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REI is a store built for me
>Buy shoes for one trip
>return them within a year whoops they just make my feet hurt
>have done this 3 times now
>last year I returned a used helmet
Treat it like an extended closet and you're fine. I find stuff I really like and don't return them more often than not, but especially with shoes don't feel bad returning them. There's a lot of pajeets that go to mine and waste a lot of money, but often the store is pretty quiet and boring. I first visited one in 2015 when I needed equipment to live outdoors for my summer camp job, didn't hose me and I still use most of the stuff I've bought from them