Winter approaches, and with it
wormwood_pearl's annual quest to find a suitable pair of winter boots. The rule appears to be "sturdy, affordable, feminine: pick two, and be prepared to compromise on at least one of those". In previous years we've picked affordable and feminine, and been rewarded with "boots" that barely last the season (in strict accordance with the teachings of Sam Vimes). This year we're in slightly better shape financially, so I'm inclined to at least try for sturdy and feminine, if such a thing can be found (my suggestion that we go for sturdy and affordable by getting her a pair of
rigger's boots was not, I felt, met with the consideration it merited).
There's one problem: neither of us can
stand the inside of shoe shops. So, in the interests of spending the absolute minimum amount of time in such dens of pain and horror, can any of you recommend anything?