Wedge Shoes Guide

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There is such a thing as cheap shoes that look fantastic. Cheap doesn't mean tacky or poorly made. Hundreds of shoes are available everywhere at low prices and, believe it or not, you can even find designer shoes cheaper. Cheap wedge shoes are even easier to find as many of them are made of canvas instead of leather. That doesn't mean that leather wedge shoes can't be found cheaply either.

Some of the most gorgeous shoes on the planet are wedge shoes. Finding cheap wedge shoes sounds harder than it really is, at least good cheap wedge shoes. There seems to be a big misconception about the wedge and I blame sites like about.com which tout the wedge as only a casual shoe, not fit for formal wear. They're wrong. In fact they're so wrong, it's rather laughable. Sure many of the styles of wedge shoe are casual, but so are many flats and people still wear those quite often to a wedding. Wedge shoes are nothing but a stiletto with support. It just happens that many of them have a cork wedge or are platform style. However, new designers, and the old ones too, are coming out with some fantastic looking wedges that can be worn for casual, formal or even ball gowns. It all comes down to the shoe itself. Many of the styles are even perfect for office wear, including the cork wedge heels!

Emilio Pucci $640 shoes.com

Let's take this pair of Emilio Pucci black wedge patent heels. They're obviously gorgeous formal shoes. I mean you can wear them with jeans (and personally I'd wear them with anything), but they're more suited for a power suit or a little cocktail dress. Can't you seee these little babies in a little pink prom dress? Yes, I know they don't fall under the “cheap” category, but I'm making a point (and part of that point is to look at these shoes while I type this article). The point is that wedges are anything the designer creates them to be. If you're looking for formal cheap wedge shoes, you may have to hunt around a little bit harder, but they exist.

Here are two perfect examples of cheap wedge shoes for formal wear: Risque by Rampage at a mere $30.99 and Victor by Franco Sarto at $43.99. Both shoes are perfect for a cocktail dress or even a formal ball gown. The Sartos come in black as well, and a funky sort of orange color. There are hundreds of other examples, it's just a matter of finding the perfect pair.

Rampage Risque $30.99 shoes.com

Franco Sarto Victor $43.99 shoes.com

In fact there are some great places to buy cheap wedge shoes, all it takes is knowing what you're willing to buy.

1) Wedge Shoes at Amazon.com
Amazon.com is one of my favorite shops. They have designers, merchants and shoes from all over the world that post their merchandise on the website. This means you get a visual idea of the price of multiple merchants with the same shoe. It also means a huge discount, because they often sell off their remaining stock at much cheaper prices.
2) Ebay.com maybe you've been turned off by Ebay in the past, but it's a really great resource for cheap wedges. You can find cheap wedge sandals and formal wedges, designer wedge shoes and everything under the sun on that site. You also get first hand knowledge of how well the merchant does with its customers. Imagine being able to walk into say Macy's and at the door you see how many stars customers give them, how the products are etc. You see the benefits now?
3) Womens Shoes at ShoeSteal.com Shoesteal.com has a humongous stock of shoes and (as shown above) some lovely wedges at really cheap prices. The more limited the stock, the better deal you get. There is a pair of $11 Rampage shoes there at the moment. I'm not featuring them because there is only one size left. But seriously $11 shoes? They say steal and they mean it!
4) Shoes.com Sale: Save over 60% plus Free Shipping Shoes.com another site that is much like shoesteal.com, and has some incredibly cheap wedge shoes for sale. (along with hundreds.. or thousands even, of other styles)
There isn't anything like shopping on the Internet. I do it daily, much to my husband's chagrin. This isn't the last you've heard of cheap wedges on this blog. I'll be keeping a lookout.

In fact one of my favorite shops EVER, is overstock.com and I'm going to feature them as soon as I figure out how to set up the blog so it removes items that are no longer in stock haha.

If I was to go shopping today, I'd probably be looking for a pair of shoes that were used. Why? Because I'm a little broke (due to this rather inciting offer: 10% Off Any Purchase at Shoebuy.com plus Free Shipping. Enter 'SHOEBUY' to redeem at checkout.). What can I say.. I'm a little shoe crazy. Thank gawd my husband works all day so he doesn't see the packages arrive. Little tip for those of you buying under the radar, when you shop online, be sure to either a) have a post office address or b) know your postman's time to deliver. Just a little trouble saving for you =).

Now onto the important part of this post; finding the shoes under $35. There are a number of places you can buy merchandise at really low cost.

1) Amazon.com (who offer free shipping and many different merchants)

2) Ebay.com who offer merchants with free shipping and some without, but more importantly offer a lot more variety for $35, including some pre-worn merchandise. Hey don't knock the used gear ladies, you're saving money and the environment!

3) Places like Shoebuy.com
, Shoes.com Sale: Save over 60% plus Free Shipping where there is a congregation of brands and they specialize in shoes only.

Now why are those places so great? Well they have one thing in common. Mass amounts of shoes and all are online. Stores that are online have no storefront overhead. That means no sales staff, no monthly rent on both a store and warehouse, no decorations, no lighting and so on. So those prices don't get marked up 200% like a department store. Another thing, online stores have lots and lots and lots of visible competition. If you go to buy a shoe, you can find that shoe 100 places and, if you're not lazy, at the touch of a "next" link you can find the one offered for lowest price. So those places have to stay competitive. Is it all roses and cheap wedge shoes? Nope. There are downsides to shopping online.

Shipping for one. If some places offer free shipping, they may charge handling. Be wary of that pair of black wedge sandals you just bought, the price jumped 20% when you pressed "checkout" because of tacked on charges. Even if they charge no handling, the shipping costs may raise the price. Now suddenly, instead of a pair of $35 shoes, you just bought a pair of $50 shoes. Meanwhile the place that charges shipping would have totaled out at like $40.

Another thing about online shops is returns. While almost every place has a return policy, guess who pays the shipping back to the vendor? Yup, that's you.

So just be aware of these things when you're shopping online. Now onto the shoes.

I haven't picked out a whole bunch of shoes, because I figure you can find what you want on your own. What I've done, instead, is pick out some great choices of black wedge shoes for under $35 from across two websites so you can see a fairly good representation of the styles available at those prices. You can find many others for lower or higher, depending on your taste.

Steve Madden Black Wedge Shoe

There is a reason this shoe is one of the best sellers on just about every website it's featured on, it's freaking cute as heck and it fits amazingly. Remember what I said in my last article about wedge shoes, to read customer reviews. Well this is no different. One thing they all say is that the shoe runs wide. So be sure to take that into consideration when ordering.

Now, this shoe isn't exactly under $35, but it is available for $34.98 in some of the styles, so technically it counts. But it is such a fantastic shoe, I'm including it, even if the black is more expensive.
Every customer review of this shoe says it is comfortable, despite being 5" wedge heel! That is something to consider.

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NASCAR Black Wedge Sandal

Ok this shoe is just cute cute cute. There are limited sizes, which unfortunately is one of the products of being a popular shoe. They run out of most of the sizes and then put it up for sale on Amazon. That is how Amazon works. Great for people that wear the size 9s this wedge sandal comes in, bad for those of us size 8.5 =-(. This shoe is whopping $13 at max price on Amazon.com. Worth every penny even if there aren't any customer reviews.

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Ok so that is a couple of examples from Amazon.com, you'll find many many more there with barely 2 seconds of looking. Now for some more goodies at different sites.

I absolutely love EBay, they have some really fantastic black wedge shoes at really low prices.

And last, but not least, shoebuy.com

Skechers Bewitch Bologna black wedge patent edge Price: $31.45

How cute are these shoes? A little sneaker, a little funky wedge shoe. Great with a little mini skirt, or a pair of funky slinky jeans! I'm lovin these.

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Really cute Black wedge sandal with cork heel $32.95

This shoe is just a basic cork wedge sandal that looks really great with sundresses and jeans alike. There aren't many shoes that go with everything like a cork wedge. This particular style is even great to wear with a dress to a wedding (as long as the dress isn't formal). A little silk sundress or semi-formal dress would pair great with these.
I'm a lover of ankle wraps too, so that's another reason to feature these little lovelies.

So a few picks that make you go wow =)

Happy shopping!