Yesterday I went into Clarkes shoes in Broughton, near Chester, to get my 5 year old daughter some walking shoes. On the demarcated ?boys side? (all blue and black, of course) I counted over 5 different styles of hiking/walking shoes.
On the girls side (all pink of course) ....nothing! Not a single walking shoe.
I asked the shop attendant to please show me walking shoes for girls. She said that they don?t seem to make any!
I asked if she felt girls don?t go walking. She giggled nervously and shrugged her shoulders.
Eventually they found a single pair in a catalogue, which would take a week to order.
I left with some perfect blue ?boys? shoes for my 5 year old.
I was flabbergasted.... already so many limits being placed on my daughter.
PS: My daughter loves dinosaurs. Al the dinosaur shoes were on the ?boys? side, so she felt she couldn?t take them. It really makes me sad.
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Clarkes "don't do walking shoes for girls"
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PuffingPanda · 26/09/2011 15:33
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