Shopping at K-Mart August 16, 2014
Posted by Kenny Norman in east.Tags: East Washington Street, grocery, K-Mart, outdoor furniture, shoes, Target, VHS tapes, Wal-Mart
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I REALLY wish the north side of Indy had a K-Mart. All that time screwing with Wal-Mart and Target and I found what I needed at K-Mart & got out in 10 minutes! I found a pair of size 10.5 Wide Width shoes for $20. It’s hard to find shoes for that price that don’t fall apart and that have wide width. With my feet, that’s a must. Most places either have cheap shoes that fall apart, shoes that cost more than $20, or don’t carry shoes with wide width. Also, I found a good deal on VHS tapes (yes, I still use those)- six tapes for $10. I think K-Mart just became my new shoe store; it was worth the drive to East Washington Street. They also had cheap yard furniture for 1/6th the original price that I am considering buying, as well as a clean, cheap, and organized grocery section I may investigate on my next visit.
I destroy footwear January 29, 2013
Posted by Kenny Norman in miscellaneous, north.Tags: DSW, Finish Line, Foot Locker, footwear, Kohl's, Marshalls, Payless, prices, Shoe Carnival, shoes, shopping, Wal-Mart
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As noted before, I get my shoes either at Wal-Mart or Payless. Why? Well, let’s face it: I destroy shoes every four to six months. It makes little sense to get shoes somewhere fancy like Shoe Carnival, Foot Locker, Finish Line, Kohl’s, Marshalls, or DSW when they get destroyed so soon, and at the same rate as shoes from cheaper places. And personally, I prefer to NOT pay more than $20 for shoes, but I’ll go $30 if need be. I walked more when I was in school, so I needed shoes every 4 months. Now that I’m not in school, I don’t walk as much, but I still do a lot of walking. I need shoes every 6 months. Wal-Mart and Payless tend to keep their shoe prices between $15 and $35, whereas other places’ shoes START at $40 and go up to $120. Thankfully, I have 2 new pairs of shoes at my house right now, so I should hopefully be good for another year! But when it’s time for a new pair, off to Payless I go!
Shoe shopping is tough business. October 8, 2012
Posted by Kenny Norman in miscellaneous, north.Tags: coupon, discount, Goodman's, Kohl's, Marshalls, sale, Shoe Carnival, shoes, shopping, Super China Buffet, Target
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Well, recently I needed new shoes. The heels on my old pair were going out. I had already been to the 75th & Keystone Wal-Mart, which is where I usually get my shoes for $10-20. Unfortunately, they were out of my 10.5 wide width men’s tennis shoes. I then tried the Glendale Target and they didn’t even carry tennis shoes! I then tried the West 38th street Target, which had tennis shoes, but not in my size.
So, September 10, 2012, my grandma took me for shoes. My goal was to get some for $20. We first went to the Nora Marshalls. The prices there were HORRIFYING- shoes went from $70 to $120! No thank you. Next stop was the Nora Target a few doors down. They didn’t carry wide width tennis shoes, and that was disappointing, but at least there were sales on lotion, Chap Stick, and deodorant! After that, I tried Goodman’s Shoes, which was close to Marshalls. Now, this is a fancy shoe store, so I went straight for the clearance rack. Sadly, the cheapest it got was $60, so out I went.
My new shoes! (Though I usually don’t go for black.)
The 4th stop my grandma and I tried was the Kohl’s at Keystone at the Crossing. I hadn’t been to a Kohl’s since ’95, when the one at 75th & Keystone closed and turned into that Wal-Mart I mentioned. Anyway, I went in there, and the shoes were $50-95. It’s a step better than Marshalls or Goodman’s, but STILL it’s too pricey. My aunt and other grandma love going to Kohl’s- they say it’s cheap and they sometimes get 25-50% off coupons, but even with a 50% off coupon (which the cashiers were not currently giving), the shoes were still too pricey.
Our 5th stop was the Shoe Carnival at 82nd & Allisonville. I saw a LOT of shoes there between $60-150. That was WAY too expensive for me. All seemed lost…until I stumbled upon a pair of black Fila men’s 10.5 wide with tennis shoes for $37. That was still pricier than the $20 goal I’d set, of course, but they fit wonderfully, it was the best deal I’d seen all day, and my grandma had taken me to five places so far. I told my grandma about the shoes as I was about to leave. Surprisingly, she told me to get them because she thinks we’d have spent too much on gas trying to chase a better and possibly nonexistent deal. (And she was probably right!)
My 3rd favorite restaurant!
And as one of my friends noted, I usually do WHITE shoes, but hey, I’ll take what I can get, as long as they’re not pink! Had Shoe Carnival failed, TJMaxx, Burlington, and JcPenney, and Payless Shoe Source were next on the list. Thankfully, they were not necessary. Oh, and my grandma treated me to lunch at Super China Buffet (my 3rd favorite restaurant) before taking me back home. I, of course, thanked her for shoes and food. Day well spent…and shoe shopping is tough business.
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