Run Like a Champion

For my older three children, I used to buy all their shoes from Walmart, thinking that I was saving money that way.  It was always such a hectic mess in their shoe departments, and a task I disliked so much that I was happy whenever my younger ones could reuse my older one's old shoes. 

My youngest has been wearing a nice pair of shoes/boots that I found at an "upscale thrift store" (that's how they advertise themselves as).  It was a great deal for $4 and looked practically new.  But, soon he will be growing out of them and needing summer shoes.

Today I indulged in Payless' BOGO sale.  It was not the best type of BOGO (buy one get one FREE), but the other kind -- buy one get one half off.  The sneakers which he desperately needed were on sale for $10 (originally priced at $19.99).  So, I purchased two, one size seven and one size eight, for whenever he grows out of them.  It came out to $7.50 a pair -- brand new, name brand sneakers.  Best of all, the service was wonderful.  I went to the store off Route 20 in Charlton where the salesperson dedicated so much time to us, measuring my son's feet, finding some extra pairs from the back storage room that we could select from, chatting with him, and even giving him a sticker.... Making Payless my now favorite place to shop for frugal shoe deals (good-bye Walmart).