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Shopping
Tips and Tricks to find a perfect pair of shoes
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by: Shelley
Costello
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Shopping
Tips and Tricks to finding 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 discount or inexpensive designer shoes
Assurance of return policy/shipping service etc
How to choose fashionable shoes that are
comfortable
Reasonable priced shoes without searching all day
to compare prices
Quality - how to recognise poor quality shoes
HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT SIZE AND WIDTH
Know 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 POLICY
There 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
COMFORTABLE
Almost 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.
Sandals that have a strap or band across the foot
to reveal your toes will draw attention to your
toes. Trying sandals that have a thong style will
reveal more of your foot.
Shopping tips show that an ankle tied sandal which
will draw attention to your legs as well as your
feet.
Loafers or slip on flat shoes are always
comfortable.
Shoe shopping trends show that indian style satin
slippers are extremely fashionable at the moment
you can choose a few pairs in a variety of styles
and maintain the flat heel.
A good shopping tip is to choose one with a
genuine leather hard sole. The quality is better
and they won't fall to pieces after short while
either.
Mules and pumps are becoming more popular and
designers are creating collections of colours and
styles in these ranges.
REASONABLE PRICES WITHOUT SEARCHING ALL DAY TO
COMPARE PRICES
Top online shoe stores are extremely competitive.
Behind the scenes each store will compete for
certain key words that their visitors search for.
For instance if you are looking for a flip flop
and go to your search engine and type in 'womens
flip flops' you will see pages of listings to
choose from.
Each company's listing has competed against the
next to get higher up on the search engine page.
Their listings then entice you to click on their
listing.
Just because you click on the top listing doesn't
mean you are getting the best store for womens
flip flops.
It just means that particular listing has competed
better for that particular word and got to the
top.
Unless you have purchased shoes online and know of
a few reputable stores, its best to check out a
guide or read up on what to look for.
Prices vary enormously online. The top online
stores remain at the top because
they offer their customers low prices and quality
products.
These stores will regularly offer sales and
maintain low prices.
Again, don't expect to buy a pair of Gucci shoes
for $30. You can expect to get shoes far cheaper
than in the stores at the mall and a greater
choice of quality designers and shoes in general.
A good shopping tip is to shop around the top
online shoe stores. All have regular sales and
heavily discounted lines.
HOW TO RECOGNISE POOR QUALITY
Due to the fact that online shoe stores only offer
branded items, you can be assured of the quality.
A good shopping tip is to look at the shoe images
on the sites you are shopping at.
They should be clear and a description and larger
photo available for you to view.
Don't waste your shopping time buying shoes from
sites that offer little or no choice in terms of
both styles and sizes.
The store doesn't have to be the largest out there
but any store should offer you a good selection to
choose from.
The quality of the site itself is also a good
indication on what you can expect in terms of
service and value for your money.
If you find it impossible to locate the policy,
terms of use or contact us page try and avoid. Its
important to have clear policies.
A shopping tip to remember is the more customer
service benefits you see the better your overall
shopping experience will be with them.
IMPORTANT TIPS
Shopping tips are important if you want to do this
in a breeze. Try to decide what you want before
starting out and remember some of the things
outlined above.
Payment is an extremely important factor and you
should never give your credit card or personal
details if you are not on a secure site or
subscribing to something.
An accurate way and most important of the shopping
tips is to check that the payment page is secure
is to look at your browser. It takes a second.
The browser is the white box you see at the top of
the web page beginning http://www.thenameofthepage.com
When you have selected your item[s] and click to
checkout the browser screen should change to
https://www.thenameofthepage.com/paymentorcheckout.html
Or something along those lines.
What is important is the little letter s. This
means you are on a secure page to provide your
payment details.
If you note these shopping tips your online shoe
shopping experience will be a good one.
Regards
Shelley Costello
Womens Shoes Guru
About the author:
Shelley Costello is webmaster/author of the Womens
Shoes Guru site which provides a complete guide
and benefits to womens shoes.
Shelley works from her home in England with her
partner and two young children.
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