To Splurge, or Not to Splurge.

I sit here eating my lunch (fresh strawberries, red grapes, Leane Cuisine pumpkin ravioli, and a Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich) and having a very serious debate in my head about shoes. Whether to splurge on some shoes. Chrisitan Louboutin shoes to be exact. I found this website http://www.christianlouboutinsale.org while Google searching for the real website. The shoes on this website are 80% off of the original prices... i.e. $165 for shoes that originall sell for $820!! I looked through all the pumps, since those are really my passion, and have narrowed it down to three pairs. Well, ok, one pair is actually Manolo Blahniks. The sapphire blue ones from the Sex and the City Movie, which I fell in love with when I saw it. So, here are the ones I'm looking at right now...

The first two pictures are of the same shoe, White back pink pumps (aptly named, don't you think?) but I wanted to show off the backs because they're SO cute! Heel height is 4 7/10 inches. The black pair is called Altipump, crescent toe, 1inch platform and 4 1/2 inch heel. And lastly, Carrie Bradshaw's wedding shoes (insert sigh here)!! Manolo Blahnik blue satin pumps, 4 1/4 heel.

Each pair is $165. Shipping is an additional $20. I've never purchased or owned a pair of designer shoes, but I would really like to. But, would they just sit in my closet forever not being worn because I don't want to ruin them since I spent so much on them? Or would this start a very bad habit? Also, another concern I have is whether this site is legit and the shoes haven't just "fallen off a truck" or are fake. The fake part doesn't bother me quite as much as it would if I found out they were fake AFTER having paid over $100 dollars on them. If I got the black ones I'd probably wear those much more than the other ones since black goes with everything and I do need a pair of black pumps. I have peep-toe sling-backs that are black, and a pair of ones with little cut-outs on the toe part, but I want just a plain black pair. The pink and white ones are quite possibly my FAVORITES because they're just so damned cute! Plus, I love the little embellishments on the heel. The Manolos would be more just for fun. I don't know if I'd wear them much. Although, I do have a really cute sapphire blue top that I could wear them with, or just a plain black skirt and a light top? Hmm... but, as cute as they are and as much as I love Sex and the City and would totally love to have "Carrie's wedding shoes" they just don't really do quite as much for me as the other ones do.

But, the question remains... to splurge, or not to splurge?

Shoe-sy Q