Imelda I Am

In case any of you are wondering what I've been up to in the 2+ months since I last blogged, today I received 12 pairs of shoes that I ordered online, and I have four more pairs on the way. If I'm lucky, I will actually end up with three pairs that fit well enough and are cute and comfortable enough to keep.

Have I mentioned lately how much I love zappos.com? Express delivery (I often get my orders in less than 24 hours) and free shipping both ways mean that I can order from them like I shop in a shoe store: I order multiple sizes and styles of the same type of shoe, try them all, and then ship back whatever doesn't work. Woo hoo!

Is it safe to say that my American consumerism gene has been fully reactivated?

But more importantly, am I a person who can wear silver lamé sneakers? For some reason, when I ordered them, I thought that by "silver", they meant "pale gray", and normally, I wouldn't even consider something this blingy. But they're right here, and they're so comfy . .

Whad'ya think?

UPDATE: There is indeed more glitter involved than Zappos let on. Here's my own photo, which will give you a better idea of why I'm hesitating:

ShamWhoops

Readers dear,

I know that I have neglected you shamefully in the past weeks, and I'll try to better about writing in the future. Or not. This blog has no money-back guarantee!

Speaking of guaranteed products, let me give the much-demanded (by at least two readers!) update on the Shamwows!: BIG disappointment. They remind me of the cheap felt/pressed fiber dust cloths that my parents had (but never really used) when I was growing up. The Sham"wow"s are reasonably absorbent but don't really seem that much more efficient than any other kind of cloth. The instructions say that after washing, they'll have a leather-like texture, kind of like a chamois. With a leap of imagination, I sort of understand what they're talking about for the larger cloths (which are thicker), but the smaller ones just got kind of matted and pilled after the first wash.

Is it possible that American merchants are less than completely honest in their commercial advertisements?