Friday, March 11, 2011

career aspirations

she said, "mom, i want to work for TOMS shoes when i grow up. i'll get to travel around the world giving shoes away to all those kids in need...(in a quieter voice)...and i'll get a lot of shoes for myself too".

that's my girl. help change the world and accumulate shoes. and if you can do both at the same time, all the better.

speaking of TOMS, this may be old news (i live in midwest, you know), but have y'all seen these...
seriously? a knock off of TOMS called BOBS? that's just plain laughable. maybe it shouldn't, but that bugs me. they also donate shoes to those in need, but it feels more like a business ploy than altruism. get your own idea, skechers.

it also bugs me how cvs stores always build right across the street from walgreen's. it may be a smart business move, but in my non-business mind, it seems kind of lame. i guess i don't like copy cats.

unfortunately, this makes me think about how i can often live my life trying to "knock off" others strengths or style or spiritual maturity by comparing myself to them. whose the copy cat now? ouch.


2 comments:

Julie said...

Bobs! That looks like a Saturday Night Live Skit! Unreal.One of the parents at Meazi's school works for Tom's, as a designer. I don't know who she is but I always look for her car with the Tom's bumper sticker.

Mindee@ourfrontdoor said...

I'm surprised at the blatant copying there. You'd think that was a lawsuit in the making.