We all live by budgets I know and it is sometimes hard to make the huge expenditures balance with the small amount on our paychecks ... but I have a "shortlist" of items I "want" - (my list of Want and Need is very well balanced).
I can proudly say that I am not a big spender, I would have the money spare to buy something on my WANT list and when I stand in the shop in front of the product I always tend to think back to the NEED list and even when that list is empty I still find it hard to leave the shop with that specific item as I always think of how much groceries or non perishables can be bought with that money, and I end up walking out empty handed.
But this weekend I went searching for something I saw on TV ... The Scholl Velvet Smooth Electronic Foot File. With a huge preggy belly and still working and on my feet all day it is taking its toll and with the belly in the way it is getting harder and harder to spoil my feet when I get home since I cant bend forward like normal.
I kind of convinced my hubby that this item is on a thin line between "WANT" and "NEED" list. Now we went to Game to look for one there and all they had was the Verimark/Homemark brand for R250 odd (which we all know never lasts as long or works as good as what the illusionists on the adverts try make us believe).
Someone then referred me to Clicks when I started asking around for the Scholl Branded one.
Getting to Clicks I went looking for the Footcare section where I saw it right away and it was like an immediate relief recognizing it as the exact one on TV. (Keep in mind my budget had already hit the red and I was shopping on hubby's budget now). With the whole excitement of seeing that they have what I want I didnt see the price until after I called him and showed him that this is what I want.
When he said "Ok, Now get one and lets go pay I only saw R399.99 and started feeling bad - this is not a cheap little "foot file" and I began feeling guilty that I could rather just buy the ordinary foot file for R29.99 and do it myself - it is a bit more strenuous but it still works. I went and put the Electronic Foot file back on the shelf and he insisted that I take it as he knows it would come in handy.
After about 30min of arguing about taking it or not, he won and I settled for it being my Christmas present since I complained about it being too much to pay for something that is actually on the WANT list and not on the NEED list as such. And we also found a box at the back of the shelf that had a promotional sticker on it (get a second roller free) - this box was R319.99
So the one that has just the machine and one roller head is R399 and the one with all that plus an extra roller is R320 ... BARGAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!
I didnt get a chance to try it out that night but last night I was ordered to go lie on the couch with my feet up and my darling husband pulled out the new "toy" like he called it...
As he started rolling it over my feet you could actually see how it removed the dead dry hard skins and that with no pain, no bending over to get to reach the feet and he could watch tv at the same time.
My feet has been so hard and sore and cracked the last few weeks that when you rub your feet against the sheets at night you can feel that it is rough and cracked the way it scratches over the sheets...
Last night my feet was sliding over the sheets and felt amazing. Hubby has never been one for touching feet ... he gets the shivers just thinking about it but he even said he could definitely not invested in a better product. I fully second his opinion there. He can do my feet without having to actually touch feet ... you simply hold onto the handle and you roll it over the tough spots on your feet.
And just before I sign off - I need to make sure you understand WHY the Scholl brand - all the others come with one rollerhead - the verimark one is alot cheaper yes, but when your roller is worn you have to go buy a complete new machine. And no offence to the Manufacturers, but that one doesnt look very durable.
There is a Clicks branded one available (looks rather sturdy but also didnt see any replacement roller heads anywhere, which would also mean you would have to replace the machine when the roller head is worn out. Scholl has Rollerheads available in packs of 2 and from the looks of last night's doing feet their roller heads are going to last quite a long time.
I wouldnt just take brandnames for any items and I always look for the cheapest alternative, but I would definitely recommend you buy yourself or your partner a Scholl Electronic Foot File if they are currently using a normal footfile to work through the rough heels and calluses on their feet.
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