Comments on: Inside Julian’s closet: shoes

By: RookieMom Whitney

RookieMom Whitney — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:35:57 +0000

You are so right about thrift stores, @Kassandra, and we have really nice second-hand kids stores here. I rely on them for jackets, rain boots, and snow pants. (These get very little use in California.)

By: Kassandra Brown

Kassandra Brown — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:04:39 +0000

We go to our thrift stores for shoes. Kids outgrow shoes so fast that kids shoes are often in great shape. We don’t always find what we need, but usually we do. My 7 year old just brought home a pair of seemingly brand new Uggs for $10. She loves them, of course, and I get to enjoy 90% off retail.

By: Boys club: Roxanna from Frog & Snail Society

Boys club: Roxanna from Frog & Snail Society — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:53:11 +0000

[...] Cool shoes from Whitney’s son’s closet. [...]

By: Cara

Cara — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:58:36 +0000

I held out on Livie and Luca shoes for so long, not wanting to pay that much for shoes. I finally caved with a big sale, and now I’m sold. My daughter loves them, they are adorable, and because her feet seem to grow incredibly slowly (so far) we get a ton of use out of one pair since they are well-made and don’t fall apart. I only buy them online because they have great sales from time to time that beat the little boutiques’ prices by a lot.

By: Janie

Janie — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:17:18 +0000

I love crocs for the summer and junk food brand slipons from the gap. I’m still in need of some good winter/snow shoes though…

By: CM

CM — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:50:27 +0000

Like others, exclusively Stride-Rite. We have an outlet near us. I don’t buy online because I like to size the boys’ feet each time, and have them actually try the shoes on. Every time I have bought kids’ shoes from elsewhere (except for the occasional Zappos purchase) I’ve regretted it. This includes Target, Children’s Place, and Carters — they fall apart way too quickly.

By: Nicole T

Nicole T — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:52:44 +0000

@RookieMom Heather – I may have to invest in some Mabel’s labels for your trick. Right now though, I will continue to laugh at the shoes on wrong feet.

By: Renee

Renee — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:28:03 +0000

For my boys, they live in Crocs for half the year, and when it is cold they have some sneakers, but if it’s raining, they’re in their boots. For the younger ones whose feet grow quickly, I was fine with Target sneakers and such because I don’t want to pay a lot of $$ for something they will outgrow so fast. My older boy is now 4 and his feet haven’t been growing as quickly, so I’m more apt to pay for, say, Stride-Rite, which will last the longer amount of time between growth spurts.

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:49:57 +0000

@Nicole T, Like you, I don’t mess with dress shoes either. My sons each get one pair of solidish colored athletic shoes, one pair of rainboots, and one pair of water shoes. Done.

The ones that fall apart are put in a FREE box or donated. The ones that are not beaten to hell get passed down to a little brother.

I have been known to use the Mabel’s Labels shoe tags cut in half to help kids tell right from left. If this is a novel concept, I can blog it with photos.

By: Nicole T

Nicole T — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:22:01 +0000

I’m also looking at those shoe tattoos and thinking “Those would be great to help a kid learn ‘right’ and ‘left’…”. Independent toddler puts on his own shoes now, just not on the correct feet. :-\

By: Nicole T

Nicole T — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:10:16 +0000

We do StrideRite as well. Thankfully, Grandma (my MIL) has agreed to buy kiddo shoes in lieu of lots of toys. Shoes we need on a continual basis; toys we have enough of already!

We’ve (for the most part) timed purchases with coupons, and I also watch for clearance on their site.

I don’t mess with dress shoes – we just do 1 pair sneakers in a solid color he can wear with everything.

By: Liz F.

Liz F. — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 06:13:28 +0000

We go to Nordstroms and typically buy the stride rite brand for my daughter (who just turned 3). Our typical shoe-style is to have one pair of stride rite sneakers that get worn every single day to daycare/preschool until she outgrows them (lots of wear on them, so I want them to fit great and be ultra supportive for her foot). For me, it is worth the price (which I actually don’t think is that bad compared to other shoes I see at nordstroms). She had her first pair of crocs this summer and we usually have one pair of “dressier” shoes.