I live in a county within the central Baltimore area. I was in desperate need of some new shoes due to tearing a hole in the left shoe of my old pair. I tend to drag my left foot a little when I walk. My posture in regards to my left foot is not the greatest in the world. I tend to wear out the big toe area of my left shoe regardless of which pair I am wearing at the time. The hole was big enough for a finger to touch my toes without any kind of issue.
I decided to take a ride up to my local Target store. I finally reached the store around 5 P.M. one Tuesday evening. I went over to the shoe department only to realize only a single pair of shoes was in my size. The benches that the store had were extremely small. I barely had enough room to sit down let alone struggle with putting on a cramped pair of shoes. I tried getting my right foot into a shoe first, and could not complete the task whatsoever. I sat in the shoe department for fifteen minutes trying to get the right shoe on my foot until I finally decided to call it a day and go home. I might have had an easier time if the bench I was sitting on had more room, but there was nothing I could do. I realized that I should have just purchased shoes online. I left the store empty handed that evening
This whole ordeal my not seem so huge to some, but it is quite the mountain when one does not have a solid pair of shoes to wear outside of the home. Most shoe companies only seem to cater to those with larger feet. The experience at my local Target store made me feel like a second class citizen to some degree. I only hope that things change for the better in the future.
