Booty is in the eye of the budget beholder.

If you are a young footballer who doesn't get enough pocket money in exchange for the back-breaking chores he does around the house (the official term is slave labour), you will know that football boots don't come cheap and are rarely in your budget. (I hope you're reading this, dear parents of mine).

While we are waiting for the UN to deal with this pressing matter, the bottom line is you need football boots. And I mean good football boots.

So how can you get good boots but still have a few cents over to hire that much needed social worker?

The answer is be willing to wait until the boots you have your eye on turn up on sale in your local Adidas, Nike, Puma etc. outlet store.

Using this cunning strategy, your favourite cash-strapped young footballer purchased a pair of Adidas Predator X boots at the Adidas Outlet store in the WorldWear shopping centre for R499. Not bad when you consider that the original retail price was over R2000. 

When looking for a good deal, be sure to ask the staff to check in the back what boots they have in your size. A shout out to the Adidas Outlet staff, who spent a lot of time rummaging in the storeroom to find me a pair of boots.

In the end they didn't have the colour that I wanted but I decided to choose features over style. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The aforementioned 'bootiful' bargain basement Predators

A Joga 11 promise:

We will keep an eye out for killer deals like this and keep you posted, follow us on Twitter to make sure you don't miss out.     

If you are in the Fairland area or driving along Beyers Naudé you can check out the Adidas Outlet store at WorldWear shopping centre.

Adidas Outlet

Shop 15, World Wear Shopping Centre, Corner of Beyers Naude and Wilson Avenue, Fairlands,