Even in Seattle, where Crocs line front porches like pockmarked little rubber trolls, "Sex and the City" made Manolo Blahnik a household name.

But let's be serious, very few Seattle women actually wear them, preferring instead to, oh, I don't know, eat, pay the mortgage, send their kids to college. But offer them a free pair, and I bet they'll kick those Crocs to the curb faster than you can say "Charlotte York MacDougal Rosenblatt."

Through June 13, visit Julep Nail Parlor downtown or near University Village for any pedicure and enter a raffle to win a pair of fabulous Manolo Blahniks and four tickets to the "Sex and the City" movie. Visit after 5 p.m., and tickle your funny bone with classic episodes of the show on the salon's flat-screen TVs.

And if you don't win the Manolos? No worries. Crocs now makes flip-flops and sandals, so you can still show off your newly polished toes.

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