The Shoe Saga Continues

After returning the ill-fated (and ill-fitting) shoes to Piperlime, I continued searching for pretty, cheap, not-too-high-heeled silver shoes.  My search eventually led me to Amazon, which I love but had avoided because I didn't want to pay for shipping.  I couldn't resist, though, when I saw these beauties:

They had everything I was looking for: peep toe, sling back, cute bow accent.  I could even get over the fact that they were white, since they had so much else going for them, and they were reasonably-priced enough that I wouldn't feel too bad about only wearing them once.

However, when they arrived I was somewhat underwhelmed.

Trigger was suspicious.  He has very discerning taste.

Um, majorly smushed bow and weirdly rough fabric?  No thanks.

I was so disappointed, but really I just couldn't get over the cheap fabric.  Not only that, but they were obviously cheaply-made and I could already tell my feet would be killing me by the end of the ceremony.  So back they went!  It truly pained me to have to pay the return shipping (although $5 really wasn't TOO bad), but it had to be done.

Shoe Shopping Lesson #2: Always order from sites with free shipping to AND from.

After this failed attempt, I knew it was time to take my search out of the online world and into the real one.  I trekked to my local DSW (about a half hour away) and finally perused the shelves in person.  And lo and behold, look what I found:

Sorry for the poor picture quality, it was hard to find a pic online in silver.  And I'm too lazy to go photograph the ones sitting on my shelf right now. 

Seriously though, how perfect are these?  Silver, classic and understated, with a mid-height heel.  And let me tell you, these suckers are seriously comfortable.  Like, unnaturally comfortable.  I'm so excited to wear them to the wedding!  Finally, the shoe saga could come to a close.

Shoe Shopping Lesson #3:  Sometimes it really is better to just suck it up and drive to the store.