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Originally Posted by willravel
You're preaching to the choir. I had Payless boots back when I did landscaping and they barely lasted a month. I went to a military surplus store and picked up some boots and I still have them 5 years later(the $120 shoes mentioned above, in fact).
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I am an admitted shoe snob. My first pair of shoes were from Nordstroms. Now, I normally don't buy shoes from Payless, but last spring I happened to be in one helping a friend shop for wedding shoes. We didn't find any wedding shoes, but we DID find a pair of black patent leather ballet flats for me, and a pair of fuck-me boots for her (buy one, get one free). I don't know how the boots worked out (she was saving 'em for the honeymoon
), but I was surprised at how the ballet flats have lasted. I wore them constantly this summer. That was $7 well spent. And they're still kicking, by the way. The leopard print on the insole is a bit faded, but otherwise, the lack of wear (considering how much they have been worn) is impressive.
Despite this experience, I'm not sure I'd buy shoes from Payless again--at least not till I have kids.
Target has better cheap shoes than Payless does, in my opinion, but the BEST places to look for deals are places like Marshalls, TJ Maxx, Ross, and Nordstrom Rack. Nordstrom also has great quarterly sales on shoes (they were originally a shoe store). Sure, it's part-shopping-part-treasure-hunt, but that's what makes it fun, right?