Where to Buy - Classic Crocs

Welcome to the first of our regular "Where to Buy" posts for the latest updates on shopping intel!

To purchase a pair of the very popular, versatile and oh so colourful Croc shoe from the USA, here are our top 5 online retailers to visit for great discounted prices:

      1. 6pm.com
      2. amazon.com
      3. crocsoutlet.com
      4. swimoutlet.com
      5.  cabelas.com





A pair of Classic Crocs retail here in Australia for $49.99 AUD but you can buy similiar clogs from the USA for as little as $18.00 USD. Remember when comparing prices to ensure that you factor in shipping costs.

Happy Shopping

The USA Shopping Affair Team

What to buy - back to school

Since starting my global sourcing experiment I am slowly getting more organised to avoid any situations that require popping down the shops (to date my only requirement has been kids Christmas presents and last minute birthday gifts). Hence I have begun to think about back to school and all the things we will need for the new school year including uniforms, shoes, school bag, lunch tote and stationery. My research to date has found that all of the above items are better to be sourced from Australia as shipping adds too much to the purchase price. The exception however are school shoes - yep once again the US provides a great range of footwear for school at much cheaper prices even after shipping to Oz has been included! These are the shoes that I bought for my son,

Leather Hush Puppies$40.00 USD, similar shoe retails in Australia for $89.95

New Balance runners $32.95 USD, retail in Australia for $60.00

What to buy - shoes, glorious shoes

No brainer really, shoes are definitely worth buying from the US for the bargains, for the fashion and for the uniqueness. Pumps, sandals, flats, boots, athletic shoes......you name it they are worth buying off shore. Estimate approximately $30.00 AUD to ship a pair of average shoes to Australia, allowing for slightly more if buying boots.

Nine West Briella T-Strap Sandal

Compare these Nine West Briella T-Strap Sandal, cost on Amazon was $51.00 on sale, full price was $79.00 compared to the price in the Nine West retail shops here at $159.00.

Even allowing the $30.00 shipping you still save $78.00!!! What we don't understand is why the price discrepancy between Australia and the USA as the shoe is undoubtedly made in Asia or China, therefore stock would have to be shipped to the US or Australia regardless.

Where to buy?

Below is a few of our favourites but feel free to let us know if we have left any essential ones out:

• http://www.amazon.com
• http://www.zappos.com
• http://www.endless.com
• http://www.viaspiga.com
• www.nordstrom.com

Happy Shopping!

Childrens shoes

For those parents out there, you'll understand the parent guilt concept. Is their lunch box contents healthy enough, to timeout or not to timeout, is TV the ultimate evil when it seems like such a life saviour and on and on and on. On that list of course is the shoeing of the said child, will my child be permanently damaged if I don't put the correct shoe on them. But have you seen the price of children's shoes!! There isn't even that much material to them, especially when you are talking about shoes for a 2 year old. Luckily online shopping helps me alleviate that guilt, I bought the below Timberland shoes for both of my kids from their sale (it's coming into winter over in the US so lots of good summer goodies) www.timberland.com.

Toddler & Junior Hypertrail Fisherman Shoe

These are great shoes for summer as they feature gaps for air flow and have a water resistant coating so hopefully they will keep in reasonable condition. Very sturdy and supportive with a cover to prevent stubbing of toes which inevitably leads to tears. Good flexibility which means I actually get to keep them on my 2 year old's feet as she has an aversion to shoes. I bought the toddler pair for USD $14.99 and the Junior pair for USD $24.99, a bargain in my book.

Got a recommendation of a children's shoe brand? Let us know and we'll see what we can uncover.

Happy Shopping!