eBay.de

It is official. I am an eBayoholic if that is even a word. When I was back in the states, I would buy everything I needed from eBay. That is not to say I bought more than the average person. I just avoided going to the store and found what I needed/wanted on eBay for a way better price! You can find exactly what you want (instead of settling for what the department store has) and it is usually so much cheaper than the store even when you factor in shipping costs. So I had thought and hoped that moving to Germany would put an end to this madness but I blog to you now in a state of shame. I have failed miserably. My first 2 weeks in Germany I realized that I needed one more pair of sneakers. I had brought a pair but designated them my "city walking" sneakers. Don't pretend like you don't have them. You know what they are. They are those sneakers that CAN go anywhere but you really only like wearing them on dry, clean pavement since you love them so much and don't want them to get dirty. Well I was not about to get my "city walkers" all dirty hiking up one of the many mountains in Germany. So my search began for an affordable, nice pair of sneakers that I could wear on many a muddy slope. I found dead end after dead end. I finally decided just to check out eBay.de (Germany's website for eBay). I was able to find a new pair of Asics for 36 Euros including shipping. That is incredibly cheap considering the brand of the shoe and that fact that shoes are insanely expensive here in Germany! One might even say nuts! Germany's idea of a shoe sale is lowering the price to 89 Euros (and Euros are worth more than the dollar right now). I shudder to think what the original price was! I now have a nice pair of sneakers that I can hike up a muddy path with. Score! So, the moral of the story is that, sometimes, giving into your obsessive behavior can really be a good thing...but use your best judgement!