Sole Comfort

Fun shopping today with Christina at Sole! love my new Urban Oxide cobalt blue purse… bought my first UO in Chicago a few years ago. Super Fun!

This might be a great store but I never really got a chance to shop the merchandise. I walked in and was immediately accosted by the saleswoman (I was wearing an expensive brand of athletic sandals which she spotted before I got both feet through the door) — she stalked me through the whole store telling me the discount and holding every pair of shoes in my size up to my face saying she had «better prices than Amazon.» When I tried to browse she continued to badger me. Her high pressure tactics ruined the experience for me, and, newsflash, I wasn’t looking for bargains I was looking for great shoes. When I started to leave she made rude comments under her breath about people who waste her time. I’ll never go back.

I appreciate small locally owned businesses and know they struggle from time to time to compete with big chains. I think the biggest challenge of most companies is finding quality employees and that is certainly the case at Sole Comfort. I have never left a business so shocked and infuriated. My husband and I were browsing in this store one Sunday morning while waiting on a table at Original Pancake House. Much to my surprise the sales lady very loudly stated (this woman would never need a microphone in any circumstance) that she did not like people who were patrons of Pancake House to come into the store. No offense, but if not for Pancake House they might never get ANY foot traffic. I was about to purchase a Michael Starrs shirt but after listening to the rude, obnoxious musings of this 40-​something sales clerk I walked out aghast. I would venture to say that 100% of the people in the store at that point were waiting on tables at the Pancake House and that if this chic works on commission she should thank her lucky stars for the foot traffic that the Pancake House draws in. Her lack of tact and class sure as hell isn’t going to sell the merchandise! They had a lot of those comfortable chunky looking shoes you can buy at The Walking Company, which is
where I will go next time I am I the market for this type of shoe because the employees there seem to like it when customer walk in their door, regardless of what drew them there!