So Shoe Me

Dying of thirst, I exited the Wynn. Las Vegas is in the middle of a desert, so they can mark up water extra high. Of course, there are no drinking fountains in any casino. You must pay. Or at least risk the embarrassment of being caught drinking from the lighted fountain out front. Digging in my purse I found sixty-one cents. Frequently on the walkways spanning the strip you can find people selling bottled water for a dollar. Of course these people aren’t licensed, there’s no health department overseeing the dirty ice chest they lug out there, so caveat emptor. But I’m really thirsty and offer the first guy I come to sixty-one cents. He says that’s enough, and gives me a water. Whoo Hoo! That’s a thirty nine cent savings! I’ll have that Latte paid off in no time. I’ll be sure to mention that to the ER doctors as I’m being treated for dysentery. The bottle seems to have its original seal, but one never knows.

Also comes in zebra, but that store did not carry it!

I spent a few hours in the huge Fashion Fair Mall. I was hoping for something different than what the casinos offered, and there were some other stores. A few ‘mall’ staples like Macy’s, Nordstrom’s, etc. It had a few floors and food court where I grabbed a gyros. The only store I could really afford anything in was Wet Seal. Their stuff was cheap and I fell in love with an uncomfortable (but killer looking) pair of leopard peep-toe stilettos. After seeing what a few of the other stores wanted for faux animal prints, I came back and spent the $24.95. Even if I wear them twice, it was worth it. This is Vegas, I reasoned. There’s like a two-animal print minimum. (Sure enough, I later bought a leopard sweater at their Rainforest Café). Now I had even more junk to ship home.

There was also this little Hawaiian Jewelry kiosk of some sort on the lower floor. Lots of sterling silver, lots of turtles! There was this big cuff they wanted $120 for. The young girl said she could sell it to me for $80. Hmmm. Decided on a little silver charm of a sea turtle holding up a hoop for a dolphin to jump through. It was $30. She said she could go as low as $25 on that one. No, twenty, I countered. She took the twenty. I felt a Latte better.

But I still have the nagging feeling I should have got her down to $60 on the bracelet and bought that…. Next time!!

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