Good to know the Uggs are going to hold up. Here's a story I ought to write:

When I started a certain job, my new boss asked me what size shoe I wear. I told him. He then said one of his family members had bought a pair of Uggs but they didn't fit. Would I like them? I said sure -- hey, free boots! Excellent! He then brought them to me and told me how much he wanted for them. (I had assumed, by his manner, that he was giving them to me.) I don't remember the cost, but it was a lot more than I had ever paid for a pair of boots and more than I would have chosen to pay, but at that point it would have been awkward not to have taken them, and I had just started that job, so I agreed. Of course, this guy was quite wealthy whereas I'd just come off around 6 months of unemployment, and he was paying me $20 per hour -- part-time. Oh well. That job is long gone but maybe I'll have the Uggs for life!