Shopping Tips and Tricks to find a perfect pair of shoes This article will provide you with some useful shopping tips and tricks to finding a perfect pair of shoes. Following a recent advertising campaign I asked a number of women what information they would find most useful about womens shoes. After collating the feedback received the majority asked for:- - How to find the right size and width |
HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT SIZE AND WIDTHKnow your shoe size and always choose a pair in your true size. The size you usually wear. Most online shoe stores offer half sizes. Unless the store is in Great Britain or Australia, most online shoe stores list their shoes in US sizes. Check your country shoe size. For instance I live in England and my size is UK 7. In US this would be a size 9.5 and European size 40. Not all online shoe stores offer narrow or wide width shoes. If you require a narrow or wide width shoe try to choose stores that provide these. It would be disappointing to go shoe shopping and find a pair of shoes you love only to discover the store only offers standard widths. HOW TO FIND DISCOUNT OR INEXPENSIVE DESIGNER SHOES The beauty of online shoe shopping is that the majority of the top stores offer up to and more than 100 designer branded shoes. It is unrealistic to expect to get yourself a pair of Gucci shoes and only pay $30 for them. However, there are shoe stores that offer such designer names at far lower prices than you would expect to pay at a boutique or mall store. There are sites that have unique partnerships with designer houses and only offer end of season or discounted items. Be very wary of doing random searches for designer shoes online. The increase in fake or replica items is on the increase. You might end up paying a little more than some of these sites offer. However, shopping with a reputable store will ensure you get what you are paying for and not some fake or replica item that will only be very poor quality. Sadly sites offering fake goods are only after your money and not to give you any customer satisfaction in terms of service or quality product. ASSURANCE OF RETURNS / SHIPPING POLICYThere a few top stores that offer free shipping [usually within the US or their own country] and free returns. Stores usually only charge for worldwide delivery. Always check the return policy before actually paying for your shoes. Reputable online stores offer excellent customer service and make great effort to ensure their customers are happy. They give you fast delivery and a free or inexpensive return service. ASSURANCE OF RETURNS / SHIPPING POLICYThere a few top stores that offer free shipping [usually within the US or their own country] and free returns. Stores usually only charge for worldwide delivery. Always check the return policy before actually paying for your shoes. Reputable online stores offer excellent customer service and make great effort to ensure their customers are happy. They give you fast delivery and a free or inexpensive return service. HOW TO CHOOSE FASHIONABLE SHOES THAT ARE COMFORTABLEAlmost all top internet shoe stores offer designer and branded shoes which means they are well made and have comfort elements taken into account. There will always be reports out there that high heels will ruin your feet. A poor quality pair of any shoe including high heels certainly will but you can be fashionable without sacrificing the comfort and health of your feet. Current fashion spreads across an enormous selection of styles which means you don't have to have towering high heels to be fashionable. Wedge heels are very fashionable at the moment. Due to the fact that you have a wedge heel rather than a spike or narrow high heel they are very easy to walk in. You won't feel like you have the height they actually are. Wedge heels give you all the benefits of high heels such as lengthening and slimming the look of your legs and lifting the posture of your bottom. |
| They also come in closed toes, sandals and lots of different colours and textures with ankle ties or straps. High heels will always be fashionable and wedge heels are a great way to get the heel without the wobble if you struggle to walk in heels. Sabrina or kitten heels are quite in vogue. The heel is only up to a couple of inches in height. You do still get the heel benefits but are extremely comfortable and easy to walk in. Flat sandals or flip flops will always be comfortable if they are well made. If you don't fancy being completely flat you can get wedge flip flops or small heeled sandals. A shopping tip to remember with sandals is to choose something that flatters your feet. If you have long toes or feet, choose a flip flop that has some detail at the centre of the thong. This draws the eye away from your toes and creates width rather than length. |
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