The amazing shoe deal

So last week I went to a specialty sport store where they analyzed my foot and told me what kind of running shoes would work best for me. I am thinking that since I am not 16 anymore, and my body doesn't recover as quickly as it once did, I am willing to invest a little more in a good pair of shoes. Of course being at this particular store, the shoes cost a bit more than I was willing to spend. The model that they told me would be the best was $89.95. I asked them to hold them for me so that I could look around. I then went to Dick's Sporting Goods to check out the shoe selection there. They had the exact same model on sale there for $74.99. I thought this was a bit better, but still wanted to see if I could find a better deal. So already being right there, I figured I would just run in to Shoe Carnival. I was very pleasantly surprised to see the same model once again, but here they were only $65.00. I was pretty proud of myself at this point for holding out for the deal. At Shoe Carnival shoes are always buy one get one half off, and since I have been needing a new pair of black shoes for work, I decided to browse around a bit to see if I could go ahead and get them half off. As I was looking through the clearance section there were what appeared to be the exact running shoes I was holding in my hand. I picked them up and looked them over-it turns out they were the exact model...just last year's model-and they were on clearance for $35.00! I found a pair of black shoes for 29.99 and headed to the check out where the cashier informed me that all clearance shoes are now $5 off clearance price. So, I left Shoe Carnival with the two pair of shoes for about $45.00 plus tax. That means essentially my $89.95 shoes were purchased for $22.50. Patience can pay off!!!