I was driving on my merry way to south gate mall to buy some much needed work shoes when a sign at the side of the road caught my eye: Designer Shoe Warehouse (AKA DSW). What luck! Maybe I could skip the mall?? While I have been to other DSW locations, I had no idea this one existed.
Before we get too into this review, I should mention that I REALLY love shoes. I recently did a substantial purge of my collection and even still, mine rivals Imelda Marcos' (if you're a shoe fiend, give her a quick google. You won't be disappointed). I have a problem, but I digress. Today I was on a mission: I needed a pair of neutral pumps... and maybe some ankle boots... and maybe some brown knee-high boots... and maybe...
This store is massive! I tried to go up and down all of the aisles but I'm sure I managed to miss something. The selection here is very good and quite well-rounded. You can get some decent deals on higher-end women's shoes (think Nine West at 20% regular price) and you can get even better deals on the lower-end. I ended up trying on at least 5 different pairs of beige pumps before deciding on a favourite, but alas they did not have my size in stock. They did offer to order them in for me but I wasn't that attached an ended up settling for my 2nd favourite.
I also took a good look at the boots to see if anything caught my eye. This section was a little less exciting. The selection wasn't great and most of the brands are lower-end. I'd prefer to try and get something higher quality on sale elsewhere. They did have some great deals on Sorels and Cougars though but not in styles that I was looking for. I ended up resisting temptation and passing on the boots.
The back of the store features a large clearance section. A friendly sales associate let me know that everything on clearance was an additional 20% off. Score! Again though, nothing really caught my eye.
When I was at the checkout, I was excited to find out that the shoes I had chosen were actually an extra 40% off. Great news for me!
Overall I was very pleased with my visit to DSW. It's definitely the kind of place I would check out if I am looking for something specific as they have a well-rounded selection and reasonable prices. read more