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Skechers! Feel like I'm walking on puffy white clouds. Not a lot of arch support but great cushioning in the Go Walk line.
Tried them and they are too loose on my feet. Plus, I've tried the memory foam insole shoes before and they don't last. The foam dies out after only a couple of months.
 
My Amazon order is also in Ottawa... sheesh

I hear you. We ALL have our things. I live my life in constant pain and my job is a very physical one which just adds to it. For the most part I can only wear running shoes because I need that little added cushion under my feet to help with the pain. It's a whole bag of fun to have to dress to accommodate the running shoes every day. LOL...even buying running shoes is an issue, I can try on 6 pair and none will have the right amount of softness in the sole.

Try Asics! I do a lot of walking and if I do not have good arch support plantar fasciitis flairs up. The last attack I had (besides now!) was in 2012. While desperately searching for runners that would allow me to hobble, if not walk, (as we were headed to Boston) I came across Asics. I swear my feet sighed when I stepped into the right pair. I've been wearing that brand since! Flip the shoes over and make sure they have a "crossbar" on the bottom. Helps with support. Oh yes, for some reason Ascis has decided to make their shoes a size smaller a year ago. I have always worn size 10 - ever since I was a teenager. This time around I had to buy size 11. THAT I'm not impressed with but oh well.

I started walking an hour on the treadmill 4-5 times a week in January and unfortunately forgot that would put more wear & tear on my runners. :( About a month ago a new flair up started. Now I have 2 new pairs of runners. One for every day use and one JUST for the treadmill. And believe you me, I will remember this time to buy a new pair of runners for the treadmill every year!

Thank goodness for Black Friday. I ended up getting the price on both pairs adjusted so I ended up only paying $89 per pair.
 
Ok, I've tried to follow your math but it's confusing ... 1st the dollar to mile ratio is 95 not 90 so your numbers are off slightly
meaning the value of the 7 day CDN ticket is $500 CDN

7 day regular works out to $568.42 CDN

When are they going? I've not answered the first part of your question because i don't know if I could even tease out an answer based on the new date-based pricing ... there's no question you'd need to pay more to be able to use a ticket that is technically in a blackout period, that's if they'd even let you upgrade .. new situation! You might be able to get a better response if you ask in the ticket thread in the theme park forum. It's maintained by a couple of CM who actually work in ticketing.

If it was me and i had enough miles I'd just go with the regular ticket and not need to be worried .. i mean probably wouldn't be able to book FP on the CDN tickets if it's during a blackout date, would they??

Yeah, sorry should've been 95. I don't get to read much on the forums lately - too busy - so didn't know about the ticket thread. I'm not worried about FP's as we already have our FP's booked, so we'll just have GS match the FP's onto her ticket. I agree, the regular 7-day would be less of a hassle, was just wondering. Do you know if the regular tickets still have an expiry of 2018? I'd love to pick up a few for the future as I'm sure the next bunch will cost A LOT more in AM due to the tiered pricing.
 
So I was reading everyone's similar troubles with Amazon deliveries, and of course I'm in the same club, so with a bit of time on my hands this morning I decided to give them some feedback. I started with online chat, which didn't completely satisfy me, there was an opportunity to have a phone call with customer service, so I did that. Both of these reps (chat and phone) were apologetic, promised it wouldn't happen again, promised they would escalate my concerns, etc. The chat rep tried to blame Canada Post, but two of my late orders are with Fedex and Purolator. I said that I pay for the privilege of Amazon Prime, when I place the order I get a 2-day delivery promise, but when it comes to track the order it shows a delivery date of much longer, so what good does a Prime membership do? Perhaps notification of delayed delivery would help manage my expectations. They can certainly send me enough promotional emails, a delivery delay would actually be helpful.

In the end I got a $10 credit and (most importantly) a 1-year extension of my Prime membership as compensation. It seems that Amazon is a victim of its own success right now.

Edit: I was only given a 1-MONTH extension to my Prime membership :sad2:
 
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My Amazon Prime package went from Ottawa to Mississauga... I'm in Montreal so that doesn't make any sense!

That must be because there isn't a reliable 4 lane road to Montreal from Ottawa o_O. (there is) What's up with that. We don't even have the Amazon warehouse yet.

Also I just got an email from Shell for this little beauty, and I was going to get gas tomorrow :flower1:

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DS got one of these for November. He never noticed as we would have used his card to fill-up to make sure he got the 100AM. Last night DH was using his card to fill-up and do the StB coupon (DS opted in and refused to go into the store to pay with a coupon) he came home with 106AM.

I also noticed that DS has a spend $5 in-store get 25AM. I will have to take advantage of that as well.
 
Ok, we decided to take an impromptu break in Toronto today after my follow up so I'm on my phone and can't get it to quote... this is regarding the shoes. Both hubby and I have trouble with our feet but he did some serious damage to them one trip to Disney by not breaking in new shoes, now he has expensive custom made orthodics that he needs to wear all the time (even in his slippers). We both discovered and fell in love with Asics but noticed that last year's fit completely differently and I wasn't able to find a pair that works this year, AT ALL. Chatting with the sales person who was trying to help me and discovered that the Canadian CEO actually lost his job over the entire change! Pushed it thru based on bottom line and lost a ton of sales,!!!
 
Try Asics! I do a lot of walking and if I do not have good arch support plantar fasciitis flairs up. The last attack I had (besides now!) was in 2012. While desperately searching for runners that would allow me to hobble, if not walk, (as we were headed to Boston) I came across Asics. I swear my feet sighed when I stepped into the right pair. I've been wearing that brand since! Flip the shoes over and make sure they have a "crossbar" on the bottom. Helps with support. Oh yes, for some reason Ascis has decided to make their shoes a size smaller a year ago. I have always worn size 10 - ever since I was a teenager. This time around I had to buy size 11. THAT I'm not impressed with but oh well.

I started walking an hour on the treadmill 4-5 times a week in January and unfortunately forgot that would put more wear & tear on my runners. :( About a month ago a new flair up started. Now I have 2 new pairs of runners. One for every day use and one JUST for the treadmill. And believe you me, I will remember this time to buy a new pair of runners for the treadmill every year!

Thank goodness for Black Friday. I ended up getting the price on both pairs adjusted so I ended up only paying $89 per pair.
LOL.....I'm unsure of the actual shoe count right now. I've got at least 14 pairs of Nikes. They are the only shoes I can wear for work. I have summer ones and winter ones then I have non work ones. I NEVER wear the same pair two days in a row and toss them after two summers/winters. I also have two pair of Adidas and a pair of Michael Kors both are sneaker style that are at least fashionable. Those ones I keep strictly for outside of work.

My DD has forbidden me from even trying on Asics....she says they are for old people. Odd though because she takes every chance she gets to tell me I'm old. She turns 20 in March and I'm going to take great pleasure in letting her know that she's half way to 40.
 
Ok, we decided to take an impromptu break in Toronto today after my follow up so I'm on my phone and can't get it to quote... this is regarding the shoes. Both hubby and I have trouble with our feet but he did some serious damage to them one trip to Disney by not breaking in new shoes, now he has expensive custom made orthodics that he needs to wear all the time (even in his slippers). We both discovered and fell in love with Asics but noticed that last year's fit completely differently and I wasn't able to find a pair that works this year, AT ALL. Chatting with the sales person who was trying to help me and discovered that the Canadian CEO actually lost his job over the entire change! Pushed it thru based on bottom line and lost a ton of sales,!!!
Wow! Bottom line bottomed out on him, I'd say. I only wear Asics, too. I bought new ones in the spring and (accidentally) threw out my old, but still usable, orthotics when I threw the shoes out. :headache:
 
Happy Friday Everyone! :)

I got the worst plantar facscitis after our 2016 WDW Honeymoon. Like wake up in the morning with extreme pain so bad I almost couldn’t walk. Made some huge footwear mistakes and the pain lasted!

I always try to pick shoes with good support. Payless has good summer sandals for my feet personally.

I notice when I eat better it is less bad / actually feels like it’s gone away! I’m doing Paleo right now and have lost 12+ pounds so far in the past month or so, combined with going back to the gym.

Whenever I can though I still try to wear my favourite / most supportive Brooks running shoes :)
 
Since Plantar Fascitis seems to be the topic of the day... :) Me too! Doing calf stretches and orthotics have helped a lot. I actually did shockwave therapy for the first time yesterday for it, and it already feels better! I'm amazed how much difference I've seen in less than 24 hours. It hurt to get it done, but it's only 5 minutes. I had my first flare up about 18 months ago and once it cleared up I had been good until about 3 weeks ago. So - if you have it, and have access to shockwave therapy, I'd say go for it!
 
I did my fourth gas fill up at Shell for November, and spent $5 in store for the offer I have for that. And used the StB coupon for the gas. But nothing posted on my receipt! I was hoping to get an updated count on there to make sure it will post ok. Guess I'll have to wait and see :( fingers crossed!
 
Hmmm running shoes,,I love my Reebok runners,,I picked up the boots today and I am not sure I am going to keep them,,,
I'll try wearing them around the house and decide in the next couple of days.
I laughed at the "old person shoe" comment---I wear Birkenstock sandals and would probably sleep in them if I could.--My sons say they are old people sandals.
I'm on a no Shell buy until they decide that I should get a few offers like all of you are getting.(Back to Petro Canada for me).
Has it been awhile since Airmiles offered us a special Onyx deal??lol (Just in case anyone is listening at Airmiles).
3 weeks till my Christmas break!!!:santa:
Hugs
Mel
 
Since Plantar Fascitis seems to be the topic of the day... :) Me too! Doing calf stretches and orthotics have helped a lot. I actually did shockwave therapy for the first time yesterday for it, and it already feels better! I'm amazed how much difference I've seen in less than 24 hours. It hurt to get it done, but it's only 5 minutes. I had my first flare up about 18 months ago and once it cleared up I had been good until about 3 weeks ago. So - if you have it, and have access to shockwave therapy, I'd say go for it!
I saw a chiropractor that did that to me as well. Along with some other scraping thing. My one foot was fine after a couple of times, my other one is much better but not 100% yet. I never had Plantar Fascitis until this year - now I know what everyone was talking about or why they couldn't go for a walk!
 

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