Appeal to the Hivemind: The Back-to-School Edition

Things that I find ridiculously hard to buy

Shoes that are:
• Comfortable enough to walk in every day
• Cheap enough that I won't cry if I get a scuff mark on them
• Not pointy
• Not high-heeled
• Cute

A bag or purse that:
• Is big enough to fit the following items: Book, glasses, contact solution, wallet with too many cards in it, keys, address book, agenda book
• Is totally waterproof, not just water-resistant
• Is not leather
• Is not a stupid shape
• Has a shoulder strap
• Will not fall apart a month after I buy it

A clock radio that:
• Has good enough reception to get CBC
• Is small enough to fit on my night stand
• Has numbers large enough for me to read at a distance of about a foot without my glasses on
• Is not ridiculously complicated to use
• Is cheap
• Looks reasonably nice

Do they seriously not make this sort of thing? I mean, I can blame the lack of cute non-high-heeled shoes and practical purses on the patriarchy, but the clock radio thing is just weird. The best one I found so far was made by Chinese spies or something, but I don't really need surveillance capabilities in an alarm clock.*

Is it me or are these items that difficult to acquire?

* Admittedly, that's fucking cool.

Appeal to the Hivemind: The Back-to-School Edition

Things that I find ridiculously hard to buy

Shoes that are:
• Comfortable enough to walk in every day
• Cheap enough that I won't cry if I get a scuff mark on them
• Not pointy
• Not high-heeled
• Cute

A bag or purse that:
• Is big enough to fit the following items: Book, glasses, contact solution, wallet with too many cards in it, keys, address book, agenda book
• Is totally waterproof, not just water-resistant
• Is not leather
• Is not a stupid shape
• Has a shoulder strap
• Will not fall apart a month after I buy it

A clock radio that:
• Has good enough reception to get CBC
• Is small enough to fit on my night stand
• Has numbers large enough for me to read at a distance of about a foot without my glasses on
• Is not ridiculously complicated to use
• Is cheap
• Looks reasonably nice

Do they seriously not make this sort of thing? I mean, I can blame the lack of cute non-high-heeled shoes and practical purses on the patriarchy, but the clock radio thing is just weird. The best one I found so far was made by Chinese spies or something, but I don't really need surveillance capabilities in an alarm clock.*

Is it me or are these items that difficult to acquire?

* Admittedly, that's fucking cool.