My New Shoes are Better Than an iPad

A guy raises his newly purchased iPad as if it were a 10 Commandments tablet. (Photo credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET)

On April 3, gaggles of people flocked to Apple stores all over the world for the new iPad. It was as if Apple was selling locks of Justin Bieber hair.

I, on the other hand, opted against the iPad and purchased a pair of Florsheim by Duckie Brown laceless wingtips at Gimme Shoes in Hayes Valley.

I admit that I was tempted to buy an iPad, but after careful debate, I thought a pair of shoes would be more sensible purchase because:

1.) I won’t have to buy a better version of these shoes in 6 months.

2.) My shoes actually have “flash” – figuratively speaking.

3.) I’ve been waiting longer for these special edition shoes by Duckie Brown to come to San Francisco.

4.) These shoes are more versatile. I can dress them up or dress them down. If I carry the iPad everywhere, I will look like I am on the Starship Enterprise. That’s not the look I am going for.

5.) My shoes are not named after a feminine hygiene product. Instead, they have a name of a John Hughes character.

6.) I just look really good in them.

This doesn’t mean that I won’t by an iPad in the future.