I never wait for the “opportunity” to buy something either 9barring a food line when my wife is hungry at the fair or some other activity), but I find it telling that folks consider sneakers to be a status symbol worth the wait. I don’t pay $200 for a good pair of dress shoes. My sneakers usually come from Wal-Mart - $200 will keep me in sneakers for years.
I don't pay that much for winter boots--and I work on oil rigs in North Dakota.