San Antonio Shoemakers

Ever ask a grandma «where did you get those shoes?» NO? Well you’re missing out! A lesson I learned a long time ago being stuck in the glamourous world of retail, is that comfort beats beauty when you’re working 60+ hours a week.
I don’t remember where this bright idea came from but you gotta think if it makes a grandma comfortable walking everywhere you know it can work for you.
I paid $ 130 for my black leather grandma shoes and they have been working for me for the past three years. I just buy new insoles once and a while, for $ 25, and they are like new. They have several styles that aren’t so distinctly Grandma, maybe bordering on ordinary. They have certainly saved my feet, they haven’t complained since the day I bought these shoes.
The biggest reward I get from my grandma shoes is after a long day at work my feet feeling good enough to wear my 6″ heels all evening!
If buying American really makes you happy, then this company is sure to please. Everything is still handmade here at home. The name stands for San Antonio Shoemakers. You do feel like you’re stepping back in time with the décor and the sad sad uniforms of the employees. Why a shoe-​seller needs to wear an apron that you may see on a daycare teacher or a school cafeteria lady, I really don’t know.
Now you may be wondering why the two stars after reading a few paragraphs of what sounds like a four or five star review. Well I have been to this location three times and those trips were completely unnecessary. I came in to this location for new insoles because this one is now the closest location, still being a 20 – 25 minute trek.
I got all the way back home go to put my insoles in and they gave me two right feet. I guess they sold the corresponding pair to a self proclaimed bad dancer. What confused me the most was how the shoe-​seller didn’t notice the mismatch in the first place. She took them out of the package to make sure they were the right size for my shoes, which was nice because I can’t remember what size I bought because my size can vary between a 3 and a 6 ½ depending on the style. I have also worn them so much that the printed size is no longer visible in the shoe.
I get all the way back out there the next day to exchange them and they are sold out of my size. No apology, no real reaction at all. The shoe-​seller just told me to come back in a few days when they get their shipment. *sigh* Fine. So far two hours wasted. My third trip I had to wait for the shoe-​seller to find them, apparently at the end of the day they still had not unpack the new shipment. But finally success. My grandma shoes were good to go.