Inquiring minds wants to know...what shoes did you get exactly?

I have the hardest time finding good shoes. I am currently on a boot search and it's not going well.

Congratulations, @OnceUponATime! The search for shoes is so frustrating sometimes. 

@ClaraOswin, good luck on your boot search. 

I got some gift cards recently, so I will be joining y'all in the search for a decent pair of boots. My ankle boots have finally reached the point that I'm a bit embarrassed to wear them. I really hope that the store my gift cards are for has some boots that are flats (why would I want a heel on boots that I want to wear in cold and slippery conditions? I'm not a fashionista!), wide enough, and not too weird looking. I'm just not thrilled by the ones that have 7 decorative buckles and other extra things that just look strange to me. 

@ClaraOswin New balance. they're black, don't ask me which type. one that came in the wide size

@WhatWouldJohnCrichtonDo? I feel your pain about boots. i'm fed up with my current 'formal'ish shoes because i keep finding that some toenails fall off after i wear them. So once my credit card recovers after the last shopping spree i'm going to order some more.

My boot criteria - wide toe area, super low or no heel, decent padding/support in the sole. I also don't want to spend an arm and a leg. I just want something comfortable that I can wear with jeans, basically. The boots I've been wearing the last few years were not super comfortable but I found them on clearance at Kohl's for $11...haha. For the price, they were pretty good.

I got some new ones at Kohl's recently. They were pretty comfortable in the toe area. But I wore them around the house a bit and decided the heel was just too hard (and maybe a smidge too tall.) Normally I would just stick some insoles in but I tried that and they didn't fit right.

I thought they were cute though so I'm sad that I had to return them. http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-2644981/sonoma-goods-for-life-womens-buckle-ankle-boots.jsp?color=Gray

Those would be cute with dress pants...but I can't wear heels anymore. Flats only

I hear ya about the wide feet thing.  I am currently thrilled to bits because I finally found some summer sandals to replace my old disreputable ones.  Sandals that are wide enough for ALL of my toes!   No baby toe clinging on for dear life outside the straps. And I bought 2 pairs (different colours) so I am good for next summer and the one after that (because I care not if I am at the cutting edge of fashion.)

And @WhatWouldJohnCrichtonDo?, your comment about the freakish 7 extra buckles on the boots made me think of the conversation that runs through my head every single time I shop for clothes. I go around the store looking at stuff, thinking to myself, "WTF? Just put down the bedazzler people, I'm a grown woman,  why would I want so many sparkles/strange pleather  appliqués /weird cut out areas etc. on my ass/chest/shoulders ?" 

On 30/09/2016 at 8:31 PM, PreciousPantsofDoom said:

I go around the store looking at stuff, thinking to myself, "WTF? Just put down the bedazzler people, I'm a grown woman,  why would I want so many sparkles/strange pleather  appliqués /weird cut out areas etc. on my ass/chest/shoulders ?" 

and who the hell wants little bows on EVERY bra between the breasts? what's with that? and tag placement can they please make them easier to remove? 90% of the time all the details have smudged off within 3 months so it's not like they are useful.

And no my shoes do not need to be highlighter colored. and I don't want to wear drab colors during the fall/winter. the sky is depressing enough without having to match my clothes to it too