About that Princess Thing

Ebates is a bad enabler.

I'd seen Nike was on Ebates a while back, and it looked like it would be good for getting some money back when it was eventually time to replace my shoes -- about 125 miles away, according to Runkeeper (although the app helpfully notes that I want to start looking now). 

I'm not a snob when it comes to running shoes, likely because I feel like I don't have enough experience to be a snob. So Nike is what works for me, and I'm happily brand loyalI've also always only bought my running shoes from the Nike outlet. I figure they last, and it's a good deal, so why be a princess. 

But late last year, I saw that you could customize running shoes for only $50 more than the base shoe... and once I knew that, all bets were off about going back to the outlet. Especially since I didn't really like any of the current model colors, and the idea of getting colors that I loved felt like such an awesome treat. 

With Ebates' April Fools' day cashback of 14 percent (and thanks, mother, for having your first reaction being to ask if it were a prank -- good to see that you think I'm that much of an idiot), getting those customized shoes suddenly felt like less of a splurge. And that's why I'll be getting new shoes delivered shortly after my birthday, instead of waiting until June or so to order them. 

Because really. Why shouldn't I sparkle as I run, and get money back for doing it?