This past June was the rainiest month I’ve ever had in New York. I can count with one hand the number of June days without rain. So after the first half of the month, I got tired of having my shoes and socks all soaked whenever I had to walk across the backyard to scoop up dog poo, and I went online to look for a suitable pair of rubber boots. I once bought a pair from Walmart, which got destroyed in a few months because I, in my haste to get the dogs out, would start walking without fully inserting my feet and hence stepping on the ankle area of the boots, making creases which eventually got torn. So this time I was looking for very low ankle boots and hoping there were rubber shoes instead of boots.

Well, I found them. Rubber loafers. I actually really wanted this rubber garden shoes, but they didn’t have my size, so I ordered these loafers. But they contacted me right away apologizing those were out of stock, and would I mind black and white instead? Of course I didn’t mind because I plan on wearing them in my backyard exclusively in fear of fashion police coming after me…. Cough!MissAttitude!Cough!

Anyway, I got the loafers. And the next day I found out my left toes were getting wet. I had to make sure that it’s not the way I walk or anything like that, so I wore them a few more days and decided the left shoe was leaking around the big toe area. I shot an email to DLL Rainwear, and they immediately replied back telling me they were sending the replacement pair with a prepaid return label for the defective one. It was a very pleasant exchange, I must say. I’m sure I’m going to buy my next rubber shoes from there.

I received the replacement pair and there seem to be no leaks, but I’m not sure because it stopped raining. It figures. Just when I’m all ready to get out and walk on the wet grass, the grass ain’t wet any more. Not that I’m complaining.