This is the only item from the Gap you will find in my closet. Somehow I ended up with a gift certificate to the Gap. I think it may have been from a returned gift, but it had been sitting in my wallet for so long I can’t remember.

I tried to spend it, I really did. Every time I went to the mall I stopped into the Gap, trying to find something to spend it on. But everything was just so… bland. Boring. Nothing I wanted to be seen in. I tried to spend it on pajamas, but even that didn’t work. Nothing was soft enough, or came in a color or style I would be willing to even sit around the house in. I tried some of their bath & body products, but I couldn’t stand the scents.

This gift certificate sat in my wallet for at least two years. Finally, finally, I found these flats. The were exactly the cost of my gift card so I wouldn’t have a horrible $2.34 left over. Plus I didn’t own any gold shoes, and I am always trying to expand the color palette of my shoes. I plunked down my gift card, glad to have it gone finally, and begrudingly handed over one-dollar-and-change to cover the tax.

Funny thing is, these damned shoes sat in my closet for a good six months before I finally pulled them out and wore them. I guess the Gap stigma was still to high. As far as comfort goes, they are average. The leather is soft, but the little straps twist easily and dig into the top of the foot. Plus the little tab at the back rubs your heel raw. They are cute for a casual dinner or running errands though.