A Great Way To Start The Day

[swilly]

What a joyous feeling it is to see retail therapy at work! As of late, I have been looking at various winter boots because the sales right now are too good to pass up. I finally found something last night, a pair of Red Wing 6" Round Toe Boots that were marked at 50% off on Haberdash. However, they didn't have the color I wanted and /if/ I decided I didn't like them, I could only receive in-store credit. Nordstrom came to the rescue. They had the Olive Brown color that I wanted /and/ full refund if I did not like the boots. Their customer service is truly top-notch.
When I signed into my email to check the confirmation mail, I was further surprised by a message from Altinok saying that my pipe had shipped! I placed the order a bit after Christmas, and I am surprised that the pipe is completed already (their website says ships in 4-6 weeks). I, like many other first-time Meerschaum Pipe owners, plan on taking photos and keeping a color/tobacco log for the meerschaum pipe. I'll remember to post some photos and thoughts on here.
Swilly

 

[rickpal14]

Now we have BAD (Boot Acquisition Disorder) to go with PAD and TAD!!!

 

[rockymtnsmoker]

Keen to hear how that meer works out for you Swilly. Let us know. I'm rocking a pair of Red Wings' Iron Rangers myself. Great boots, though I paid full retail in the fall

 

[swilly]

@Rickpal14

Haha, I've been slowly transforming my wardrobe as I enter my final semester of undergraduate study. I /feel/ like I need to look more presentable, so in come the boots/inexpensive blazer, etc... My fashion-conscious and well-dressed housemate has afflicted me.
@Rockmtnsmoker

The honeymoon period won't allow me to not post an update of my thoughts XD. The Iron Rangers are some gorgeous boots. I was also looking at the Wolverine 1000 Mile Boot, but unfortunately, there rarely are deals on those models. In the end, I decided that I wanted something with more boot functionality without looking like I worked in construction (nothing against working in the industry, just not the look I was going for), so the lugged sole (and price) of the round toe boot won me over. As a plus, the profile does have some Oxford styling, so I think I found a nice middle ground.