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FAMOUS FOOTWEAR: Review and Deep Discounts

By By: Angie Appoo, MK Publisher Snellville-Grayson-Stone Mountain August 10, 2013
I was recently invited to a special fundraising event at a local Famous Footwear location - East Cobb Avenues Famous Footwear - by a fellow blogger, Krystyn of "Really, Are You Serious?". There are many Famous Footwear locations throughout Georgia and throughout the USA (1100 if you're counting), including one very close to home at Sugarloaf Mills. You can find the one nearest you HERE.

I got to see their vast inventory of latest styles. Although rightfully named "Famous Footwear" many customers, such as myself, are unaware that they actually do carry famous, aka name brands. They carry over 100 brands, including top brands such as Adidas, Converse, Dr. Scholl's, Madden Girl, New Balance, Nike, Reebok, and Skechers.



Through September 14, you can enjoy BOGO Half Off everything in the store, shoes, accessories, and yes, even Backpacks. There is currently an additional limited time discount of 20% off for Reward Members (which is a free program you can join right at the register) or 15% off for non-reward members. And if you sign up for email alerts, you'll get a $5 off certificate. And I'm sure you know this coming weekend is Tax-Free - so there are lots of savings to be had!!!! Not to mention they usually have a very extensive clearance section, where the above mentioned discounts also apply!



The great thing about Famous Footwear is that you don't have to buy 2 pairs of shoes or 2 of anything at the same time to get the BOGO 1/2 OFF deal. You can buy an item at full price, and you can receive a rain check to get your second item at 1/2 OFF at another time. And if you buy something at one store, you can use the raincheck at any other store, if doesn't have to be at the same location. Another great thing about Famous Footwear is that if they don't have your size in the store, they will ship the correct size to your home. All of these may seem like little things, that most of us won't need to use, but going that extra step and offering us these perks makes Famous Footwear a great family-friendly, and customer-friendly business.  

As mentioned above, this was also a fundraising event, and ultimately Famous Footwear donated nearly $800 to Lift Up Atlanta to help local families and children purchase their back to school supplies  with the assistance of three Atlanta-Area bloggers. Three bloggers were chosen at random to go "shoe crazy" and get as many shoes as they can in 30 seconds. It was pretty impressive, and really fun. Famous Footwear donated the total cost of their shoes to the local charity, so the more shoes they got, the better for everyone all around. They were able to get 15 shoes, totalling $784!!





That's their Victory - now go out and get yours!

You can find Famous Footwear on 
twitterfacebook and instagram. Check out the hashtag #MyVictory, or use it next time you are in the store


Disclosure: I attended an informational event at the East Cobb Avenues Famous Footwear store, and received a gift card to shop as a form of compensation. All opinions are mine, and based on my own, honest experience.