Buying Shoes in Anderson

Yesterday we had a church softball game, but Heather had to return our niece to Ohio.  So she took the van and I took my car. Only one problem, all our softball gear was in the van: gloves, balls, and cleats. No big deal, I can borrow a glove and my cleats are over 10 years old; I will just go buy a new pair. So I headed to Dunham’s Sporting Goods (the only sporting goods in Anderson to my knowledge) to see what I could find. I really didn’t like the options, or I did not want to pay $80, so I headed to the clearance table. To my surprise I found a pair of white 1985 Spot Bilt cleats size 10.5 (just my size) marked $1 on the bottom. I picked them up and headed to the checkout, only to find out I owe $2 and change. The guy at the checkout said “that will be $1 per shoe.” Who charges per shoe? And why? Has any one ever said, “I just need the left one, boy am I glad you guys just charge per shoe?” Even when I lived in Kentucky, they charged per pair of shoes. I asked, “do you always charge per shoe?” He replied, “only the clearance ones.”