Paul’s Shoes

We ventured to Little Rock, AR for a wedding the first weekend in May. Arkansas should be warm in May, right? Apparently LR didn’t get the message. It was a very cold, windy weekend and we didn’t pack appropriate shoes. My husband was playing his violin for the wedding, so we couldn’t have him looking like a hobo. We found a DSW and looked at all of the not-​too-​dressy-​dress-​shoes for men and couldn’t find a pair that we liked in our price range. So we left.
Lo and behold, Paul’s Shoes was directly across the street! We figured, why not? We are so adventurous and all… let’s give it a shot! Paul’s son (who has basically taken over the business) was working that day and was friendly and greeted us upon entering. He had a great selection of men’s dress shoes and pulled out many different styles and was extremely knowledgeable about the quality of his merchandise. I’d like someone at DSW to even OFFER to help a customer out. We ended up getting two pairs of shoes (black and brown) to replace older/​worn out shoes.
Paul’s son (I’ve forgotten his name) was even cool with our one year old carrying around various display shoes the whole time. It felt great to support a local mom ‘n pop shop who has been around for decades and the experience was very memorable! Perhaps we’ll have to head back to LR for our next round of shoes!