the elusive mary janes...

[opticwaste]

Dear Austin peoples,

My Kung Fu shoes/Chinese mary jane shoes/whatever you call them are dying. I'm totally shocked at how long they've lasted (uh, I bought them at Winky's when I still worked at Big Life Toys so that's a long time ago). Sadly, they are really not fixable. Seen some anywhere? Just the classic black cotton, not velvet or shiny. I

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[ohruby]

they're not in austin and they're pretty much on the cheap side, but they CAN be ordered online and they seem pretty basic:

http://pearlriver.com/asp/v2Detail3.asp?iPic=16045&iGroup=263

http://pearlriver.com/asp/v2Detail3.asp?iPic=5696&iGroup=263

hope that's helpful!

[opticwaste]

Thanks, that is what I want and if I can't find 'em local, I'll order them. I opened many a shipment from Pearl River at my old job and I so wish we had something similar here.

[circusavatar]

say hi on burnet road near koenig lane.

[opticwaste]

Woo - they are, like, 5 minutes from my house so I'm going to visit them on Saturday! I thought they just carried kitchen/gift stuff, thank you.