Famous Footwear

This is a large and spacious Famous Footwear that’s stand-​alone and located about a block from the Merle Hay Mall. It is not inside a mall like many Famous Footwear stores are. There’s plenty of parking outside of the building.
The interior is very clean and very large. Everything was surprisingly clean and mostly in its place. We didn’t have issues locating shoes or shoe sizes, and there was a nice dispersion of shoe sizes for every style we checked out. (Like, not a ton of 10’s with no 8’s or anything like that). The bench areas were clean, and there were no half-​tried-​on shoes strewn about the place. The foot socks were well-​stocked and ready to use. Again, very well-​organized and clean.
Famous Footwear regularly offers sales which is good because their prices, while under MSRP, are still higher than some places. Make sure to check their website to print out a coupon (or access on your cell phone) while there. They also have their Famous Footwear Rewards program which gives you gift certificates after you hit certain spending thresholds. At this particularly time, they were having a BOGO50% off Clearance event which could be stacked with any of your Famous Footwear Rewards Certificates and a 15% off your total purchase available on their website. It brought a bill which was $ 155 for three pairs of shoes down to $ 105.
They have a decent availability and selection of shoes. There were clearance shoes in children’s, men’s, and women’s. There was a LOT more selection in women’s shoes (over 6 fixtures worth) than in men’s (2 fixtures). Things were well-​organized by size, though, and actually in their proper place. Clearance shoes don’t come with the shoebox lid, though, which is surprisingly annoying. You wouldn’t think so, but it means all the shoes fell out of their boxes once placed in the shopping bag.
There was a single employee working here which seemed perfectly suitable. We were in there about an hour, and we saw about 6 customers come and go. There was never a line. The employee was very friendly and greeted us when we came in. She came and checked in about every 20 minutes or so, but she was never hovering or trying to be overly helpful. She seemed to make a point of cleaning/​tidying things far away from us to give us privacy to choose our shoes. She was very friendly during check-​out as well. She even caught that their system didn’t price one of our shoes correctly and fixed it herself without being asked. Great customer service here.
I did use the restroom while I was here, and they have a single-​bathroom style for both sexes. The bathrooms are probably the least «in repair» thing in the building. It’s obvious they’ve put some time into the storefront and the retail area, but the bathrooms look outdated. However, they’re still really clean and definitely usable.
Final thoughts: This is a nice Famous Footwear with friendly service. They have a decent selection, and it’s very clean and easy to navigate. It can be a bit expensive to just come here and impulse buy a pair of shoes, but if you’re aware of their deals and do a slight amount of checking-​up before you come shop, you can get away with brand-​name shoes at really good prices. Definitely would recommend.