When my daughter, Macy, was a baby in the hospital, one of the nurses asked me if I named her after Macy’s Department Store or after the Macy’s Indian Reservation? Um, neither. Fact is, I didn’t want to name her Macy. But the name fits her well.

Anyway, I took the girls shopping for school clothes yesterday. Famous Footwear is having their Buy One, Get One 1/2 off Sale! Macy wanted “shock shoes”, so I was happy to see the price tag on the Adidas Ezya Cross-Trainers. Regularly $74.99. On Sale for $49.99. Even Free Shipping Online.

But I wasn’t going to waste my 1/2 price opportunity. And Macy’s twin sister, Mallory already found some Nike Impax Running Shoes at another store. I ended up finding a pair of Nike Xccelerator on sale for my youngest daughter.

I had forgot to bring along my Rewards Coupon to use, but the gal had said if I bring in my receipt with the coupon, she’d give me money back. What a deal. Instead, I think I may have to BOGO myself a few new pairs of shoes. Have I mentioned lately how I love Famous Footwear?

Now, I am not a big Birkenstock fan. Not exactly sure why. But a lot of people obviously are as I featured these Betula Licensed by Birkenstock Bump Sandals for only $39.95 in my last ShoppingBookmarks’ Hot Deals & Freebies eNewsletter, and the response was exceptional. Originally listed at $109.95, it’s hard to resist the deal.

Betula Licensed by Birkenstock Bump Highlights…

Since I will be moving into my new house next month, I needed to get rid of some of the crap that I have accumulated over the past 12 years of living in this house. So, I decided to have a garbage sale yesterday. And what a better time to weed out a few pairs of shoes that my kids and I never wear.

This picture was taken after the sale of the shoes still left over. And the sad part is that you can’t even tell that I thinned out our shoe collection inside the house. I plan to donate them to Goodwill. The tax deduction I can take for donating is way more than what I made at the garage sale. I don’t like how Goodwill marks their prices so high to people that need a break. I’d rather practically give them away, and at 25¢ a pair, I’d say I did.

I had been eyeing these Aerosole Mules at Famous Footwear for weeks, but I already have several pairs of brown mules, so couldn’t justify my purchase. But when shopping at the Outlets at Castle Rock while visiting a friend in Denver, I found them on sale at the Factory Brand Shoe Store (and they also accept your Famous Footwear Rewards Card for purchases!)

Only problem, they didn’t have my size in stock. But, they would ship them to me for free! Of course, I had tried them on several times to know exactly size what size I needed. Did you know that Size 7 1/2 is the most common shoe size among American women? Guess I’m a common girl!

When my shoes arrived at home in good ‘ole Nebraska the following week, my friend said I should send him a picture of me wearing them. Do you know how hard it is to take a picture of yourself and get both your feet and your smile in the picture? Acrobatics were involved.

I think these shoes look best with a pair of long, slightly flaired jeans. My friend thinks they would look best on the floor in a heap of clothing beside his bed.