Camper

Having never purchased camper shoes shoes before and only lusted at them online, I agree with the other Unilocalers here — this store is a bit basic and lacklustre. It seems like a really posh shoe library where you aren’t meant to touch anything and the staff seem a bit annoyed your in there.
Never the less my man needed hard wearing work boots, and I have read some great reviews about the longevity of these beauties. There is a good selection of colours for men which is unusual and perfect for us.

I find myself quite stuck on where to go with this review, and trust me, that’s nearly a first.
On one hand, i’m a big Camper fan. One my all time favourite shoes were Campers — little flats with a tweed and leather LOVE across two soles. They were as cute as a bug’s ear and lasted a good five years to boot. For a lady that blows through a pair of shoes every 6 months, that’s saying something.
But I would agree, the selection here seems a lot more basic then it used to be. Luckily, I was looking for a simple pair of flats with a good sole and that they still have. I took a pair of their black leather ballet flats and have been happily tromping through the city with them since. Here’s my take on this particular camper shop:
The shoes ARE good quality but they are a stiff price. Knowing that my last pair survived a few years, I was ok to pay and have been tromping almost daily in them, with happy soles to speak of.
However, the overall feeling when you go into this place does not want to make you buy shoes. Especially ballet flats over £100. The service the first time I went in was non-​existent. So much so, that even though I walked there SPECIFICALLY to buy shoes, I left empty handed and annoyed.
The second time was much better but still took a little bit to get going. I ended up going with a slightly larger size as it was a better fit and they’ve stretched considerably. Would have been a good smidgen of knowledge to have beforehand. And although the service was friendly, it was very paint by numbers and eagerly keen on the upsell for leather sprays, etc.
So I like the shoes. They stand up well for me and they are comfy as heck. But this place is lacking in atmosphere. If you know what you’re going for, venture forth. But if you’re justing looking for a cute pair of shoes, there are likely better places to visit.

Last Christmas I bought a pair of Campers in San Francisco. WIthin four months, the sole was peeling off the shoe. These shoes are NOT cheap and should not start falling apart within months of purchse. So, I took them into the Camper store on Hanover. Amazingly, I even still had my original receipt.
They took my shoes and I was informed that if they couldn’t be fixed, I would get a free replacement pair. About a week later I got a phone call from an employee who informed me that the cobbler could glue the shoes together or replace the sole with a rubber one –which, she mentioned, would be better for the winter. BUT — it would cost me £17.50. What? Apparently, because I bought them in the US, all they were really prepared to do was take them to the cobbler for me.
Knowing it wasn’t the employee’s fault, I agreed to the rubber soles.
I went to pick them up this weekend and a) I had to pay them in cash because of some dodgy reason behind them not being able to put it through the till (any other establishment would put the receipt in the till and it wouldn’t matter how I paid…) and b) the soles were definitely NOT rubber. They are leather. They’re the kind of sole you get on cheap shoes when you’re a kid, and you have to scrape them up so you don’t slip as you walk in them.
I was very unimpressed not only that the store did not deliver as they promised, but that I had to pay for it. I will be writing to the company with my complaint and as of right now absolutely would never buy another pair of Campers.

I love shoes. Shoes of all shapes, sizes, colours and brands, you name it, I love them. So, like Sam has already pointed out, it upset me to see so many pairs strewn across tables and knocked onto the floor un-​paired. Poor wee guys.
The shop is untidy, and could do with some sort of ordered shelving structure for all of the different styles. Granted, it’s more of a practical shoe store but even so, it’s difficult to get a good look if you’re having to crawl under a table to retrieve a pair.
Not really good enough for Princes Street!

I never thought a minimalist ethos would apply to a shoe shop, and Camper has confirmed that preconception.
Unlike the fancy sales arrangements from the likes of Office, Camper seems content to just slap a load of shoes onto one big table and expect the consumer to rummage through their offerings. Seemingly, this is a good idea when they open up shop at 9am, but by the mid afternoon the neatly placed footwear becomes jumbled and disorderly as wave after wave of curious customer picks them up and tosses them down.
I’d be willing to put up with this if the shoes on sale where any good, but a whimsical assortment of rubber soled loafers and altogether naff styles just doesn’t tempt me.