Online shopping for shoes puts every brand and style at the consumer’s fingertips. Here are some of the best online shoe merchants to check out.
Shoes.com
The best thing about shoes.com is the incredible selection. They carry over 200 shoe brands for women and men, and over 70 brands for children. This means there are shoes anywhere from $5 to $500. The regular-priced shoes are comparable to prices at other stores, so they are not a bargain retailer, except In their sale section, where consumers will get discounts anywhere from 5 to 65 percent. A great thing about shoes.com is that they ship for free to US customers with international shipping offered for a reasonable cost. They also sell a huge selection of purses and bags as well as other accessories like belts and hosiery.
Urbanog.com
This online shoe store has unbelievably low prices for trendy shoes and a large selection of everything from boots to flats to wedges. One can find shoes as low as $8 US and fashion boots as low as $12. Shipping to the US is free is the purchase is more than $50, which is reasonable considering the average price shoe on the site is around $20. Urbanog.com also ships to Canada and internationally for reason rates.
PiperLime.com
This Gap affiliate sells a variety of top brands, but they are mostly known for their trendy and youthful fashion styles. As such, they take their online shoe store one step further by featuring larger-than-average shoe photos, showcasing what clothes to wear with each shoe trend (they sell clothing as well). Some fashions and shoes are PiperLime exclusives, meaning consumers will not find them anywhere else. The site even enlists celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe to make her picks out of all the styles offered. The sale section is great with up to 70 percent off, but is usually comprised of end-of-season selections. They also offer shoes for men and children. The website looks more like a fashion blog than an online store. They offer free shipping and returns for US customers.
ShopTheShoebox.com
This New York-based shoe store caters to the high-end designer shoe markets, and all the hot brands are represented here from Badgely Mischka to Elizabeth and James. There are not a lot of shoes under $100, more in the $300 to $700 range, but there are some great deals in their sale section. Shoptheshoebox.com offer free shipping to US customers on orders over $125.
Heels.com
This store is strictly everyday and dress shoes for women, so no athletic shoes or flip flops, and they do not carry shoes for men or children. They have a wide variety of brands, including some not carried by other stores, such as Pucci and Poetic License. Like their competitors, Heels.com also offers free shipping and returns in the US.
Bluefly.com
This renown fashion and shoe site is great because there are always specials on all of their shoes, typically 20 to 40 percent off, even current season. Bluefly also provides the elite of shoe designers, such as Christian Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik, not typically found elsewhere. They do not offer free shipping; however, they do offer a standard flat-fee shipping rate of just $7.95, no matter how many shoes are in the order.
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With such a wide selection and some stores even offering reduced retail pricing and free shipping, shopping for shoes online has never been easier or more affordable.
Gail Oliver - Gail is an author, writer and researcher. She has been quoted in magazines as diverse as Cosmopolitan and Maclean's. Gail writes on a ...
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