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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
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 Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject: A woman's right to shoes |
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In the spirit of an earlier thread... 
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Thousands of exiled Zimbabweans are living in poverty in the UK, there's been a gun battle outside the US consulate in Istanbul, and Iran are testing more nuclear-capable missiles � but what the newspapers really want to draw your attention to today is the case of Sophie King, a woman who broke her ankle and won �7,200 after her Dolcis stiletto heel snapped on a night out.
This is significant, apparently, because it could set a precedent for hundreds of other women with crap shoes to claim compensation. In fact, there's probably someone tottering around in plastic heels from Bhs right this second, begging her friend, "Push me over � we'll split the cash!"
Soph herself intoned darkly, "I know so many people who have gone over in their heels, it's not funny."
She's wrong: as anyone who's watched someone fall over will testify, it is very funny. But no, King seems to have confused buying defective stilettos with a Crimestoppers murder enquiry, warning, "It wouldn't surprise me if other people came forward." (Though, if they do, their ankles probably aren't as broken as all that.)
She's wrong again: other people shouldn't be allowed to come forward, and King should be forced to give her �7,200 back. These people are demanding payment for falling over while wearing stilts, which is one step away from asking for compensation for cutting off your own arm.
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To read the full article, follow this link.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/09/consumeraffairs.fashion |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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Yes. Absolutely, yes. God, yes. Women should have the right to shoes.
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Pluto
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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The UK seems to be in need of serious tort reform.
Stilletoes all the way, they are damn sexy -- on a girl that is. |
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luvnpeas
Joined: 03 Aug 2006
Location: somewhere i have never travelled
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:32 am Post subject: |
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| Gopher wrote: |
| Yes. Absolutely, yes. God, yes. Women should have the right to shoes. |
Liberal. |
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Kikomom
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:41 am Post subject: |
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Stilletos? That's putting it kindly.
They used to be called f***-me pumps. |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:07 am Post subject: |
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You have the right to shoes, and I am Al Bundy at your service:)
The shoe salesman:) |
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Bigfeet
Joined: 29 May 2008
Location: Grrrrr.....
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:19 am Post subject: |
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They used to be called f***-me pumps. |
And I have answered the call numerous times.  |
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Kimbop
Joined: 31 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:52 am Post subject: |
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A woman? From the UK?? Most British women that I meet in Korea are obese. I'm guessing this sheila was a big fatso as well.
It's the pilot; not the plane. |
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Kikomom
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:33 am Post subject: |
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It's all about finding your center of gravity. 
But when a heel breaks, it's safer to be closer to the ground. |
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Stormy
Joined: 10 Jan 2008
Location: Here & there
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:51 am Post subject: |
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A woman? From the UK?? Most British women that I meet in Korea are obese. I'm guessing this sheila was a big fatso as well.
It's the pilot; not the plane. |
So you are diametrically opposed to fatsos wearing stilettoes? Because..... |
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riverboy
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
Location: Incheon
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:59 am Post subject: |
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I voted no. Even though I appreciate a nice sexy long leg in pumps, they have never directly affected me.
Workboots, on the other hand, have saved my feet from countless injuries before I took up my teaching career. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:15 am Post subject: |
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| Stormy wrote: |
| Kimbop wrote: |
A woman? From the UK?? Most British women that I meet in Korea are obese. I'm guessing this sheila was a big fatso as well.
It's the pilot; not the plane. |
So you are diametrically opposed to fatsos wearing stilettoes? Because..... |
Because obviously, she'd stomp on his foot in those shoes if he shot his mouth off?  |
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browneyedgirl
Joined: 17 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Stilettos aren't even designed for human feet. Women get their toes surgically altered to fit into those things. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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Women have a legitimate complaint. These shoes can cost well over $300 a pair. Think about your shoes. What if you paid over $300 and a month after wearing them, the soles fall apart.
These lawsuits should send a message to these companies that if you are goign to charge an astonomical price for your shoes, then you'd better back up the pricetag with quality, not just the name brand.
Shoes are no different than any other consumer good. If you pay top dollar, you expect top quality. It doesn't matter if its shoes or electronics. |
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