Feet First

Now that autumn has arrived and my one year old troublemaker is starting to run around I thought it would be about time to get her first proper shoes. As you will probably know (especially if you are a parent from Europe) the choice when it comes to quality kids shoes is very limited in NZ. One of the few shops that specializes in this regard is Feet First, located in Milford Mall just by Whitcoulls.
I was the only customer at the time and therefore got the friendly English shop assistant’s full attention. She measured my daughter’s feet thoroughly in all their dimensions and suggested a range of about 20 different models. As you would expect, most girls shoes were pink but they did have one cute and extremely comfortable looking pair of red Bobux shoes (NZ brand). As soon as Maya had them on she ran out of the shop — must be good shoes then! Yes, they do come at a price of $ 70.00 but I guess it’s ok to spend a bit more on the first footwear. Apparently they are going to last for about 6 months — we will see!
Anyway, highly recommend this shop if you are after some proper advice and good quality shoes. Thumbs up!

My friend popped around and picked me up and we were on a mission to Milford Shopping centre to find our babies some hard soled shoes.
It just so happens we were on our way to North Shore’s only children’s shoe store; we had done our research and this was the place to buy really good quality kids shoes.
Easy to find at Milford Mall, when I arrived the shop assistant was busy fitting another child with shoes. I had a chance to look at the products on offer, and admired the Bobux brand and stages of walker’s shoes.
With the trained shoe fitter’s help and a unique Clark’s measurement instrument, the lady helped me take my son’s foot measurements, and advise me on the shoes which would be best.
I quickly decided on a pair of blue Ked’s which just looked adorable on him, I received the correct size, and let him have a bit of a walk around in them.
I was really happy with how easy the whole procedure went, and the help was highly professional.
The price of the shoes at First Feet is more on the expensive side; however you are paying for quality.