[Princess Zoe]

I went to return something and popped in The Childrens Place. They had shoes on sale for $4.99. As I am browsing for Makenna's size (which of course they didn't have) I saw a pair of shoes that someone had swapped for new ones. The lady working was pissed when she saw them. I understand times are tough. But geez.

 

[kelli]

Someone may have walked a mile in them.. but it wasn't you.

 

[Ender's Mom]

I can't imagine a worse feeling than not being able to afford to clothe your own child. (if that's the case)

 

[Princess Zoe]

Now I am getting slammed for posting what I saw. Thx.

 

[joflake]

You can go to the Good Will Store or a second hand shop and clothe your child for cheap, you don't have to go to a high end children's store and steal a pair of shoes.

 

[PhoebeJeebies]

I can't imagine a worse feeling than not being able to afford to clothe your own child. (if that's the case)

Doesn't give anyone the right to steal. Second hand stores have plenty of cheap shoes.

 

[kelli]

Now I am getting slammed for posting what I saw. Thx.

Actually it was the "but geez" part.. not what you saw.. your immediate judgement on someone's situation you know nothing about. Perhaps a little compassion of what someone else may be going through these days will fare you well.

And that wasn't slamming.. trust me..

 

[Princess Zoe]

I don't have compassion for stealing. That makes everything else more expensive.

 

[Paddysmom]

Wait, wait, wait. Maybe the new shoes were paid for, mom let the kid wear them out of the store and simply left the old ones behind. Maybe?

 

[kaisdad]

Wait, wait, wait. Maybe the new shoes were paid for, mom let the kid wear them out of the store and simply left the old ones behind. Maybe?

Yep. Happens all the time. We used to do that when we got new tennis shoes. Perhaps the sales person forgot to put the old shoes away.

 

[Princess Zoe]

Wait, wait, wait. Maybe the new shoes were paid for, mom let the kid wear them out of the store and simply left the old ones behind. Maybe?

That's possible. They could have asked them to throw them out. They were in decent shape. I would have donated them. Thats just me though. I also pick the clothes up off the floor and put them back on the hangers though.

 

[blacklabparent]

I can't imagine a worse feeling than not being able to afford to clothe your own child. (if that's the case)

It's a sad reality for many. =(

 

[blacklabparent]

I pick things up too, but many don't. Sometimes the racks are a mess, especially during a sale. Hopefully it was just a case of the old shoes being left behind after new ones were purchased. I've let my girls were things out of the store plenty of times. usually though, if it is footwear, their shoes aren't quite trash-worthy when we are buying new, so i get the salesperson to bag the old ones for me and they wear the new. I have taken a child with a broken sandal strap in for new ones & left the old ones for them to throw away though.

 

[CoCosMom]

If I have a pair of shoes that wears out within a season, I'll take them back to the store for replacement or credit. Maybe someone did that and the salesperson stupidly put them back on the rack, thinking someone might buy them for $4.99?

 

[Princess Zoe]

If I have a pair of shoes that wears out within a season, I'll take them back to the store for replacement or credit. Maybe someone did that and the salesperson stupidly put them back on the rack, thinking someone might buy them for $4.99?

Stores do that with shoes?

 

[blacklabparent]

Yep. There's also Sears Kidvantage. If your child wears out the clothes before they are outgrown, they replace them free.

 

[MidwestGirl]

Well it's hard to say what really happened. Usually if my kid wanted to wear the new ones home we put the old ones in the box and left with them.

 

[kelli]

oooh look, a whole slew of possibilities!

 

[CoCosMom]

Stores do that with shoes?

OMG yes! My husband took back a pair of shoes to Aldo that were 2 years old and the sole cracked - and they gave him a credit for the last sale price towards a new pair - $60! I bought a pair of boots from Spring on-line and they fell apart after 3 months of about bi-weekly wear, so I took them back and got a store credit since they couldn't replace them. I got a much nicer pair from Naturalizer for the same price at an end-of-season sale!

If you are buying shoes that are regularly priced over $100, they better darn well last!

 

[Princess Zoe]

OMG yes! My husband took back a pair of shoes to Aldo that were 2 years old and the sole cracked - and they gave him a credit for the last sale price towards a new pair - $60! I bought a pair of boots from Spring on-line and they fell apart after 3 months of about bi-weekly wear, so I took them back and got a store credit since they couldn't replace them. I got a much nicer pair from Naturalizer for the same price at an end-of-season sale!

If you are buying shoes that are regularly priced over $100, they better darn well last!

Yep. I always say you get what you pay for. I buy most opf Makenna's shoes at Payless. She grows out of them too fast to buy her expensive shoes. She went through 3 sizes of sandals last summer.