#BTS Shoe Shopping for the Kids!

For most of my adult life i worked in and bought the clothing for skateboard and "streetwear" shops. The kind of store kids drag their parents to and the parents are shocked by the prices.
Now i'm a parent and i realize what all the shock was about! Buying Back To School clothes for multiple kids is a huge tightrope walk, getting everything they need without going completely broke!

So I recently had to buy shoes for my son Griffin who's going into kindergarten, i want him to look cool but not spend a lot. Heres how i go about it....firstly NEVER PAY REGULAR PRICE!

As someone who works for years selling clothing/shoes thats my rule, it all goes on sale soon enough.
My first stop on the shoe shop was earlier in the summer when websites are clearing out last years styles.DC Shoes is a favorite in our house and they often have good sales on their website, usually 50% off. 

Keeping in mind the deals I found there I stopped at two places here in Charlottetown, Winners and for fun Walmart. I say for fun at Walmart because i don't usually shop there but I saw that they have the Tony Hawk shoes there and wanted to check them out. 

Got there, and the Tonk Hawk stuff was cleared out and the other shoes were about the same price as the discounted DC Shoes so whats the point. I like brand name stuff, so sue me!

Finally Winners. They had the same prices on DC Shoes as the website and some cheaper options under $20 (which Walmart did not Have) also with a bunch of other name brand options i found a great pair of UnderArmour running shoes which he loves! So DC at $25, Under Armour at $40 I saved about $85.00! 
It pays to shop around!