Awwww this was such a sweet, sweet gesture by those wonderful ladies. See, I told you are creating ripples and encouraging people to be generous. There are man others like you in the world. The ladies may have received some kindness from someone else too and would have thought to return it to you. This just made my day. And I get what you mean that you can buy a pair of boots but you weigh your different needs and then opt for something you feel you should really spend on. I do that with things too. I need a utensil rack for my kitchen but often more important things come up, so I just let my dishes dry on a big tray instead. haha