The pair causing consternation the other day actually don’t seem that high to me…

A good friend at work has found that she can finally get more variety and good fitting narrow shoes by doing a bit of searching on Amazon for styles she knows fit her well but are hard to find in local stores.

VANELi Women’s Valborg Pump

Of course, this only came about after some good natured ribbing about shoes matching outfits. My friend wondered out loud “Where do you get them anyway?”

Being the bargain hunter I am, I mentioned the local Macy’s sale rack when shoes are 75% off. That’s when it came up that, 75% off is all well-and-good but not useful if they don’t have any narrow ones to choose from.

Enter the online world of “it may be in a warehouse somewhere”. We have a happy ending and she has a very stylish pair of narrow shoes. The price wasn’t awful either. As she showed me her newly acquired gems she was rather amused to find me in a beat up pair of Crocs Mammoths rather than a pair of the colorful or rather high heels she’s been commenting on lately.

You too may find something like these VANELis to your liking!

For as many shoes as I’ve recently accumulated I do still seriously enjoy going barefoot. This is probably as close as you can get to protecting your tootsies and not feeling like it’s an actual shoe…

Women’s Vibram Fivefingers

Anyone else wonder why they aren’t called… FiveToes?

Having a hard time matching that outfit you adore? Don’t quite like the style of shoe in the color that works? This just might be the answer to your wardrobe needs! It’s not exactly a cheap answer, but what could be more fun than picking your own color combinations?

Go wild

Be really sure you are going to like your color choices and know your fit (try on some Nina shoes somewhere close to you, perhaps Macy’s?) because these custom orders aren’t returnable!

When you are looking at $125 or better for a pair of custom shoes it wouldn’t hurt to be sure they really are going to go with what you hope they will match. You might consider their swatch book for $9.95. You get that back as a credit on your next order.

It’s on specific sale pumps though, so be careful! Not all shoes that are marked down in price qualify for the additional 25% off. So be sure to stick with the shoes that fall under the “EXTRA25PUMPS” category you get when you click that link I have up there.

Otherwise you’ll be looking at your cart wondering why the discount didn’t show up (it’s taken when you are just shy of processing the order after you choose your shipping location and payment method).

Sadly, it doesn’t apply to the Carlos Santana styles I’d like to get.

A good friend put me onto these really cool shoes… and I’m saving my pennies now. Not exactly in my daily budget, but not so expensive that I can’t plan for a pair at some point.

Camper Womens Shoes

One of my continued favorites are Crocs. Yup, even the “funny” looking originals. I fact, I need to take a shopping trip. Three members of my family have the ability to mix and match pairs. I’m woefully lacking in that area. I only have the blue I need for a blue and yellow mix! For shame.

Here is my standard fair for attending my son’s swim meets… really need the yellow to do the team colors though.

Besides, heels aren’t the most practical thing to be wearing when I get into and out of a car in my driveway, which is gravel.

And yes… the tan and white ones are Crocs!

Nifty, huh?

Just so happens they match my car.

Dearly wish they had made this shoe in blue! May have to track down another white & gray pair and dye them myself!

And here’s a delightful shoe discussion. How many pairs of shoes is too many?

FOOTnote: Just took a walk to do some errands and heard “Man those are bright” and “Wow… look at those shoes”. LOL