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Where the bastarding hell is all my summer footwear?!?

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WordInYourShellLike · 19/06/2023 21:13

Disclaimer: I'm post menopausal and my memory has gone to shit which is why I find myself in this situation.

So sometime last year, late Autumn, I gathered up all my sandals, canvas shoes, and most importantly my red Birkenstock Madrids, and put them in a bag or a box, and then stashed them away until they were needed again this year because there really isn't room to have all the footwear out all year round. And now I can't find the fuckers anywhere!!! We live in a very small mid terrace 2-up-2-down and there just aren't that many places to look! And this is a large thing, like a full carrier bag size thing, not like a lost key or earring!

I've emptied the under-stairs cupboard (the place where my hopes and dreams go to die). I've searched the loft. I've dragged everything out from under the bed. I've had everything out of the airing cupboard. That is literally it, there's nowhere else I can think of to look! I know for a fact they didn't leave the house.

For the sake of my sanity, can anyone suggest anywhere that I haven't thought of? Anyone with a psychic gift for picturing the location of lost items? Anybody with a hotline to St Anthony? I can't afford to buy more and I'm at a complete loss! 😭

OP posts:
Pamalot · 20/06/2023 18:41

Airing cupboard?
sit down and concentrate, visualise yourself putting them away. Was it a bag, box? Colour?

Floofydawg · 20/06/2023 18:42

WordInYourShellLike · 20/06/2023 18:17

@Floofydawg The search has been going on for weeks! It's been so hot and I've had so little energy that it has taken me absolutely ages to go through all the places they could have been. I've gone barefoot around the house and garden but when out of the house I've just had to wear my walking shoes. On the hottest days I haven't been out at all. Yesterday I thought it might be worth asking the Mumsnet massive for some new ideas as I was just going round in circles!

Oh dear. I sympathise!

indignatio · 20/06/2023 21:48

Airing cupboard?

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Goldensparrow · 20/06/2023 22:01

Try and remember where you found your winter shoes....then go and look there, in case you stashed your summer shoes there as you got the winter ones out.

Floofydawg · 21/06/2023 08:48

OP, M&S have some lovely Birkenstock dupes for £25. Get yourself down there.

BoogiemanSam · 21/06/2023 08:56

Could they have been accidentally given away with something? I know you say they’ve not been, but I’ve accidentally scooped up a teddy of DDs and it went to the charity shop. Realised it was missing and couldn’t find it, knew it hadn’t left the house or been thrown away. I saw it a few weeks later in the teddy bin at the shop (it had a tiny mark on it so I know it was the same one). Had to buy it back for £1 😂

listsandbudgets · 21/06/2023 09:09

I think you put them on top of the wardrobe and they've somehow fallen down behind it

grimmers44 · 21/06/2023 09:11

Do you have suitcases anywhere? That's where I store things seasonally....

CrapBucket · 21/06/2023 09:15

For years I prayed to St Christopher x 3 when I lost anything and he always helped. Then I learnt on here it’s meant to be St Anthony!! Try St Chris because I reckon he is not as busy.

Also, I think they are under the towels/bedding, don’t just look in the boxes and suitcases, you need to empty them out…

KitchenSinkLlama · 21/06/2023 09:34

Are they with your Christmas (or any other festival) decorations? Menopause brain can do that 😉

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