Never have my size in stock and say they can't special order. Ic it's on the display, it's not a special order.

After a terrible experience at LA Uniform and Tailoring -- where we were hovered over, treated rudely, and shown low-quality gear that wouldn't meet even the most basic EMT safety standards -- we found ourselves at Shoeteria on Artesia and Hawthorne. The difference was night and day. From the moment we walked in, we were treated with professionalism and respect. The employees didn't crowd us or make us feel watched -- instead, they gave us space to browse but were quick to help the moment we had a question or needed assistance. It was a calm, comfortable shopping experience from start to finish. What truly stood out was the exceptional quality of the gear. My son found everything he needed for his EMT program -- and most importantly, he found real safety footwear. Shoeteria carries an impressive selection of steel toe and polycarbonate-toe boots, all of which are puncture resistant -- exactly the type of protection EMT students need for their training and future work in the field. Brands like Dr. Martens, Timberland, Reebok, New Balance, Puma, Burnt, Thorogood, Wolverines, and Skechers lined the shelves -- all built for durability and safety. You simply cannot say the same about LA Uniform and Tailoring. Their shoes had no visible safety features, no steel or composite protection, and felt cheap and flimsy in comparison. It's shocking that a school would allow students to be directed to a store that sells such substandard gear. On top of everything, my son also picked up a high-quality belt, and we still spent less money at Shoeteria than what the other store was charging for basic, low-grade items. My son left feeling confident, properly equipped, and actually excited about his gear -- something every student deserves. I sincerely hope El Camino College reevaluates their current contract and seriously considers Shoeteria for their students' needs. The safety, quality, professionalism, and pricing here are unmatched. If you want gear that protects, lasts, and is priced fairly -- this is the place. read more

Krystal was a amazing as soo as we walked in to the store she greeted us with a smile. Krystal was soo helpful with everything we needed it. Thank you Krystal read more

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Just wanted to give a shoutout to Krystal. As soon as I walked in she provided great customer service and was very knowledgeable of what I was looking for. Gave me good suggestions and helped me very thoroughly. Such a great experience shopping here. Came in looking for postal gear and got what I needed. Keep up the great work bc that's what we as customers value. The prices were great too!! read more

Great service and there staff member Krystal was so helpful in selecting the shoes i ended up getting read more

Shoeteria - Shoe Stores Near Me - Gardena, California

Krystal was very helpful and knowledgeable on helping me find new work boots. I greatly appreciate her being patient through the process.

Krystal was amazing! She was so helpful and attentive as I was being so indecisive on what to get. She was very patient! She truly made the experience the best! Thank you Krystal! read more

Krystal was amazing. She helped me with every question I had. I will be back again bc of her!

great service, super helpful staff! lots of selection at a great value. I would definitely recommend this establishment.

Great customer service very nice very helpful definitely recommend coming over Jose was great read more

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love this place. wonderful costumer service, Ms Krystal was very helpful, attentive and patient I was looking for a pair of Doc Martens boots , turns out they were on sale so ended up purchasing two pairs. will be purchasing from them again soon. read more

DONT go to this place!!! Very rude services. This guy name "Joel" has a very bad attitude!!! Also a very bad job at doing his JOB!! I DONT recommend coming here!!!!and why have a rude supervisor that can't do his job correctly or that doesn't want to work!!!! read more

Anthony was very helpful in helping me with finding the right pair of boots. The boots I wanted weren't at the store, so he ordered me two sizes so I could try both on when they arrive. So stoked to try them on and purchase from them. Great experience. read more

Anthony was amazing!! Great customer service:) he was very patient with my husband We will be back here for sure! read more

I recommend this place. They have great work boots. Great customer service. Sarah did a great job with service and recommendations. Good vibes read more

Extremely nice staff. Incredible selection outdoorsy shoes, plenty of parking. Highly recommend!!

Thank you Anthony, you're service is excellent! I need to size up on an on line order and came in to the store and Anthony took great care of me and I'm happy with my purchase . Thank you read more

Me and my sister went to shoeteria I needed some boots for work. Theu price match to Amazon so even got them cheaper got some insoles also great experience if you get a chance. Check them out read more

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I buy all my uniforms at their store. Love the staff especially Jose he helped me and I told this was my favorite store. Excellent customer service they make u feel as a valued customer. 1. negative the greeting should be better when you're coming into the store. I'm a very satisfied customer. Keep up the good work. Thank you, Jose for caring for your customer. read more

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My boyfriend was complaining about his work shoes for the longest. Came here for some comfy work shoes and left with timberland pros. He loves them!!! read more

I bought a pair of shoes a few weeks ago (Reebok brand). I breaked it inside the home to make it comfortable. I did not wear it outside the home. My feet was hurting from the shoes. So, I tried to return it. However, "Jose" said he will order another brand and exchange it for me. So, a few days later, he called me and said he has the shoes. So, I went to the store and he said he cannot take my shoes back. He was so rude and he was the one who called me to get the shoes, so I left the shoes with him as he would not exchange it. Therefore, I lost $190.00 dollars. Please, don't ever go to this store and buy your shoes somewhere else. Yasmin F. read more

The best shoeteria I've been too, extremely helpful knowledgeable staff, very clean and organized

Anthony had great knowledge on product very happy! Thanks Anthony! We are supper happy with our buy! Great customer service and product knowledge read more

Anthony was super helpful in helping me find my size of a very specific pair of Doc Martens I'd been looking for for forever. even though the store was about to close, he was very patient and friendly. i'll definitely be back again (: read more

This shop has some of the worst service I have ever received in my life. I went to return/exchange a pair of shoes and they told me to get lost! They didn't care about making a customer happy or about being friendly or even so much as apologetic. They were simply rude, uncouth, and mean unprofessionals. I cannot dissuade you enough from shopping at this store. Please buy your shoes some place else. read more

Shoeteria is the perfect place to go for work boots, and all types of shoes like vans or chucks. My kid needed a new pair of boots so we went in. We were greeted instantly and got instant help. He got exactly what he needed. So this place was very convenient. It is a little pricey. So if you're on a budget this may not be the place to go but if you are desperate like we were you won't be disappointed. Oh perfect place for uniform clothes like usps- just a heads up. read more

I am pissed off. I bought a pair of vans two weeks ago. They didn't have the size I wanted so I ordered them She told me they would be in by Thurs this was a Sunday I bought them so I've been waiting patiently ever since . when I called the other day she said they were extremely busy which was funny to me since I was driving by and the parking lot was empty but anyways they said the weren't in. So I called on Tuesday and the orl said there was some mistake and they weren't ordered. Wth! I explained these were shoes for my daughter and they were for back to school . she assured me she would get to it right away and were getting a shipment from another store. Well its Friday now 2 weeks later to no avail. read more

Why is this place still in business, I had bad experiences years ago I figured maybe it's changed go in, find a nice pair of boots after wearing the boots just one day the whole insole was shifting off the threads. Obviously defective boots, brought it up with there customer service and the want me to either buy a new pair of boots and then I sent the old pair back to receive a refund , or if I don't want to drop another 150 dollars on boots they will only refund me 15% of price?!?! What the heck is that!?! Never will I ever be shopping here again. Stay away at all costs! read more

Hands down best customer service from Gary and the current manager (sorry forgot his name.) Had some issues with a new set of Doc Martins and they were able to find me the correct size for me with no hassle and also offered me the best insoles for my work boots. These two employees deserve to be recognized for the great customer service they provided me. Very thankful and happy to finally have some work boots that dont make my feet hurt!!!! happy feet all day long!!! read more

This company is COVID-19 safe social distancing was definitely followed. Anthony greeted me when I came in and hands-down down makes me feel appreciated thanks for all your hard work see you next time! read more

I visited this Shoeteria store recently and had a very bad experience. I was trying to find a pair of work boots and the lady working that day was very rude. She had an attitude and was not very helpful. I did not get a name but she had red hair and had tattoos. I asked for 2 sizes on a pair of shoes and she said she only had one pair. And I ended up getting the bigger size anyways. Next thing you know, my friend goes back to the store the next day and lo and behold they had the size I was looking for. I felt that she was just too lazy to look for the other size and just gave me the other one. She just had this b****** attitude about her. It made for a very unpleasant experience at this Shoeteria. I hope management reads this and does something to change this customer service. I surely will bring my service elsewhere next time I look for shoes. read more

LITTLE TO NONE CUSTOMER SERVICE! Everyone has those moments where we go "man, I made the poorest decision doing [insert any event where you feel regret]", unfortunately, I made one of those decisions on 9/4/11. Let me give you the break down: 1. the shoe selection is microscopic, granted it is a small facility. 2. shoes are overpriced -- and $12 for 6 pair of socks?!? 3. as mentioned above, no customer service at all... how would you feel when your teller was on the phone while finalizing your transaction? So I bought these pair of shoes, and I realize if I could wait a couple of days, I could have gotten better and cheaper pairs of kicks. So I decided to go back to the store to return them. To my surprise I was brushed off by an employee because their unwillingness to help, who had no idea to the meaning of customer service, had every excuse for every question I had. "The manager is not in" How can you not have a supervisor or manager on site during business hours? And to display the store policy under a muggy glass counter top, where consumers have to place above (because there is no other available space to place your product) how can a customer be aware of the store policy? So I place the shoes I didn't want above the store policy and said, look how it covers the policy because you can not place it anywhere else. The employee brushes off a clutter of things off the surface and slides the shoes over, "now you can see the store policy." I was dumbfounded, absolutely amazed how one person can be so incompetent, and two how I received no apology. I was told to come back when the manager would be on site. So I went with high expectations because managers are usually more level headed, boy I was wrong. Same excuses, as if I was listening to a repeating broken record. She claim to have verbalized the store policy, WHILE ON THE PHONE, how is that possible? To save you all the trouble, follow these steps to avoid frustration: 1. Don't shop here if you are 1000000000000000000000000% sure you are going to keep some overpriced shoes. 2. If you have money to blow 3. Shop online. read more

Had a great experience here at shoeteria thank you Anthony V for the great service and Kidsta I will be back soon

No one should shop here at all. My experience with the girl with the red bright hair was the worse. It didn't seem like she was interested in helping me out or anyone else. Plus she was talking shit about customers to her coworkers & didn't seem to care that we were there. Also she was saying to her coworker that she couldn't believe he had patience with the customers. What poor customer service they have here. They should fire that red headed girl for not caring. Shop at Red Wings instead. read more

Just left the store for the second time without being able to return the boots my husband bought. They wouldn't let me return the shoes for a credit back to the credit card which was used to purchase the shoes. Since my husband had purchased them he needed to be there to return them. I wish I had been told this the first time I went when I mentioned my husband had purchased them originally. I will never go back there. read more

Thanks for the great experience, I visited here with my cousin and got her some shoes the sales associate kidist helped me a lot and was helpful. will definitely suggest this for other people read more

I went here on a Friday and found just the boot I wanted. They even had it in Extra Wide! Taylor helped me and she was very friendly, and mentioned they had a great sale going so I decided to get a second pair. She had pointed out the boots were a great price so all was good. She and another girl went to ring it up and it turns out it had been mis-marked, but they agreed to sell them at that price since that's the law. They couldn't do it without the manager so I had to come back the next day (No store should have to wait for this). I showed up the next day and the red-haired young lady made me show a photo of the price. I had fortunately taken one and she was very pissed. She made it known that I was getting everyone in the store in trouble. HOW RUDE!!! So unprofessional. She angrily rang it up and repeated that everyone in the store would get in trouble. I replied that we are all human. If I ever see her again I will walk out and shop elsewhere. 15 years a customer, but I should never be treated that way. Not getting my money if she is there. read more

My boyfriend and I entered and we were greeted immediately. We looked around for a second then we were approached my a sales associate, she was friendly and not pushy. She tended to our needs and we left happy. Thank you read more

WOW!!! Please save yourself the time and money and never go here! So I placed an order online for a birthday present and received it in time. Everything was great until my boyfriend wore the shoes once and the sole came out! You could actually see the cotton under the sole in the left shoe. So I went to this store to exchange the shoes, my boyfriend loved them and wanted the same pair. They were so rude, one lady was actually looking at her nails the entire time I was talking to her. They rudely told me they couldn't help me because if they ordered the shoes they could be broken again and they did not want to deal with it. They gave me a card to a customer service to call and have them help me. I contacted the online customer service and they said I cant have 15% back and keep the broken shoes or I could send the shoes back re-buy them and they would refund my money after they got the shoes. I didn't appreciate the way they took their time to get back to me and when they did it was abrasive and rude. They treated me like this was my fault and I was trying to get a free pair of shoes which was not the case at all! I just wanted shoes that were not broken, like you would expect from any store. I tried to reorder the shoes and they were out of stock. After complaining they said they are no longer giving me a refund, even after I told them I will have to pay to get them fixed. This entire process has been terrible and going on for over a month, save your cash and a headache and go somewhere that knows how to treat customers! read more

Totally agree with grace k. The customer service is awful and you can never return anything without having to buy something from them. Once they have your $, you'll be forced to spend it there whether or not they can accomodate your needs. I received a gift that was purchased there, and the box contained two right shoes. So to the store my friend and I went to get a left shoe. Left shoe was found after waiting a long time. Was too small - whereas the right shoe was a fit, so the next size up was suggested. Not in stock. So, all you get is store credit. NO REFUNDS! The associate said she would call her boss, and called whoever she called saying she was calling her boss and was told no refunds. I could have gone somewhere else and get some of these shoes, since they're sold all over the place, BUT NO!!!!! Once you drop a dime there, they're not going to let go of it! Ended up getting the taller version of the boot and friend paid the difference. I just wanted to never have to come here again. Oh, and the music sucked and was blaring. Now this is how bright the associates were: They sell work shoes, boots, uniforms, etc, catering to people who spend a lot of money on work footware. Face, it, good quality work boots certainly are not cheap. I walked into that store wearing a pair of $180 work shoes. Red Wings. Now they don't sell Red Wings here, but a quality shoe is hard to miss, right? Their policy on no refunds just cost them any business they may have had from me. I'll never shop there again. Shop Amazon or Zappos online and you will have a better experience than you will have here. read more