At some point last year Plum District had discounted vouchers available for Sole Society, so I decided to snag one so I could check out HauteLook’s shoe dedicated shopping club. I realized the voucher was about to expire a couple of weeks ago, so I decided to pick up the SoleSociety Emerson shoe in gold that you see above.

I am positively obsessed with gold right now. I just can’t get enough. I have a lot of pairs of shoes, but I don’t have a moccasin like this, so combine those two and that’s why I got the Emerson.

Per shipping times, I have no idea how quickly the package arrived. It showed up during the hustle and bustle of the holidays when I wasn’t exactly paying attention.

In this day where we can get some of the biggest designer names in footwear for a small fraction of the retail price at the sample sale sites or even stores like Marshall’s, I rarely never pay over $25 for a pair of non-designer shoes. It’s just not worth it to me because there are better deals to be found elsewhere. Had I paid full price, these shoes would have set me back $49.99! That’s a whole lot of money for non-name brand shoes! This was definitely the first turn-off to me. {Luckily, I didn’t pay full price thanks to my Plum District voucher, otherwise I never would have purchased the Emersons.}

The second issue I had with this shoe is that they just felt cheap. The gold is actually a really nice color that I like, but the pleather is super flimsy. The shoes are super lightweight, which could be nice but I don’t think they will hold up to much regular wear and tear. There’s absolutely no support inside the shoe, and after two quick outings the sole is showing some signs of wear.

This is likely the only purchase I will be making from Sole Society, and I’m just going to say I am not a fan. These shoes aren’t worth $49.99. I would have happily picked them up for $10 at Payless or a thrift store, but I definitely wouldn’t pay much more than that.

Have any of you ordered from Sole Society in the past? Did you have better luck than me?

Tags: Emerson, sample sale sites, Shoes, shopping clubs, Sole Society