Remembered another one (had this traumatic memory tucked away);

A few years ago my wife was addicted to shoes, Christian Louboutin. It got so bad that I was a "VIP" customer at the St. Honore (Paris) store (they held all the new shoes in my wife's size and gave her "first dibs"). On the bright side, it was 10-15% cheaper, even after import duties. It started when we couldn't ever find her size. I started hunting internationally, St. Honore had several pairs that she wanted in her size (5 1/2-6), the rest is history/a tragedy. (thank god she is over that)