kidoShoe

This place is the absolute best. I have been shopping here for 6 years. I almost exclusively buy my kids shoes here. The staff is super knowledgeable and they always fit my kids shoes just right. They are very aware of the manufacturing process and where the shoes they carry are made. So, if you are into that sort of thing, you’re covered.
Soft sole, hard sole, candles, shoes, sneakers… They have it all. They also have cute-​ass-​socks too.

Love love love this store. Yes, they can be expensive, but that’s because they sell expensive shoes, not because they’re marking up the prices. And they have FANTASTIC sales. The salespeople are super helpful and great with kids. The first time we went was to buy my son his first pair of proper shoes — he was 12 months old and had just started walking. We told them that we didn’t want to spend a ton of money, so they were really nice about pointing us in the direction of the less expensive shoes (and they do have some). My kid has super boxy feet, so they only pulled brands that worked for his foot type. It took over an hour of letting him run around the store while they looked at the fit, and nobody seemed bothered that he occasionally tossed a pair of shoes on the floor (we were mortified). They even made sure to get him into a pair with a bit of growing room so that they’d last longer. We walked out with a $ 35 pair of really cute shoes that would probably have lasted until he was 18 had he not grown out of them in 6 months — and the kid is super hard on shoes. They even keep a little card with your kid’s name and a list of the shoes they buy with sizes, dates, etc.
Fast forward a couple of years, and the store is just as great. We went in recently and the staff was literally running around the store playing chase with my kid so that they could see how the shoes did when he moved. If they weren’t enjoying it, they fake it really well. We ended up finding a pair of shoes in the clearance section ($ 85 shoes for $ 35 — can’t beat that!) but the staff still spent a bunch of time with us making sure they were a good fit. They even stayed past closing time to get us taken care of (my kid was heartbroken about losing a ball in the store so the sales person helped us find it — although I’m sure she had other things to be doing!).
My kid is rough on shoes and will easily kill a cheap pair in a week. We buy his clothes at the thrift store but splurge on his shoes. Even still, I really don’t want to spend more than $ 50 on his shoes until he’s stopped growing quite so fast. This is totally doable at KidOShoe. Sometimes I do end up buying his shoes online, but I always feel guilty! We’ll be customers here until my kid starts begging me to take him to a grown-​up shoe store — so hopefully at least 10 more years :)

As a native Austinite for the past 35 years, I love our local stores and the message behind them. As such I was extremely disappointed when visiting this location. The prices are pretentious; and the two ladies working today by far the rudest I’ve encountered. You can keep your $ 50 rainboots.

My kids love this store!
I have always noticed this store and just assumed it was over priced toddler shoes. I knew Terra Toys owned it as they would sometimes politely point you in their direction but when the toy store is selling a handmade toddler’s apron dress for $ 112 I have second thoughts about going. Especially when my kids aren’t even toddlers.
So what finally made me go? My oldest pre-​teen started school with brand new size 3 shoes and about two/​three weeks later she was needing a bigger size so my Mom said we should just stop in and look since we were next door already. She immediately was drawn to the Birkenstock section. The lady behind the counter let us know they carry all the way up to a size 8 in most brands and are more affordable than going to Karvel. Bless her, but I am an 11 wide.
I was pleasantly surprised at the selection and the pricing. The staff was very helpful and got me setup with their shoe program to track my kids purchases and sizes. My kids weren’t with me so I took a chance on the design and size. I had to come back with my kids the next day because my oldest needed a half size bigger and the staff took care of it and updated her info. The kids got free mini water bottles and a wrapped roll of cherry lifesavers while they shopped. Each got a pair of shoes at regular price and I spent about $ 45.
Last month I recieved an email about the 50% off or more shoe sale on discontinued brands or brands they weren’t going to keep in stock any longer. I went in (again without my kids) and found myself overwhelmed with the selection but the staff member working that evening helped me find their size in all the sale shoes. She told me how those shoes were a final sale so I picked out about 8 pair and asked her if she could hold them until tomorrow. She said they typically didn’t do that for sale shoes but would do it. I bought 2 pairs for $ 10 each on the spot before I left. The next day I came in and told them there were some shoes on hold for me and I was happy to see they had held them for me. My kids tried them on and picked out a few they wanted. I got 5 or 6 pairs and spent $ 77. Now that’s a deal. My 9 year old loves her boots!
I can’t wait to get more emails and to check the store out whenever I am close by!

If you — or better yet, the grandparents! — are looking to splurge on unique shoes for your kiddo, this is the place. I typically buy my son’s shoes at Nordstrom, since they are surprisingly affordable, but I’ve gotten a few pairs at KidOShoes and have loved them. Just… well…know in advance that you’ll be paying a lot more. A lot more for interesting and hard to find brands, sure, but a lot more. But that’s the tradeoff for speciality products, right? This is where the grandparents come in. It’s all fun and games for my folks to purchase a $ 90 pair of awesome red Campers for my toddler, but when it’s going on my credit card I’ll probably just head to Nordstrom for some good old $ 35 Chuck Taylor’s. However,

The customer service needs a new sole. We went in yesterday as a family with our standard poodle as we were on our way home and it was 99+ degrees outside so we couldn’t leave in the car. He was on a leash, he is very shy so doesn’t harrass anyone, and he is very well groomed. There were maybe two other customers in the store. The girl, before she even asked if she could help us, asked us to take him outside… IN THE 99+ DEGREE HEAT. Well here is the deal. There is NO SIGN on the door that says «service dogs only.» He didn’t approach anyone in the store. He was on a leash. It was hot outside. We live in Austin where people, and store vendors, tend to be very dog accommodating. (We have even taken the dog into KidOShoes before as well as Terra Toys numerous times. No problems.) We knew what we wanted and what size so we planned to be in and out in a short amount of time. Her poor judgement caused the store to lose a sale. I went home and bought the shoes on Amazon. Too bad. Prefer to shop locally but won’t put up with silly sales people.

I bought a Groupon for this place and I’m glad I did! It had a GREAT selection of shoes. The costumer device was the best, and the layout of the store was really well done for those active toddlers. They had rocking horses and other fun things, so I could concentrate on picking my 20 month old a nice pair of shoes. The ladies were also really great with determining the best size for my little one.

The staff went the extra mile to help me find shoes for my son and also took the time to explain some of the nuances of children’s footwear. I was extremely satisfied with my purchase (so is my boy) and will definitely shop here again.

If you want to buy a shoe for your child that you will not find an very many… this is the place for you. If you want good service, with a very attentive staff who are always ready to drag out as many shoes as it takes to find the one… than this place is for you. If you shop Stride Rite than the prices are equal and greater value… however, you are getting a better shoe that is more unique will pay the extra few dollars for that!!!

My Mother always instilled in me the belief that kids should wear quality shoes since their feet are doing lots of growing. I grew up going to a shop where I knew the shopkeeper by name (Mr. Murray) and each kid had their own card, where they recorded the shoes you got, sizes and other issues.
This is a shop that carries high quality kid shoes, so I thought it would be the perfect place for me to start buying shoes for my son. I thought this may be similar to the shop I went to as a child. He had just started walking, so we needed to get his first pair of «real» shoes. With high quality shoes, I expect high quality service.
I walked in and was amazed and overwhelmed by the selection. I love that this store has many quality shoes. I was incredibly disappointed to find that their staff is not able to even answer some of the most basic questions. I asked which shoes were squeaker shoes and the sales girl said «We have them, but I don’t know which ones they are». She didn’t give me any clue or even help me try to find them. I basically had to test every shoe on the display to see if was a squeaker and she stood there and watched me. She didn’t pick up one shoe to help me identify them.
When I found some shoes I was interested in (about 3 pairs), there was only one pair in my son’s size. So, I asked to see a few more pairs and there was only one more in his size. With all the shoes they had, you’d think they would have a bit better stock on sizing.
The only thing helpful from the sales staff was when someone else walked in and asked if it was Sandy’s, the other girl said «No, that is across the street.». Well, I decided to check out Sandy’s since I was so disappointd in this place and let me tell you Sandy’s rocks! I won’t be going back to this place. The service was terrible!

Let’s face it, I have a little girl. She’s the only grandkid on my side (so far, but we have another in the oven) and it’s not likely that she’ll find herself with any cousins any time soon. Possibly ever. (Which is totally okay and if you’re one of my sisters reading this I am SO not putting pressure on you!) Anyways, her grandma LOVES to buy her crap. Loves. (You sisters know this for a fact.) So, of course, when my mom tells me she wants to take the girl to Kid O Shoes, I’m like, oh, hi. I’m coming with you.
It’s difficult for me to explain how I like to shop. For one, I’m picky. My aesthetics are, well, different. Y’all, don’t bother trying to pick anything out for me, ’cause it’s just no use. Seriously, I even told my babydaddy (who I am not married to) that if he ever wants to get married and buy me a ring to just give me a budget, but under no circumstances should he try and pick me out something like that. Aside from being exceedingly fussy, I’m thrifty. This is where the four and not five stars come in to the review. I don’t think that the store is overpriced, I would just be content to buy the shoes either used or online for a better deal.
I’m torn about whether or not to buy a toddler brand new shoes (even if it’s grandma’s cash– I’ve got principles). Kid’s going to be done with them in, you know, 5 minutes. Add to this that they will be utterly thrashed. There will be no hand-​me-​downs. This means that buying her a pair of shoes that cost the same as a pair of MY shoes feels unnaturally, fiscally, retarded. I just don’t have it in me to pay that much for something so fleeting. On the other hand, she’s so hard on the darn things that there is a certain logic and appeal to investing in a pair that she can go berserk in. I’ll be frank. She’s going to stomp, run, fall, climb in them, and then probably even chew on them at some point just to see how the hell they taste. Given that amount of bustle, one begins to reconsider being such a dang Scrooge after all. I mean, I don’t ask that much of my shoes… that cost the same amount…
And so it is that if you’re going to buy shoes for your kid that’ll look good AND last, you better march your butt to some place like Kid O Shoes. But maybe you really just feel like chancing it on Ebay (Will they fit? Will you win the bid?), or hoping for a better deal on some discarded shoes that someone else’s toddler hardly wore from the resale store down the street (don’t hold your breath, champ). I’m basically talking to myself now. I’ve done those things, and with marginal success. I’m always going to be on the lookout for used shoes at those consignment stores I frequent, but I’m under no delusions that there will actually be any footwear there that I’ll wanna put on my kid. So I get it now. And I still look at the sale rack first because, you know, I’m a penny-​pincher, but all in all I really like this place.
Lastly, did I mention these folks are local? Owned by the amazing local toy store Terra Toys next door? Yeah, I’m a sucker for all that, too. They’re not a giant chain out to sell, sell, sell, and they’ve got a great atmosphere for kidlets to play around and explore a little bit. Not much worse than trying to shop for them, with them, whilst simultaneously running after them. Trust me, it’s practically impossible to shop for your child when they’re with you unless the store has taken these sorts of things into account. Take it from the tot, who, every time we pass by starts saying, «Kid O Shoes! I wanna go!»

I came here to buy shoes for my 10 m/​o. the sales lady is very sweet, patient, and happy. She helped me chooose these really nice shoes that were, and i say were so cool because my baby lost one who knows where not even an hour after i had purchase them. i really recommend this place for buying cool kicks. my baby was able to try the shoes and crawl around.

This is a great shoe shop that has everything very nicely arranged. It’s a REAL shoe store.
They have cute accessories too like belts, socks (so many socks!)
And all sizes for babies up to older kids.
The staff is friendly and laid back too.
I hate those «posh» shops that glare at your kid when she starts messing with merchandise.
Here I can look around without my kid pulling stuff off shelves because the boxes are all in the back, only one of each model is out.
In addition there are also lots of toys to play with.
What I like best is that they carry shoes from all over the world you can’t find anywhere else. Lines like Bear Feet (Texas), Miki House (Japan), and Livie & Lucas are in there as well as some others I hadn’t heard of.
The whole place is the kid-​friendliest shoe store I’ve ever been in!