I came here with my 18 month old son the other day for some new shoes. The store is small, which is nice when you have a tiny human; less places for them to wander off. Plus you can really see all the styles and brands right out in the open. The person helping us was pretty good. She measured my son's foot and brought out shoes I might like in his size. She also did a great job of asking questions about what I was looking for and answered all my questions about shoes. I never felt pressured to buy a particular brand or style. I also felt like she did a really great job of checking to make sure his feet fit. They are a little big, but toddler feet grow so fast that is ok. What knocks it down a star for me is space isn't super accessible. I had my son in a stroller. The store, which is meant for children so you know strollers will be coming and going, doesn't have a ramp. The store clerk also did nothing to help me get in the store. Granted she was helping the only other customer in the store at the time, but I was really struggling getting my stroller over the high lip at the door. Thankfully a passer by helped me out. It baffled me that a store that you would expect stroller traffic to be high at wouldn't be easily accessible. I know the building was probably built before ramps were required, but it would make it much easier getting in and out. read more

This review is very late for me, but I figured better late than never. While in town in December, I went to this Stride Rite with my sister and 1 year old niece. My niece always fussed whenever my sister or her dad put shoes on. She never really wore shoes before, so we figured that was it. We took her here, and the wonderful sales clerk looked at her feet, sized them, and figured out that she has wide set feet. She brought a few shoes out that she picked based on the fact that she has wide feet and had never really worn shoes before. She brought out soft sole shoes, which she said is good since she wasn't used to wearing them. The looked at my niece when she was explaining how soft soles would be better, and she was excellent at getting my niece engaged and involved and interested. The shoes fit perfectly and went on super easily. My niece fussed quite a bit, but she said it was because she wasn't used to it. She told us to just keep them on and she'll get used to it. We ended up buying two pairs. Within 24 hours, my niece was running all over the house with her brand new shoes! Months later, she has more shoes, and runs all over the place and loves them. I can't remember this woman's name, but she was the best! Very well informed, very experienced, and very patient! If you can see this, thank you!! read more

Stride Rite - She was amazing at getting my niece engaged and involved. - Shoe Stores Near Me - Roseville, Minnesota

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I am seriously bummed out to leave such a bad review, but in all honesty it is very much deserved. Please note: this is a review for a single experience. I have had other better experiences at this store, which is partially why this one was soooo disappointing. I have been a customer of this shoe store since my kiddo was about a year old. However, this trip to Stride Rite was a bigger deal than the others. Her first pair of school shoes! She starts kindergarten this year. Well, I decided I wasn't going to interfere in her selection. These were special shoes for her big day, and even if they weren't practical she has others to fall back on. My daughter and I are both shoe lovers. She selected a sparkly pair of Hello Kitty Keds brand tennis shoes with a bow on the Velcro straps. Über cute! Also, we've purchased this exact style shoes from Stride Rite twice in the past so I was confident in the quality. I asked for some help measuring her tootsies so we could get the right size. The sales lady seemed a little stressed, but I chalked it up to Labor Day sales madness and we waited patiently. She brought them out and warned me that they might be too narrow. I told her no worries, we've had good luck with Keds in the past and it has never been an issue. Well, the 'shoe expert' jammed her finger in the shoe with my daughters foot and declared her feet were too wide for this style. She never even tried closing the straps, having her walk, etc. My peanut was super bummed, but I said that's fine and we would pick some more styles. Every shoe my child picked was rejected by the sales lady as 'too narrow' so I asked her to bring out some pairs she would recommend. Well, she came back with 3 pairs all Stride Rite brand, $30 more than the shoes we picked out, and only in plain black or brown leather. I asked her if she had anything more 'girly' to which she replied 'Sorry, but we don't carry the style shoes you like for fat feet.' Whoa...fat feet???!!! At that point I just said 'Ok sweetie (to my daughter), which were your favorites?' My girly girl grabbed the Hello Kitty Keds and I said we'll take these please. As unbelievable as it seems, she kept trying to talk me into a different brand of shoes. She said my daughter would outgrow the Keds right away. So I replied, 'That's my problem, not yours.' Finally we're checking out. Mind you, I would have left ages ago were it not for my 20% off coupon. Come to find out this store is an independent franchise and won't accept this particular corporate coupon. Nice. All-in-all, I'm glad the experience is over. I'm just bummed I let myself get bullied by a sales lady who wanted to make a better commission. read more