Office

When I think Office I think ‘ugh,’ having had an extremely bad experience with a pair of boots from here. I invested in my stunning thigh-​highs in October and by December they were already ludicrously broken down although I had only worn them on a few occasions. The soles were of poor standard and after examining the new pairs in the store when I went to return, I realised my mistake.
After all this I received poor customer service, with an option to contact Head Office who never got back to me.
It is for this reason that I will never purchase another pair of shoes from here, even if they do have a nice array of Converse on offer.
It’s just the principle of the thing.

I think Office is the best place to go for trainers. Although some of the lines in shoes can be considered a bit suspect in terms of quality, the selection of trainers never fails to cost me money. The items change in line with fashions and seasons of course, but also manage to retain a consistancy so you don’t feel like you’re buying into last weeks fashion trend (as long as you avoid a neon pair of Nikes). The shop can be considered fairly squashed in, but I’d rather have a larger choice when spending money in a shop like this. They do a student discount in here too so remember to take an NUS card/​Uni card — sometimes they accept either.

Blowfish
Firetrap
Iron Fist
Juju
Office
Quicksilver
Rocket Dog
Scholl
Sugar
Ted Baker
& Ugg
If you’re looking for footwear for the spring and summer, Office is a great starting point. As well as sandals from all the brands above, they have classic Birkenstocks, Havainas flip flops, pumps and espadrilles. There’s also a small selection of wellies, sneakers and hi-​tops for the festival season.
Just don’t think about trying on a pair of Crocs!

The Home Office, the Foreign Office, the Office (the TV series), an Officer and a Gentleman, the Office (the US TV series); these are the offices we hear about on a day-​to-​day basis but what is this Office?
Apparently it’s a retailer selling shoes, boots, trainers and other foot-​worn accoutrement. And apparently there is one in Manchester (don’t know quite how I missed that!) and apparently this is the first time there has been a branch in Liverpool. Well, they’re welcome to come to this fair city, I say, and well they have come bringing with them stacks and racks and stands and garlands of lovely footwear. From gladiator sandals to Adidas sambas, from wedges to Converse, as long as you’re looking for shoes they have it all. Even some fantastic grey marl Vans authentic lo-​tops exclusive to the store — yes please.
My only complaint is that it’s all a bit squashed together, frequently the shoes are stacked very close together making it difficult to notice which ones you might be interested in. Also I twice almost tripped over those ankle high display boxes they have. What do you mean that seems like it’s more my fault than theirs?