Schuh

One of my favourite websites (behind Unilocal obviously) is Schuh. I get almost all my footwear from there, boots for the winder, sandals for the summer, trainers for the gym and even the wedges I wore to my wedding. One of my favourite things about that site is that you can buy some shoes online, get them delivered and if they do not fit, return them instore without having to faff about with posting it back as a return. So, I have to say, that the bulk of my experience in this shop is returning and swapping footwear. The staff in here are extremely helpful and polite. Even when it’s pretty busy, they don’t cut corners and try help you in whatever way they can. Once I lost a buckle of a pair of boots but I didn’t just want a refund as I loved the boots, they tried to order a replacement buckle but it wasn’t in stock so they said they’d refund me whatever it cost Timpsons to repair. In the end, Timpsons couldn’t repair them without the buckle and I had to take the refund and buy the boots elsewhere but the point is Schuh were brilliant about it.

About three years ago I bought boots so beautiful, so reasonably priced, so comfortable that I vowed never to part with them. Black, leather, knee-​high they were everything a girl dreamed of and more. So you can only imagine my horror when the zip finally broke free from the stitching, destroying the beautiful boots beyond repair. It was time for new boots. So I went marching, in horribly dull pumps, to the shop I bought them from: Schuh.
Annoyingly Bristol’s branch of Schuh is very disappointing. Even though they stock a variety of designers (from Rocket Dog to Uggs), their ranges and styles are extremely limited. Their shoes seem to be very futuristic with strange jagged heels, neon colours and weird shapes — maybe this is the new fashion that my feet haven’t kept up on? The prices varied wildly between brands from £19 to £119, but I couldn’t find anything that took my fancy.
Feeling a little depressed my feet hit the streets in search of boots that were made for walking.