Comments on: Walk a mile in her non-Crocs http://www.frugalvillage.net/2008/07/04/walk-a-mile-in-her-non-crocs/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:08:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Sara Noel http://www.frugalvillage.net/2008/07/04/walk-a-mile-in-her-non-crocs/#comment-22233 Sara Noel Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:40:14 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.net/?p=286#comment-22233 She wasn't questioning the brand. I assumed she was. She just wanted to know what her shoes were. To her ALL shoes similar to Crocs are Crocs. So if they're not Crocs, what are they is what she wanted to know. That type of shoe has become a common word like Kleenex. I assumed she was disappointed they weren't the brand and I felt I needed to reaffirm our values about that type of thing. And she was like umm mommy OK they're shoes that look like Crocs and not all shoes like this are Crocs. That's all she needed to know. She wasn’t questioning the brand. I assumed she was. She just wanted to know what her shoes were. To her ALL shoes similar to Crocs are Crocs. So if they’re not Crocs, what are they is what she wanted to know. That type of shoe has become a common word like Kleenex.
I assumed she was disappointed they weren’t the brand and I felt I needed to reaffirm our values about that type of thing. And she was like umm mommy OK they’re shoes that look like Crocs and not all shoes like this are Crocs. That’s all she needed to know.

]]> By: Ann http://www.frugalvillage.net/2008/07/04/walk-a-mile-in-her-non-crocs/#comment-22232 Ann Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:53:42 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.net/?p=286#comment-22232 Thats a good story about your daughter and the shoes. I have not yet had mine question the brand of something. When she does I hope I don't make a bigger deal out of it then it really is. I too doing what frugality confused with cheap. Cheap is an ugly word . Thats a good story about your daughter and the shoes. I have not yet had mine question the brand of something. When she does I hope I don’t make a bigger deal out of it then it really is.

I too doing what frugality confused with cheap. Cheap is an ugly word .

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