Tomorrow: My first day at the shoe store
@JamesHxstatic (29420)
Eugene, Oregon
September 27, 2016 12:33pm CST
As I mentioned before, I sold women's shoes at the old Leeds shoes for women. They had hundreds of stores across the nation and I worked in several southern California stores including Hollywood (on Hollywood Blvd).
When I was in college here in Eugene, I worked part-time for Burches' Shoes. Now, six years after my retirement from a completely different field, I will work at Burchs again, only a day or two a week, probably. It is a high end store and well thought of in town, so it will be interesting.
I am not one to be idle and play ping pong, fo yoga, shoot pool and write a lot, but that "mad money" is attractive as well.
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@Happy2BeMe (99376)
• Canada
27 Sep 16
That is wonderful. Good luck at your new job. You made a complete circle..back to the shoe selling days!! Best of luck!
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@JamesHxstatic (29420)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Sep 16
Yes, it is a little strange. Maybe I'll get back into groceries next (my first job at 14).
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
28 Sep 16
I will probably work till the day I die! Whether out flipping burgers, renting houses or writing on line.
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@JamesHxstatic (29420)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Sep 16
Yes, me too. I seem to be driven.
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
27 Sep 16
Whoa, I never figured you for a shoe salesman James. Are you still at the Backyard Bird Store as well?
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@JamesHxstatic (29420)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Sep 16
I was only scheduled for Sundays (five hours) this month, will work a day or two a week to learn the shoe store, then decide if I want either of them I guess.
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@DeborahDiane (40132)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Sep 16
@JamesHxstatic - congratulations on your new job. I agree that it can be handy to have a little "mad money" in retirement.
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@JamesHxstatic (29420)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Sep 16
Yes, I feel like the "once and future" shoe salesman.
@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
27 Sep 16
Good luck. Did you keep your job at the bird seed store in case this one doesn't work out?
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@JamesHxstatic (29420)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Sep 16
Was only working Sundays in October so will keep that for the time being.
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@celticeagle (160750)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Sep 16
Always nice to have a little mad money.
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@JamesHxstatic (29420)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Sep 16
It was a long day trying to figure out where all the different types of shoes are in the store. A woman there sold four pair for over $500.
@JamesHxstatic (29420)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Sep 16
I will try it out, like a new pair of shoes, I guess.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
28 Sep 16
I missed something. What happened to the bird seed store?
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@JamesHxstatic (29420)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Sep 16
I am still there but only scheduled for Sundays this month. I wrote about someone wanting to hire me when I went into the shoe store with Anne last week.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
29 Sep 16
@JamesHxstatic Okay. Thanks. Not on here as much this past week. Lots happening with my book. New title: Full Ride Scholarship Awareness.
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@rina110383 (24495)
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28 Sep 16
Congrats on your new job and best of luck on your first day of work tomorrow!
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
28 Sep 16
Most we know who are consider 'retired' work, with some still being at 40 hours each week. Gotta' do what makes you happy.
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
28 Sep 16
My husband is retired and works in his old field doing what he loves to do on the weekends from May to November. He loves it and I love that he loves it and I'm on vacation almost every weekend all summer and fall...but I camp and he is not a camper, and I travel with my sister while he works. We spend the winter together usually somewhere warm and sandy. He would be miserable if he didn't have something he loves to do... High end sounds good to me, I think you will enjoy your new retirement job.
@JudyEv (328001)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Oct 16
We never miss the chance to gain a few dollars here and there in whatever way we can. It all comes in handy.
@ThatWifeyLife (150)
• United States
28 Sep 16
Congratulations on a new venture into an old job. You never read much about shoe salesmen, but this post gave me a bit of a smile, it put me in mind of Al Bundy from back in the 90s. :) I read you also have been working in a bird feed store as well one day a week. I hope the new job works out for you and you like it. Let us know if the shoe fits ;)
