Every now and then a product intrigues me enough to make me want to check it out. When Purse Flats contacted MomDot on its innovative (where were you when I was in college!) way to save your feet after wearing heels all day, I knew it was something that I could really test out at the upcoming Type A Mom Conference, so I agreed to give it a whirl.
I am a sucker for some beautiful boots or size 3 inch heels (hey, I’m short here!) but I have definitely been the victim of taking them off and walking in the street barefooted. Which, as you probably know, isn’t the smartest idea.
When Purse Flats sent these set to me I realized the concept was brilliant, yet simple. A small clutch with folded up shoes on the inside.
(picture of my folded shoes)
At the end of the night, slip off whatever torture your feet has been through, pull out your new comfortable shoes, and slip on.
Voila.
Feet saved!
Purse Flats combines a gorgeous leather clutch -matching everything you own no doubt- with fold up ballet flats on the inside. What makes these unique is that the shoes actually have soles on the bottom in each area. Its not like slipping on socks, but actually shoes!
Quality: The purse and shoes are both leather. Can’t really argue with that. This is my actual purse WITH the shoes inside. They fit the shoes, my IDs, my lipstick, business cards, and little MomDot pins while I was at Type A.
Fashion (I think I look snazzy) and (true story) when Kadi was taking these pictures, a table near us started taking pictures of me too and asked me what I was modeling for.
HA!!
I should have lied and said Vogue. I wonder what they are going to do with those pictures. Maybe I’m on someone elses blog now.
Cost: Kinda high, but such is life on shoes and purses.You can buy them together or separate. I say together. The shoes are $125, the purse is $125 or you can purchase as a set for $240.
Fit: Fits snug. They do warn you of this in a lot of places on the website. I am a size 7.5. They only come in whole sizes. I ordered an 8, but should have gone w/ the 9. Go one size up and if you re a half size, go the size and a half up.
Gift: Perfect for your college aged daughter running around the town or the woman always on business trips.
Durability: Interestingly it started raining pretty good when we left the restaurant. We had to run a few streets over to catch the bus. My feet did NOT get wet, the soles worked perfectly, and I did not slip.
Want to know more information on the woman that created Purse Flats and how every purchase helps Hurricane Katrina victims? Head over and check out their designs and information here.
WANT TO WIN THIS SAME SET?
Win your own Purse Flats set with a retail value of $240 here!
Contest Ends Friday the 30th. I will contact the winner via email by the following Monday.
2 Ways to enter:
1) Twitter! Makes it easy! Here is a tweet to get you started. Every time you tweet this, or something similar, you are entered. Just come back and let me know you have sent out a tweet about purse flats or this review and that counts as an entry. Unlimited throughout the duration of the contest.
Check out this great way to save your feet after a night out! www.purseflats.com and enter to win at www.momdot.com/purseflats
or/and
2) Tell me why you want to win these. Thats simple enough, right?
~Trisha
I’m back!
http://twitter.com/Twincere/status/5164975152
I’d love these because no matter what type of heels I wear, my feet kill at the end of the night. Even if I just wore them to dinner. These would definitely save me from walking around barefoot (and embarrassing my hubby) after a long day!
I tweeted: http://twitter.com/MommaStaciA/status/5136364478
I have bad knees and can wear heals for a VERY short time then usually go barefoot. Trying to put the shoes back on is sheer torture. These would be wonderful.
I would live these for all of the formal events i go to.
I tweeted the contest
I’m on it!
http://twitter.com/Twincere/status/5108473415
I’m back and tweeting with ferocity…sorta!
http://twitter.com/Twincere/status/5106902994
I don’t have a website, I hope I can enter to win these. There super cute. I guess if I dont win I’ll try to buy a pair.
I would like to win these because it never fails when I get to go out, my feet will end up killing me within an hour or two. It’s not like when I was in college & wore 3″ heels all day at school, went to work, and THEN partied all evening. I would be crippled now if I tried to do anything close to it!
Thanks.
of course I’ve been following you and tweeted here:
http://twitter.com/Twincere/status/5072100692
Twincere(at)gmail(dot)com
I’m having a DOH! moment—I could be a bazillionaire if I invented these, cause I had this idea 15 years ago at my prom! While I don’t have many prom dates lined up on my social calender, I do love me a snazzy date night with my DH–and tired,weary feet at the end of the evening negatively affects everything–posture, stamina, mood. All those things need to be synced and perfect at the end of a date night so Moms like us aren’t too irritable to get the groove thing going on.
Anyway, I’d really love to win these-I can see my happy feet already 【ツ】
Twincere(at)gmail(dot)com
I would like to win them because they would make prefect sense in Alaska. Even in summer it is most nearly impossible to walk anywhere always on even ground. It would be great for this kind of place!
I would love to win because I once stepped in gum barefoot! YUCK!!
Tweeted: http://twitter.com/monie_g/status/5048851825
I’d like to win them vecause they’re so darn cute and a girl can never have enough cute flats or purses! Thanks!
Great idea! I tweeted http://twitter.com/OrbitMoM/status/5048022998
These are such an awesome idea! I would be thrilled to win these because when the holidays hit, I often find myself regretting the fact that I chose to wear “those really cute heels that will look perfect with that dress” about halfway through the night! And with 3 kids in tow…you never know when the purse flats would come in handy!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE ballet flats. I’m short like you and I probably SHOULD wear heels, but I can’t seem to walk in them. I travel a lot and it would be GREAT to have these purse flats ready to go when my piggies are crying “get me out of here” to those uncomfortable (but stylish) shoes.
I would like to win these because on the rare occasion that I do get to dress up, my heels always start killing me and I sit there wishing I had a back up pair of flats.
And because Christmas shopping is coming and I am sure my feet will start hurting in the middle of an inopportune time. Theses will really come in handy.