slippers

Those of you that know me well will know that I am strictly a trainer man. Occasionally I will don my Clarks Originals or Camper boots, but as a 49 year old I know what I like on my feet and a pair of Gazelles or Campus suit me for most occasions just fine.

Imagine my horror when it was suggested that for the duration of my hospital stay and my subsequent recuperation, I should get myself a pair of slippers. The horror!

Pyjamas too might not be a bad idea. Where do you even go to buy such mundane items? Marks and Sparks apparently.

So with a heavy heart I set off for Hanley to see what I could find. 

On entering the gents department of the aforementioned M&S, I bought the average age of the shoppers in store down by about 30 years single handedly. Aware of this, but not daunted,I proceeded to the pj/slipper area. 

£20 FOR A PAIR OF GRANDAD SLIPPERS. I don't think so. I turned on my heels and left, minus slippers but with my street cred intact.

I have to confess that as a result of this shocking experience that I have purchased a pair of semi-ok slippers on Amazon which I think I can just about get away with. Some PJ bottoms from Gap and a few cotton tee shirts from Primarni should do the trick. Just because I'm going to hospital doesn't mean to say I've given up on life. I'm down but not out people.