Finds! - K-Swiss Shoes

It's been a long time since I've bought anything, but here's a new post for this edition of Finds! Now I'm not exactly a person who buys a lot of shoes, but when I see a really good deal on a pair, I pounce on it right away.

In my opinion the state of Michigan has to be the central hub for all shopping malls, especially in the metro Detroit area. Let me just list off a few of them: Lakeside, Oakland, Macomb, Twelve Oaks, Somerset, and Great Lakes Crossing Mall. That's only the main ones; I won't mention any of the outlet malls, otherwise we'd be here forever. Basically, it's ultra suburbia.

A few years ago, Great Lakes Crossing was open to the masses in Auburn Hills, the home of the Detroit Pistons. Great Lakes Crossing Mall comprises a good mix of outlet stores, department stores, a movie theater, a Rainforest Cafe, AND a GameWorks. In short, there's a shitload to do and a lot of stores to hit up. For these last few years, I have also fallen victim to always buying a new pair of shoes there.

As you can see from the banner, I bought myself a new pair of K-Swiss shoes. Oddly enough, I've always gravitated towards their shoes. Well, this is after my entire Vans shoes thing; I was attracted to Vans shoes back in the day for obvious reasons (Having a Vans shoe outlet there didn't help either).

For people who are meticulously looking at the sole of the shoe, they are a little bit dirty. I actually wore these shoes several times before I decided to take pictures of them. Hey, they're shoes...they're made for walkin'...

There's just something about the K-Swiss shoes. I can tell you they're mostly uncomfortable, they don't offer much arch support, nor are they good value for money, but once I saw this pair I just had to pick it up. (Perhaps it's the trademark five stripe design; sorry Adidas, you're two stripes short.) I happened to find these at the Great Lakes' Marshalls store. Yes, oddly enough they also have a TJ Maxx, Burlington, AND Bed, Bath & Beyond there too. Marshalls just always seems to stock some interesting shoes for awesome prices. I got this pair of K-Swiss shoes off the clearance racks for $20. I try not to pay anymore than $50 on a pair of shoes (especially sneakers) since most shoe companies are making big bank on exploited Chinese labor. I'm just trying to minimize their profit as much as I can, IF at all.

Some may think they're gaudy, I think they're fairly stylish. I can finally Maize Out! to my alma mater. At first when I saw the pair it looked like a combination of yellow and blue (yeah, really dark blue), but after taking a closer look at home without the influence of florescent lighting, it's safe to say they're yellow and black.

Considering the plethora of shoe stores and also the crazy number of online shoe retailers, there's absolutely no reason to get that ultra expensive pair of Pumas that will deteriorate within a month. Don't act like you don't know. Those thin soles will wear down in no time. And if they're not worn out in that period of time, you're not walking enough...