So I must say I am the queen of buying shoes online. I've mentioned in earlier post that growing up I had one store that carried large shoes. Payless. No disrespect to Payless, which has come a long way, but I really didn't have a variety of choices and I always had the not-so-cute shoes in high school *sad face*. Needless to say I wore a lot of boy gym shoes back in the day. Though I am grateful that I at least had one place to get dress shoes, I was ecstatic to eventually discover all of the online resources that are now available. Not to date myself, but when I was in high school computers weren't in every household and I had a pager [it was huge] because not only were cell phones big they were expensive! So we are living in a whole new era and I wanted to share with you my top 5 online large women and men shoe resources. All of them carry a variety of widths and you should double check their policies before you buy. Things are always changing on the web. Please share with others!
Zappos.com
I absolutely LOVE Zappos. They always have free shipping and it is super dooper easy to return shoes.
Returns: 365 Day Return Policy
Shipping: United States and its territories. Free shipping both ways!! What!
Women Sizes: 2-20 [Though up to 20 is an option, after 14 it's slim pickings.]
Men Sizes: 1-24
Bonus: They also carry clothes, handbags and accessories. Under special sizes if you click tall they have several tall jeans/pants available. Hopefully they will continue to carry more talls.
Barefootess.com
I discovered them last year and instantly fell in love with them. They specifically cater to women with large feet. Only selling women's shoes size 11-15. They carry their brand and others. I would strongly recommend supporting this big footed entrepreneur.
Returns: 14 days of your receipt of the order for a full refund; 15-30 days you can get store credit; Final sales are, well, final
Shipping: Ships worldwide [Tip: Sign up for their emails or add them on Facebook to get great offers on shipping and order discounts]
Women Sizes: 9-15
Men Sizes: NA [Sorry Fellas]
Endless.com
Another great resource for shoes. I like their variety. If you can't find a brand on Zappos they may carry them. Endless also has a relationship with Amazon.com.
Returns: 365 Day Return Policy
Shipping: Free US and International Shipping. Returns are free only in the US.
Women Sizes: 3-16
Men Sizes: 4-20 [After 18 it's slim pickings]
Amazon.com
This site has everything! So of course they have large size shoes. You get your orders quickly even when you choose the cheapest shipping option.
Returns: Within 30 days of the original purchase date for a full refund less any shipping costs
Shipping: Ships worldwide; Free shipping available on orders over $25 [on eligible items]
Women Sizes: 3-16
Men Sizes: 4-20
Bonus: You can add items to a wish list until you're ready to commit.
Nordstrom.com
I do love some Nordstrom. After my Payless phase in high school I quickly moved on to Nordstom in college. Though I didn't have enough money to shop there all the time, I always went their if I could to buy shoes for special events. Shortly after I discovered Nordstrom rack and I was in heaven. This is the only store on the list where you can by large size shoes at their brick and motor stores. Nordstom has two over and under events every year that I would definitely recommend checking out.
Return Policy: Within 30 days of purchase
Shipping: Free shipping on orders over $200
Women Sizes: 4-14
Men Sizes: 5-20
Bonus: They have an awesome return policy. After, let's say, 8 months your shoe "malfunctions" you can take the shoes back to the store.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Above are my favorite online stores that I often purchase from; however, there are other site that also carry large shoes. Below is a list of some of the most popular ones. There are several other sites that aren't listed. Just remember if a web site looks like it was thrown together, don't trust them with your credit card. Often I'll check them out on bbb.org and/or hopefully they have a Paypal option.
- 2BigFeet.com [Men only]
- 6pm.com
- Cinderella Shoes [Women only]
- Designer Shoes [Women only]
- Friedman's Shoes
- Dream Shoes [Women only up to size 16!]
- Odd Ball [Men Only]
- Online Shoes
- Shoe Buy
- Shoes.com
30/07/2011 - 1:50 PM
NIKE IS ANOTHER
03/01/2012 - 11:03 PM
Phew! Glad to see that your top 5 are also my top 5. I thought maybe I’d been missing out all this time. I love your blog. Can’t wait to see what you do in 2012
04/01/2012 - 5:44 AM
lol! Thanks! I think your blog is fantastic to. I’m going to do an article on some of the top tall blogging sites since we’re scattered throughout the web.