My Shoe "Trauma"

Despite my having two X-chromosomes and a fully-functional set of ovaries, I hate shoe shopping. I think it's the most frustrating thing in the world, which is probably why I've had the same pair of black dress shoes for five years. This is what they looked like when I first bought them:
Sadly, they no longer look like this. The stuff is coming off the heel, and the sole is super thin. Unfortunately, Sears has discontinued the Apostrophe Marcella Heel in black. I looked at several department and shoe stores, frustration growing as I tried to explain, "All I want is a black heel with a strap!!!!!" No success--the women kept trying to sell me peep-toes and slutty patent-leather platforms (hello? I'm wearing these to church, not confession!); however, my hopes were piqued when I found these online:


I was very excited that I could buy almost the same shoe (the same brand, at the very least), and then they came in the mail today. The Apostrophe Marianne Mary-Janes are not the same! The heel is lower, the toe is rounder, the leather is duller...none of this would be a huge problem had the shoes not arrived looking like somebody had already worn them. So they're going back. My life is so hard.

Dear Sears, let this be the one redeeming thing you do to me after years of crappy customer service experiences in your store. If you bring back these shoes, I'll seriously buy three pairs.