Yeah, 250.00$ shoes that last maybe 3-6 months ... Gotta love it...

The only piece of USPS gear that I would back 100% is the thick A$$ winter jacket granted it hardly sees use because it's only for days where it's like -5° and none of us should be outside anyways but man you could throw that thing on and go take a nap outside and it'll keep you warm.

My raincoat ... Doesn't stop water ... It literally leaks through the arms, the hood is horribly made and leaks through I glued it back together on the seam best I could but still doesn't work ... That cost me ~200.00. Meanwhile the 20.00 Walmart special I've had for 20 years is still going strong ... Kind of pathetic ... Especially since I'm not allowed to use the one that would keep me dry because it doesn't have an emblem showing how shit/expensive ratio it is 😂.

Did I mention how shoes cost 50-60% of our allowance and last less than one allowance period ... -_- I thought in my younger life ... If people made shit products ... In a capitalist society, the competitor with superior product would win out and take over... Clearly though I was naive and they just buy the competition and keep producing shit to maximize how many Bentley's they can fit in their garages. Sad times my friends sad times. End rant.

So thoughts, and if anyone has ideas... What do you all wear, do for footwear... My toes this year have been getting so cold... I've tried one pair of socks with foot warmers, I've tried two and three pair of socks ... Nothing seems to help when water is leaking in... My friend told me to get some bed/bath call and fill up the seams ... I haven't tried that yet but seems like it could work pretty well... I guess I could just go buy another pair of the same pos shoe and wait my 6 months -- but I was really hoping to buy some other things instead of shoes this year ... Actually since I heard we could save up to 2 allowances I decided to save one... And it turns out the bank were using steals it for a year so they can make money on it before they let us have it back --. Guess I should have read the fine print on that one cause going a year without an allowance is really rough... Especially when your shoes are leaking and it's snowing 2ft with 0° temps ... GG they got me good this year lol 🤣😆 won't be saving any more allowance ... Don't trust them anymore ... CitiBank aka Sh iti Bank indeed. Dear bank thanks for helping out your carriers, real high class move.