ATTENTION EVERYONE: I’m selling this hot pair of...

Monday, November 28, 2011

ATTENTION EVERYONE: I’m selling this hot pair of ski boots and you know you want to buy them. Would be a kickass Christmas present for your girlfriend, your roommate, your mom (no seriously, your mom) or yourself.

Here are two photos, one with bonus me-as-a-toddler-on-Christmas pic in the background, and here are the deets:

MAKE: Salomon Rush 8.0 boot, the 2006 model.
2006 MODEL? AREN’T THOSE SUPER OLD AND THUS BAD?: No way. When I bought them I anticipated they’d be my boots 4 lyfe. I only wore them for one and a half seasons before realizing they were about a half-size too big for me. So I splurged on custom boots on Surefoot (TREAT YO SELF) because I ski a ton every year and it was worth it. But if they hadn’t been too big, I’d still be happily wearing them, no question.
ALSO: Even if you don’t ski THAT much, owning boots will make a big difference, because unlike rental skis, which are generally pretty decent, there are some BAD rental boots out there. Also most boot bags fit in airplane overheads.
SIZE: 24, which would most likely be best for women with size 7, 7.5, or small-8 feet. (I have a very small and narrow size 7 foot, and they were just sliiiiightly too big for me which was usually fine and only got annoying when I was skiing more aggressively. I ended up going down to a 23.5 boot, just for reference, but a more regular-size-7-footed person, or a more casual skier, would find they work just fine.) (If someone makes fun of that preceding parenthetical aside I will murder them dead. IT’S CYBER MONDAY AND I’M JUST TRYING TO CYBER HERE.)
COLOR: Navy-ish. Not flashy but not drab either. You can see a good online photo of them here with further “specs” and more detailed description.
OTHER: They have an awesome warm and comfortable “CustomFit Sport Liner” that you can, if you want, take to a store and have them heat up and it will mold to your feet.
COST: Hmm … I dunno, $50-70 bucks, basically best offer? Similar boots on eBay seem to be listed for the $65-70ish range. I honestly just want these to go to a good home because I have warm feelings toward them and am genuinely sorry it didn’t work out between us. I’ve had them stored in a box since Christmas 2008 because I didn’t want to get rid of them. I even moved them across the country! Anyway, just make me an offer and if you seem nice I’ll probably accept it.
SMALL PRINT: you’ll have to pay shipping regardless but that’s expected, right? If you’re totally unhappy or they totally don’t fit or totally whatever else I’ll refund your whole purchase, including shipping, if you take care of the shipping back to me (so basically you’d just be out one-way shipping) just as long as it’s within, like, I dunno, six weeks and not six months.

Anyway. Someone buy these! They’re great boots and in great shape. I’d be happy to answer any further questions or provide further photos. My email is katiebakes at gmail. Hit me up. Shred on shredding on.