I have no money to buy boots, but I am gonna have to buy some...

[Jewelsandgems]

And I cannot decide whether to go for:

Calf fitted ones that are functional like this:
nice and look comfortable

or these
am to drawn to them even though not sure I like them!

or just go for something middle of the road but still with a heel
something like these

OR

just get some fashionable biker style boots that are much cheaper and I can just throw away and buy some more next year (though I have skinnier than average legs so not sure that is a look I can pull off at all)

[LetThemEatCake]

the first ones are the best I think.... terribly wasteful to buy boots knowing that you'll throw them away, imagine what the school gate fleece brigade would say!!

The 2nd ones are very Victoriana hooker but I can see why you;d give them a second look

[mrswill]

Probably the first ones. Although i do like the second also, i understand what you mean by drawn to them!, would look good with the black and white florals that are around to offset them.

[cocolepew]

You have no money but are looking at boots that cost nearly £200 ?

[millenniumfalcon]

they're all horrible, save your money

[Tortoise]

Personally if i had no money i would have to buy the cheapest i could find! No way i could spend over £100!

[LetThemEatCake]

sighs.

[Penthesileia]

Agree with LTEC , but I'm sure you could get something nicer still for that kind of price...

ROFL @ Victoriana hooker - owza-bout-it, guv'nor???

I'd like a new pair of boots, but I am somewhat obsessively compulsively unable to buy any. I've been wearing one black suede pair since I was 18 (am now 31), and just keep getting them resoled. I can't find another pair as nice; and now I'm weirdly attached and superstitious about them... What to do? ...

[Penthesileia]

LOL LTEC.

[mazzystartled]

get something well made, classic, versatile and longlasting

"cheap" boots will cost you £65 minimum anyway.

first or third are better, second are vile and won't go with lots of stuff

[Lizzylou]

Like the first two pairs (must be into the Victoriana Hooker look!), not keen on the third pair.

[choosyfloosy]

i got a pair of ankle boots from t'charity shop last year for a fiver. I do know that autumn boots passion but you really don't have to buy them, you know that.

[i am your mum emoticon]

[cocolepew]

Buy a pair of wellies.

[LetThemEatCake]

it's the judginess Penth, the judginess that gets me. And yes, you may judge me on my made-up word.

I too have a pair of boots (knee-high, heeled, suede, black) that I bought when I was 21. Zips have been replaced, heels and soles redone and they are still with me. Cost a 'fortune' at the time, for my uni-student pockets ($250 Aussie dollars) but worth every penny

[Jewelsandgems]

I concur LTEC

My existing boots are more than 3 years old and are looking a bit shabby (they are suade)

If I could find nice calf-fitting boots at less than £100 then that would be great! However, I would never buy plastic, and hardly any knee length leather boots are that cheap regardless.

And to those of you who think it is mad to spend money I have not got on boots, well that is true, but I can hardly keep wearing summer shoes and office heels for 'out with buggy' can I? (just for comfort reasons alone) And besides, cheap footwear is a well-known false economy.

[PuppyLoves]

I have no money. Therefore I will not even be looking at boots that cost that much. You must have money to even consider them.

I am going to have to make do with last years (and they did not cost anywhere close to £200)

thats what its like to have no money

[Rachmumoftwo]

I have no money so I am not going to be buying any boots until I have Ebayed enough stuff to pay for them. Even then, if I make nearly £200 I wouldn't spend it all on one pair of boots for me.

I am beginning to realise how 'I have no money' can means very different things to different people.

[Jewelsandgems]

Puppy if I had some last years boots I would be fine with that. And if mine even kept out the bare minumum of rain shower then ok, they would do. But I spent most of last year with damp feet (or wearing my mountain walking full waterproof with massive grips and full ankle support boots)

I really do wish that duo were having a sale, or even someone had a discount code! Or if any of you knows when they have a regular sale, then that could be an option....[hopeful emoticon]

[cocolepew]

I thought Duo boots were wider on the calve? If you've skinny ones they won't do.

[Lizzylou]

Of course everyones definitions of having no money are different.
There was a thread yesterday where a woman said she was struggling on £2k disposable income a month, a bit more than we have in this house, understatement.
Personally I love the style threads as fantasy shopping is fun, as is judging and it gives me some ideas for when my business finally starts paying me some money.

[Jewelsandgems]

No coco they do slim fit and wide calf.

[cocolepew]

OK

[Jewelsandgems]

Don't lizzy - we are starting up our own business right now, DH about to give notice for his company [eeek!]

So, I guess I am getting things now that would last me through the lean years of being self employed. If I buy boots, I still want to be wearing them for a long time, obviously I would have to look after them (but I do that anyway, have 2 pairs of lovely LK bennet shoes that are 8 years old and are still going strong)

[Jewelsandgems]

Just thinking about it, the first ones have more of a moulded sole, I don't think I could have that re-soled at all. I guess I could only hope the sole is robust and lasts for ages (but then I walk alot, so perhaps that is just wishful thinking)

[cocolepew]

TK Maxx has loads of nice boots.

[Jewelsandgems]

OK thanks coco will check that out