Where to buy shoes online (besides ebay)

[azzkikr]

I'm looking for a store based in Canada/will ship to Canada that sell shoes! Besides ebay.

[Calmuser]

http://www.softmoc.ca

[CRXGSR]

Shouldn't shoes be one of those things that you should try on before buying?

[gilboman]

www.pickyourshoes.com

[Raggie]

Aldo

[logik]

www.pickyourshoes.com

Looks like a decent place to get them, but it's not Canadian based. And they only seem to sell a variety of sneakers.

The prices seemed a bit lower and then I noticed the "USA Domestic Customers Only" disclosure at the top.

I'm looking for a store based in Canada/will ship to Canada that sell shoes! Besides ebay.

[originalnutta]

Good luck.

Unfortunately i deal with the customs tariffs and go through Eastbay.com.

[gilboman]

Looks like a decent place to get them, but it's not Canadian based. And they only seem to sell a variety of sneakers.

The prices seemed a bit lower and then I noticed the "USA Domestic Customers Only" disclosure at the top.

they ship to canada. if you look at it..the disclosure is for free shipping ;)

[i-o_o-i]

what kind of shoes are you looking for in particular?

[Mgz]

I'm looking for a store based in Canada/will ship to Canada that sell shoes! Besides ebay.

www.sears.ca has some selections, same as http://www.snaz75.com/

also

http://canada.zappos.com/ (10$ to ship, not sure about tax/duty/brokerage)

Shouldn't shoes be one of those things that you should try on before buying?

maybe he/she lives in a tiny town?

[nutbar]

puma.com ships to Canada using Canada Post's BorderFree.

[Ryan]

Zappos is selling in Canada now. I'm curious, has anyone has tried ordering from them yet?

[seifer333]

www.brownsshoes.com

free shipping right now. If you don't like the shoes, you can return them to your local B2 / Browns stores.

[betheone2]

www.issforums.com

www.solestop.com

[td0t0]

don't just ask for a site that sells shoes
there are thousands of different types of shoes
do you want sneakers, runners, cross trainers, basketball shoes, volleyball shoes, sandals, dress shoes, casual shoes, etc???

[WildPegasus]

Zappos is selling in Canada now. I'm curious, has anyone has tried ordering from them yet?

I've used Zappos numerous times, although I've always had them shipped to a US address.

They are the best online retailer I've ever dealt with. When it comes to price matching, imagine a store that is the exact opposite of the worst Staples. That's Zappos!

[tmo72]

Zappos is selling in Canada now. I'm curious, has anyone has tried ordering from them yet?

I've ordered from them. Great service (they followed up after the order), but the import duties/taxes were pretty expensive. I was charged USD60 on a USD 170 pair of shoes... I suspect most of that went to brokerage fees. I read in another thread that the duties depends on the value of the shoes, so not everyone would be charged $60.

It's impossible for me to find good dress shoes in my size so I went ahead with it.

[XxXSnake23XxX]

karmaloop.com
eastbay.com

karmaloop is EXPENSIVE to ship to canada..
but the do have some exclusives
ive never delt with eastbay.com before

[bionicbadger]

I would never buy shoes online. Even different shoe models from the same manufacturer of the same size fit differently.

[naxos98]

I've ordered from them. Great service (they followed up after the order), but the import duties/taxes were pretty expensive. I was charged USD60 on a USD 170 pair of shoes... I suspect most of that went to brokerage fees. I read in another thread that the duties depends on the value of the shoes, so not everyone would be charged $60.

It's impossible for me to find good dress shoes in my size so I went ahead with it.

I seem to remember that duty on shoes was 20%. If the shoes were manufactured in the US (and few other countries with which we have free trade agreements) it is 7.5% duty.

If you get things shipped UPS/Fedex they typically charge around $30 in brokerage charges. If you can get them to send it USPS, when it gets delivered here, Canada Post charges $5 for brokerage.

[tmo72]

I seem to remember that duty on shoes was 20%. If the shoes were manufactured in the US (and few other countries with which we have free trade agreements) it is 7.5% duty.

If you get things shipped UPS/Fedex they typically charge around $30 in brokerage charges. If you can get them to send it USPS, when it gets delivered here, Canada Post charges $5 for brokerage.

OK, going by that I guess duty (7.5%) and taxes was around $36 leaving $25 for brokerage and other fees.

[kleptodathief]

imo shoes r one of those things u gotta buy IRL...how do u know the shoe will exactly fit u:confused: , just wait for those bogo days from footlocker

[501]

you should have stated what kind of shoes your looking for...i don't think you were looking for sneakers... as people posted sneaker sites.

[Intuit]

www.issforums.com

www.solestop.com

When going to solestop.com my computer crashed(rare!) and my antivirus detected a threat...just to let ya know

[lovepizza]

www.pickyourshoes.com

has anyone ordered shoes from here?
some of the prices seem sorta cheap...

[Constellation]

Do any of the sites posted here ship by USPS? Online shopping from the US really sucks, because of all the brokerage fees, plus taxes.

Oh, and

http://www.bagginsshoes.com/

Based in Vancouver, but some of their stuff are overpriced.

http://www.deadstock.ca/home.php

More for special ed sneakers and all that.

[seven]

Any specific brand ur looking for? If not, then try Transit/ Spring.

Shipping is normally free w/ min purchase, discount coupon available from time to time, and they ship very fast too (arrived in TO 2 business days after purchase, shipped from montreal), return to store/ arrange UPS.

[frankeng2003]

Where do you recomend for steel toed boots? thanks.

[frankeng2003]

Saw some timberlands at Zappos. For shipping to canada. it says 10 bucks. what other fees will be charged?(how much for duty, and hopefully there is no custom clearing charge)

[Audiogenic]

If the vendor does not ship with US Postal Service then do NOT use them.

[bellad]

Saw some timberlands at Zappos. For shipping to canada. it says 10 bucks. what other fees will be charged?(how much for duty, and hopefully there is no custom clearing charge)

You'll be charged duties calculated from the value of the item you are ordering. They actually call it an "import fee". The system will tell you the exact amount once you have entered the destination as it varies from province to province. You will not be charged anything else - I wasn't when I ordered from them in Sept.

[Peggie74]

I have a hard to fit foot.
Locally, when I need to buy shoes that fit - I have a choice between a few cheaply-made throw-away stylish shoes at WalMart and Payless , or extremely expensive grandmother-worthy styles at the specialty shops like Canadian Footwear. Or, I could spend a month's wages on having a shoe made from scratch.There is no in-between.
Every other local bricks-and-mortar store only carries the medium or "B" width shoes, even if that shoe is offered in a wide by the manufacturer.

What's worse, I find that there are fewer wide shoes on the shelf locally NOW than there were even a few years ago.

And so I've had to cross the border to buy shoes.
I feel like I'm living in a third world country.


All of the Canadian based online shoe retailers seem to suffer from the same problems the local retail stores have: NO wide shoes at all, not enough selection (in wide OR medium) and anything in specialty sizes by designer brands priced way above the head of the average consumer.

SoftMoc has the occasional wide shoe in stock, but you can't search for wide sizes using their search engine.

Browns shoes (http://www.brownsshoes.com) doesn't carry ANY wide shoes, even in styles that are offered in wide by the manufacturer.

J. Siegel Footwear (http://www.jseigelfootwear.on.ca/) sells designer brands in wide, but there is NO search engine and no way to search their entire catalogue by size. Then there's the expensive prices.


Zappos may be an american retailer, but they carry a huge selection of shoes in all widths and sizes in all prices. When they have a sale, I can buy two or three properly-fitting shoes that cost me the same as one designer ill-fitting pair off the shelf here in Winnipeg, Canada duties and shipping included.

Returns are a pain, and I'd lose money having to return shoes. But the pros outweigh the cons for selection and fit. If Zappos had a local bricks-and-mortar store, they'd make a killing - if only because of me.

[Rekognize]

www.brownsshoes.com

free shipping right now. If you don't like the shoes, you can return them to your local B2 / Browns stores.

We just received an exclusive coupon from Browns... Free shipping for orders $50 and up! Valid until Oct 11, 2008 :)

Coupon code: brownsredflag

[Sheky]

http://www.shoebuy.com/

Pricey shipping though

And don't bother with Cnd Zappo. That site blows ****ing goats. Doesn't even have 20% of the selection as the US counter part.