Aerosoles

This review is for the service not the shoes. They are wonderful quality and comfort.
I went in pretty early on a Saturday to return a pair of shoes that had been shipped to me in the wrong color.
The store was not that busy but the sales associate seemed confused (maybe she was new not her fault) and the manager seemed frazzled looking for a missing shoe. I waited patiently at the counter for the manager to eventually come over to talk to me. I explained what had happened and she stated ordering me a new pair before I had even finished explaining that it was now late summer and I would rather have a return. When she started ordering the new pair I told her that I didn’t want another pair she pushed the gift card she had put the balance on towards me and walked away.
It was strange I have never had a store manager be so rude. I didn’t do anything rude or abrasive at all. I was calm and didn’t seem irritated at all. I left feeling miffed and I will be driving to South Center where the staff was much friendlier to me. If this had been my first experience I would have stopped shopping at Aerosols and that is sad because they are wonderful shoes. (I own 5 pairs that I have bought in the last two months)
I wish I had something good to say about this location other than it is easy to get to from the downtown mall and the shoes a still great despite the poor service. :\

Generally, I like it.
Disclaimer is that they tend to run out of common sizes on sale items or popular shoes, so I always have the chance of encountering heartbreak when I finally choose a pair. (Or in some cases, two or three pairs.) They also have an odd selection of styles; they seem to have a little bit of many different styles. That’s nice for browsing, but frustrating when you need more than a few options for a specific style of shoe. They do, however, tend to maintain a good selection of boots through most of the year.
I’m especially sad today because I had to rush in for replacement work shoes, chose two perfect shoes that were both unavailable in most sizes, and because it’s «spring» (which means the open-​toe sandals and flat shoes have invaded shoe stores) there wasn’t much left to sort through. So, disgruntled, I had to stumble back to work. I don’t necessarily fault the store for this, but it seems difficult to rely on them to have what I need in actual times of crisis.
And someone that’s doing the ordering has a strange obsession with suede. Sure looks pretty, but it seems like wasted shelf space. It’s Seattle, in a part of town where nearly everyone walks everywhere, and we’re in the middle of the business district. I can’t buy any of these.
Quality-​wise, these shoes hold up pretty well. However, I wouldn’t go above the $ 80 price point (especially since they frequently have sales). Once you tip the scales that far, I’d rather spring for an actual higher end shoe to justify the cost. But their selection is great for more affordable options. Service is OK. I’ve never had excellent service, but it’s never been bad, either. Tough to complain about that.

I came here last year actually and was reminded recently of this store. I came here during the Bumbershoot weekend ’cause there was a tiny bit of rain. I left my boots at home, however, came in here to check out the prices on some Hunter boots which were way cheaper than in Vancouver. The awesome thing is that they had ½ size shoes, therefore, picked up a pair and shipped it back to myself so that I didn’t have to lug it around with me on the way home.

Oh the polyfiber! Oh the insanity!
I stroll into this place thinking, «Mediocre style plus comfort, ok I can handle that for the trade off in non achy bones.» I pick up two or three pairs of shoes while two salespeople talk to each other and I decide, against my better judgment, to ask for a pair in my size.
The salesperson was very nice and brought me this and three other similar models. I chose the style I wanted and boom, out the door I go with their assurance that the polyfiber is a material that can be managed.
I wear the boots the next day to work and when I get home I take it off and realize that it has scratches on the toe. Which wouldn’t have been such a big problem if I hadn’t just spent $ 125 on the things!
I take them back, and get the ring around the rosies about it. «Do you have your receipt?» «Yes, I do.» «Are you wanting another pair?» «I am pretty sure that this will just happen again, because another boot will have the same material.» She starter explaining how in factories there are bound to be some mistakes. I am not usually the type of person who brings an item back, but I had already spoken with my fiancé about standing up for myself. I explained to her, «I don’t want to worry about the same boot, same material with the same problem. I just don’t understand why someone would spend so much money on junk.»
The employee kept talking about factory imperfections and the material as she also gave me a card and explained how that works. In store credit.
I came back. The salesperson from before avoided me. No problems. I had figured it out. I bought a $ 125 worth of socks! I LIKE those.
Morals: Aerosoles has good socks. Don’t trust polyfiber.
To Wooly Mammoth in the University District, I go.

Saw these cute loafers in the window, did a double take and walked in. The associates were friendly but it didn’t seem genuine. The shoes didn’t look good on me and there was nothing really my style so I left. I think I will go back with my mom.

When I came to Seattle, I was counting on rain. Rain, rain, rain. So I brought my Hunter Wellies and called it a day.
Except it was nothing but blue skies and high 60’s. Which is a good thing, normally.
Except my feet were sweating/​asphyxiating in my boots. I needed another pair of shoes. ENTER AEROSOLES.
I had been wanting ankle boots for awhile, but either price or pre-​register jitters always swayed me from it. I found the cutest pair here and they were 30% off. They only had 1 pair in my size, and they were a little scuffed, so I got 10% more off.
Because they took the extra 10% off it was a final sale, but I am very happy with my purchase of these super cute (and comfortable) boots.

I dig on comfort. I used to wear more painful shoes when I was younger but now I work in video games, which means I can pretty much wear whatever I want. No heels required! YAY!
BUT that doesn’t mean I DON’T WANT to dress up my duds and feet occasionally. Now, enter my recent Aerosoles visit.
The bus I catch downtown is right by the Aerosoles store and I have seen some of the cute boots in the window but have never stopped in… until last night when the siren song of a sign saying «70% off!» caught my eye.
Ok. I bit.
I have been looking for a cute pair of wedges for a while. I found them last night. Black wedges with a 2+ inch heel in smooth lovely velvet. Dressy and very comfortable with a cute mary jane strap on the top. Originally $ 80 bones down to $ 30. SOLD.
NOTE LADIES WITH LARGER CALVES: Their boots, even with the addition of the extra room zipper on some boots, still may not fit your calves. I was bummed when I found a great pair of sale boots but they just wouldn’t work with my man-​calf crazy legs. Smaller calf girls should run in and get some boots though!
While the shoes aren’t THAT expensive to begin with (They aren’t payless cheap but they aren’t Nordstroms designer expensive either) I would for sure recommend stopping in at the end of a season and snapping up bargains during their sales.

I’m kind of a fashion-​freak, and never thought I’d own a pair of Aerosoles. Comfortable = ugly, right? Like, mom shoes.
Not so much.
I went to their recent sale, and got two pairs of three-​inch patent leather pumps (a strappy pair and mary janes, for the curious) for less than fifty bucks. They were each originally $ 90, and so far they’re holding up nicely. No pain, lots of compliments… I’m impressed.

I had been eying (by the way: that spelling looks completely weird wrong to me, but according to spell check, it’s a-​okay) a pair of Aerosoles boots on Amazon for a few days, but continuing paranoia about buying shoes online stopped me from actually making the purchase until I realized I basically worked in the same building as the Aerosoles store.
For the most part, my experience here was positive. One of the two employees who helped me was very friendly and helpful — I was trying on the boots I’d been ogling within 5 minutes of walking into the store. When I finally decided to buy them, it also turned out that they were on even better sale than at Amazon! I ended up paying $ 25 less with no shipping costs or wait.
There were only two drawbacks: one was the other employee who worked the cash register and was slow as molasses, which I say even with the consideration of the woman she was serving before me in line (a.k.a. Stingy McBargainHunterson with a wallet full of credit cards who wandered away from the cashier at least five times to look for an even cheaper wallet so she could buy twelve of them).
That, and I was probably a good 20 years younger than anyone else in the store. Still, I recommend you stop by even if you haven’t begun thinking of menopause yet — there are some cute finds to be had among the sea of cushioned grandma shoes.

I am pretty sure that shoe designers are evil little men that are pissed off about their penis size. The cuter the shoe, the more pain you are in after 5 minutes of wearing them.
Then comes Aerosole. My first memory of Aerosoles were from jr high school and they were flat and kinda ugly, but oh so comfty. As time went by, I forgot all about them. Now, I am a professional sales rep and do a lot of walking. I went into Aerosole and WOW… they are soooooo freaking cute and comfortable. They have all of the newest and funky styles, but you feel as if you could run a marathon. How cool is that?
The price is reasonable as well. I scored a sexy pair of black boots for about $ 75. They are my new favorites!

The Downtown Aerosoles is close to many hotels. If you are a woman traveler with a shoe emergency – like I had – you should find what you need here without going over budget. Aerosoles also sells handbags, which helped me through my sudden handbag emergency.