Cactus Flower Shoe Salon

Specialties

«Healthy Foot Fashion» We will measure and fit your foot with the most fashionable comfort. We strive to carry American made products and enjoy creating a shopping experience that goes beyond the front doors. You may come in as a customer, but you leave as a dear friend!

History

Established in 1977.

When I first began Cactus Flower Shoes, I was a young single mom with three hungry children and no money. I literally started my own shoe store on a shoestring. I had never worked for any one else in the retail business and had no idea what I was doing. Had I have known then what I know now, I would have never mortgaged my home, which was the only thing I had that was worth any thing. A banker friend of mine gave me a second trust deed for $ 17,000.00. With this meager amount of money, I boldly started my business in 1977. I won’t go into detail about the intense struggle that ensued. I diligently showed up everyday and sometimes it was so slow that I actually would fall asleep on the floor. I had no idea that only 7% of small businesses make it for 10years.

I was a quick learner and my customers taught me a lot about shoes and feet and then some of my vendors came to my rescue and taught me things about shoes. I had a real sense of budget and ran the small 600 square foot shop like I