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The economist Alex Tabarrok has argued, that the success of this promotion lies in the fact that consumers value the first unit significantly more than the second one. So compared to a seemingly equivalent "Half price off" promotion, they may only buy one item at half price, because the value they attach to the second unit is lower than even the discounted price.
[9] [10] Shoe House vacation contests were also held for a few seasons among newlyweds affiliated with Haines' shoe stores; an early winner in 1950 had all expenses paid for a week, including the service of a maid and chauffeur, and went home with a free pair of shoes. [6] The house was offered for rent by the public in the mid-1950s. [11]
Services restarted on certain routes on 1 April 2015, the company apparently having obtained the safety certificates following a fast track procedure ("în regim de urgență"). Further re-openings were effected in mid/late April 2015 (for example Ineu – Cermei ), several routes, however, remain closed, following changes in the subsidy ...
The earliest known shoes are sagebrush bark sandals dating from approximately 7000 or 8000 BC, found in the Fort Rock Cave in the US state of Oregon in 1938. [5] The world's oldest leather shoe, made from a single piece of cowhide laced with a leather cord along seams at the front and back, was found in the Areni-1 cave complex in Armenia in 2008 and is believed to date to 3500 BC.
Soap shoes were essentially derived from rollerblades and aggressive skating. Chris Morris, a resident of California who worked at RollerBlade in Torrance for over sixteen years, worked to customize a simple shoe that had a ground plate embedded in the sole.
[1] Cromwell – based on Oliver Cromwell with heel up to 170 mm (6.5 in). [20] Cuban – similar to the continental heel, but not curved, generally medium height. [1] Unlike the setback heel, the Cuban heel slopes away from the back surface of the shoe. New Look in 1947 – a slim, elegant heel, newly created by putting steel in the heel. This ...
Pair of full brogue shoes. The brogue (derived from the Gaeilge bróg (), and the Gaelic bròg for "shoe") [1] [2] is a style of low-heeled shoe or boot traditionally characterised by multiple-piece, sturdy leather uppers with decorative perforations (or "broguing") and serration along the pieces' visible edges.
An Oxford shoe is a type of shoe characterized by shoelace eyelet tabs that are attached under the vamp, [1] a feature termed "closed lacing". [2] This contrasts with Derbys , or bluchers , which have shoelace eyelets attached to the top of the vamp. [ 3 ]