could get my other sandals "freshened up," but sadly they do not do repairs.