Returning Worn Shoes to DSW

[Anonymous]

I leave three pairs of work shoes at work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I leave three pairs of work shoes at work.

OP here. That's what I did at my old job when I had an office but now since I have to hotel, I can't leave anything at work. And there's a waiting list for lockers. (yes, first world problems, I know...)

[Anonymous]

Just take them back. People do it all the time.

[Anonymous]

If they won't take them back, you can try to take them to a shoe repair place and have them stretched out. That way you don't have to live through the pain of wearing them in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bought a pair of naturalizer heels at DSW on Saturday, specifically because -- in the store -- they were so incredibly comfortable. I don't own any comfortable heels and have a 5+ minute walk uphill from the metro (and downhill going home, which is also very painful in uncomfortable shoes) to work, so I jumped at these. I am wearing them today and HOLY CRAP they are SOOOOOOOO uncomfortable. Like, I was practically crying by the time I got to work. I am contemplating going home barefoot, they're so uncomfortable. I cannot keep these shoes but I am worried that DSW won't take them back b/c they'll obviously be worn. Any advice? BTW, what is up with naturalizer being uncomfortable? Isn't this the company that had those commercials in the 80s that had two women's basketball teams playing in their heels?

.no you don't take them back. You wore them. Next time wear them around the house on carpet for awhile.

+1

This is what I always do (except we have hardwood).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I bought a pair of naturalizer heels at DSW on Saturday, specifically because -- in the store -- they were so incredibly comfortable. I don't own any comfortable heels and have a 5+ minute walk uphill from the metro (and downhill going home, which is also very painful in uncomfortable shoes) to work, so I jumped at these. I am wearing them today and HOLY CRAP they are SOOOOOOOO uncomfortable. Like, I was practically crying by the time I got to work. I am contemplating going home barefoot, they're so uncomfortable. I cannot keep these shoes but I am worried that DSW won't take them back b/c they'll obviously be worn. Any advice? BTW, what is up with naturalizer being uncomfortable? Isn't this the company that had those commercials in the 80s that had two women's basketball teams playing in their heels?

Why don't you try wearing sneakers and keeping the heels at work. Seriously, no pair of heels is going to be comfortable to wear uphill!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bought a pair of naturalizer heels at DSW on Saturday, specifically because -- in the store -- they were so incredibly comfortable. I don't own any comfortable heels and have a 5+ minute walk uphill from the metro (and downhill going home, which is also very painful in uncomfortable shoes) to work, so I jumped at these. I am wearing them today and HOLY CRAP they are SOOOOOOOO uncomfortable. Like, I was practically crying by the time I got to work. I am contemplating going home barefoot, they're so uncomfortable. I cannot keep these shoes but I am worried that DSW won't take them back b/c they'll obviously be worn. Any advice? BTW, what is up with naturalizer being uncomfortable? Isn't this the company that had those commercials in the 80s that had two women's basketball teams playing in their heels?

Why don't you try wearing sneakers and keeping the heels at work. Seriously, no pair of heels is going to be comfortable to wear uphill!

OP can't keep anything at work. No regular office/cube. Please read the thread before commenting. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

What is "hoteling"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is "hoteling"?

You don't have a regular office/space, so when you come into work you get assigned to an empty office/space. It reduces the amount of a space a company needs to have, especially if employees work off-site a lot.

[Anonymous]

I don't see why you cannot take worn shoes back if you are not happy with them.

If you haven't worn them, then how will you know if you are happy with them, right??!

If a business wants to keep its customers happy, then they will take worn shoes back.

Plain and simple.

[Anonymous]

Echoing what someone else said about stretching them at a cobbler's- you can buy your own shoe stretchers and do it yourself at home. I prefer to do that anyway b/c I can control how long I stretch them, whereas with the shoe place, you obviously don't get that amount of control. I also will blow some hot air from my hair dryer on to help loosen the leather.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is "hoteling"?

You don't have a regular office/space, so when you come into work you get assigned to an empty office/space. It reduces the amount of a space a company needs to have, especially if employees work off-site a lot.

This is awful, and doubly so when places do not provide adequate conference rooms and freaking storage space. I sympathize, OP. however, do not return worn shoes.

[Anonymous]

Hey OP, did you return the shoes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bought a pair of naturalizer heels at DSW on Saturday, specifically because -- in the store -- they were so incredibly comfortable. I don't own any comfortable heels and have a 5+ minute walk uphill from the metro (and downhill going home, which is also very painful in uncomfortable shoes) to work, so I jumped at these. I am wearing them today and HOLY CRAP they are SOOOOOOOO uncomfortable. Like, I was practically crying by the time I got to work. I am contemplating going home barefoot, they're so uncomfortable. I cannot keep these shoes but I am worried that DSW won't take them back b/c they'll obviously be worn. Any advice?

BTW, what is up with naturalizer being uncomfortable? Isn't this the company that had those commercials in the 80s that had two women's basketball teams playing in their heels?

I think DSW gets a lot of stuff made specifically for them. I have tried to price compare when I see shoes there, and they often never show up anywhere else besides DSW. So their Naturalizer brand might somehow be lower quality than the Naturalizer you buy at another store.

I always thought that many of their brand name shoes were just older models and that's why they couldn't be found elsewhere on line or at the brand stores such as Naturalizer or Clark's. Some shoes I've been able to find at Zappos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you get a pair of shoes to commute in instead of wearing your heels on the metro?

I make it a point to try new shoes inside on carpet for a few hours to test how comfortable they are. Are your shoes tight and uncomfortable, or are they hurting your arches or the balls of your feet? If they're just tight, try wearing them with thin socks around the house for a bit to stretch them out. But you can't return them at this point since they've been worn outside.

Agree with this. It happened so often to me that I try something in store on their plush carpets and it feels like walking on air, to walk 2 min in the street for them to start hurting. I do what pp does now: I gave up on the idea of commuting in heels. Now my heels are neatly stacked in one of my work drawers and I walk in sneakers and change their. I also started when I buy new shoes to just wear them to spend time with them around the house. For e.g. When I am watching tv or reading in the evening. Staying in a shoe for 1 straight hour usually tells me more on whether I will wear them again or not more than a 2 min try in a shop. I ended up returning a few after I could not even sit in them for more than an hour.