So, I'm having renewed buyer's remorse about a year later after my purchase.

Last year, I was heading to New York after work when I realized it was going to rain all weekend -- and I had canvas sneakers on. Thinking I was in an emergency situation, I went across the street to the super-snotty and expensive Jasmine Sola and got a pair of rain galoshes for $40. (They were on final sale, meaning that I can't return them under any circumstance and that the cashier would be sure to smirk extra-hard when I was checking out.)

The problem was they didn't really fit me and I regretted buying them that weekend. But I perservered, and either they stretched or my feet shrunk because now I can wear them comfortably in the rain.

Plus, I found the boots for $25 at another store a little while later, making me ever more mad at myself for not shopping around.

And then today in the puddles I noticed that one of the shoes has a big rip in it! I'm so mad! There goes my $40. I'm going to try to fix it, but they won't be the same.

The moral of the story is: cheaply made + expensive price tag = not worth it.