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My old boots after many good years of service have finally fallen apart.  In all efforts to repair them, the last straw was when the rubber sole came off on a very rocky trail.  

Apparently, many stores don't sell boots for women.  [link] Like that.  The closest thing I was directed to was an open foot velcro shoe which was the "hiking boot" for women.  The lady working there and I actually got into a long talk about stupid it was that the marketers thought to label this velcro thing as a hiking boot.

It was a little reminder that less women do work outside or go on hikes and so much of women's clothing is not made to match.  Likely why I am so grateful to Girl Scouts for giving me those early childhood experiences of the outdoors and wilderness.  Though a fun exercise, when in a crowded area, look at women's clothing and compare it to men's clothing.  On average who would be more prepared to go on a hike or go in to woods at that moment.

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Open foot hiking gear... Talk about complete marketing idiocy.
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*cbMorrie Apr 19, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Maybe it is fashion. >=/
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~NotYourAverageAlien Apr 16, 2012  Student General Artist
I ran into the same problem with wallets... they just don't make practical back-pocket type wallets for women, I ended up just buying a men's wallet. All the women's wallets were either like clutch purses or absurdly impractical and flimsy...
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*cbMorrie Apr 16, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Same here. I use a man's wallet and never used a purse.
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