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Cheap kids' shoes online

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leafleaf · 23/05/2022 12:21

Is there somewhere I can buy children's shoes online, for less than Clark's/Start-Rite prices?

I'm fine with supermarket quality shoes, but buying in store doesn't work for us, due to sensory issues. So I prefer to measure my children's feet at home and order online.

Ideally a site where I can convert the actual length of their feet to a size, rather than having to buy some special measuring guage (looking at you Clark's 🙄)

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lisavanderpumpscloset · 23/05/2022 12:40

Have you looked at the Clarks outlet?

Also, rather than measure length I was always told to draw around their feet and measure that way. Not sure which websites convert this into a size but I imagine Google will have the answer

Try Sports direct?

Needmorelego · 23/05/2022 12:44

You can order supermarket shoes or ones from places like Shoe Zone for home delivery. You don't need to go in store.

Sprogonthetyne · 23/05/2022 13:05

I get pre-owned but not worn /with tags from vintid. I did buy the foot measure thing though, not the proper clarks one, just an amazon cheap version, then use the Clarks size calculator.

To be honest you could probably just use a normal tape measure, you just need length and around at the toe knuckle (?? Not sure what that joints called). Sometimes I get clarks shoes but quite often I just use their sizing and get other brands but just ignore the letter (my kids are pretty standard width, if yours are especially wide or narrow it might be harder)

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hoomaeyya · 23/05/2022 13:07

I order from Reebok website quite a lot.

The shoes on sale tend to be pretty cheap and you can normally get another discount on top of that.

I've had a couple of good pairs of barely worn shoes for a fiver off Vinted as well.

MercurialMonday · 23/05/2022 13:17

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Ilovechoc12 · 23/05/2022 13:18

Amazon is your friend.
Ive got a sensory boy and we order so much stuff under the “wardrobe” 7 days to try or send back …. Try and find a brand / shoe that works for your child and then order the next 3 sizes in the same design.
geox trainers with velcro work well too.

he can’t stand going to a shop and trying on shoes so it works

equally marks and Spencer’s cheaper but too plastic

next - only last 1.5 terms then the bin.

I go for startrite, geox and then Clarks all from Amazon

MercurialMonday · 23/05/2022 13:21

I got a clarks foot gauge then used their site to convert to shoe sizes - across a decade and three kids it worked out as a useful item to have.

MercurialMonday · 23/05/2022 13:24

I don't know why that link didn't work.

I agree with PP amazon is also good for shoes.

MisiSam · 23/05/2022 19:28

Yes for vinted. I have a Clarks foot measurer, so I just found her size and then searched on there. She got her first shoes for £1 . My friend paid £35 for the same ones new! In an ideal world she would have new for her first shoes but Id rather buy second hand but good quality than new and cheap (only for first shoes ) once her feet are older I'll look at Asda as I've heard they do good ones.

whatevernextmrprimeminister · 23/05/2022 19:34

M&S kids shoes are great, tbh. We stopped buying clarks school shoes as they were so expensive and lasted a few weeks. I get near enough a year (depending how much they’ve grown) out of M&S, and they’re leather. Good sales too.

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