Lamey-Wellehan Shoes

I’m not sure why Unilocal says the store is closed, we were there last week! It’s not in the Maine Mall, it’s at the Payne Road Plaza at 456 Payne Road in Scarborough, just down the street from the mall.
Our little one’s feet keep growing, so we ended up here to resize him and get new shoes. I don’t know that we’ll come back here next time. We waited way too long to be helped — which happened on our first visit too, but when it happens consistently, you just need to hire more employees!
By the time we were helped, our toddler had enough of the store, and the employee didn’t seem to know how to handle kids (which is silly, because they have a HUGE children’s section and they were recommended to us specifically for this reason!). These two things combined led to a tiny melt down when a stranger came up to him and grabbed his foot (employee tip: you should probably let the parents lead the exchange and hold their little one’s appendages).
In the end, we got the shoes we wanted, and they were very helpful, but I could do without the long waits and they could use some tips on helping families. I can relate a little bit to Kelli’s previous review. you should probably help families faster if you want them out of the store. The attention span of a 2 year old is quite short. :)

Very helpful service, and good selection of shoes. They really know what they’re doing, and take the time to make sure your shoe fits well. Previously, I had used discount shoe stores, and didn’t realize that I was wearing shoes ½ to 1 full size too small (as many people do!). Highly recommended.

What’s the fastest way for a business to inspire me to write a Unilocal review? Mostly, by being amazing. By offering tremendous, friendly and helpful assistance because that’s what sales associates are hired to do. Right?
Alternatively, Lamey-​Wellehan Shoes in South Portland Maine inspired me to write a Unilocal review for an entirely different reason. Because they suck. That’s right, I said that they suck.
In the year and a half that we have lived in Portland, Maine, we have visited this store at least 4 times. I can honestly say that on each and every occasion, they have sucked. Let me list some of the reasons why they suck.
1. There is never enough staff.
2. If there is enough staff, they are too busy chatting with each other or hiding in some location other than the area where I am standing and waiting for someone to bring me a shoe.
3. They don’t know how to measure children’s feet.
4. They clearly don’t really want to measure children’s feet.
5. They only offer to help you if you venture into the women’s shoes and feign interest in nurse shoes.
Okay, I could go on and on here but mostly, I’d like to point out to the sales staff at Lamey-​Wellehan Shoes in South Portland that they are selling COMFORT CLOGS. You are not the shoe salon in Saks Fifth Avenue. Get over yourselves.
Also, I wholly apologize that my two year old daughter had the audacity to pick up a handful of your artfully arranged silk flowers. You clearly spent a huge amount of time placing them amongst your comfort clogs and orthopedic sandals. Nothing says, YAY, buy some Jesus sandals more than tacky dollar store flowers.
Seriously, how dare she! I really enjoyed the loud and annoyed observation made by one of your 20-​something associates, «Oh, she’s stealing the flowers!» Paired with her sneer of disgust, the whole statement smacked of professionalism.
Don’t worry, I beat my daughter as soon as we left and called her an asshole for ruining your display. (Do I have to point out that I’m kidding about that last part?)
I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that perhaps when a mother with three children is standing in the children’s area for 10 minutes waiting for some help, you might venture over and, I don’t know… HELP? We didn’t come in to hang out and play at Lamey-​Wellehan. We came in to buy new shoes. At some point, your lack of attention is going to annoy me so much that I will let my kids pick up that giant Croc and throw it at each other. I will allow them to make a mess and I will not make them pick it up. Because I’m spiteful and you’re jerks.
Also, professional shoe sales people of Lamey-Wellehan…I would suggest that perhaps you actually make a practice of checking out the shoes a potential customer is wearing. High quality means she’s ready to spend, right? If you see a woman in a pair of Gucci loafers you might want try selling some shoes to her.
I did spend. I spent big bucks on my children’s shoes at another shoe store. 4 strikes and you’re out. Considering that my children are 2, 5 and 7 years old, we have a whole lot of shoe purchases ahead of us…
Well, have to go now.
is running a special.