DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse

When I go to DSW, I go straight for the clearance sale because that’s in my price range. The other shoes are discounted compared to fancy boutique, but they are still expensive. This particular DSW clearance selection is smaller than the one in my hometown, so it’s difficult to find exactly what you like and what fits you. I did one pair not on sale because I needed it for a wedding and it was cutting close to the date. They didn’t have my size in store dithery shipped the shoes to my house without the shipping fees. I appreciated that complementary service.

I consistently have pretty good luck with this location. Today, we scored a pair of burgundy Puma Sneakers for hubby… originally was $ 60…paid $ 34.92 after tax!

I love DSW’s Clearance selection it is nice. It’s where I go when I need to buy shoes in the city area. I have to say if the shoes aren’t on clearance you pay a pretty penny for them. The employees are nice and I like how it’s a huge store you walk and take your time to browse. You gotta understand what type of store they are and not to expect some department store service for shoes.

SHOE IN DEAL
This place has great deals. I love my Kenneth Cole shoes but hate paying $ 300 for a pair. I can always find a pair of KC shoes here between $ 95 and $ 135. Kenneth Cole shoes rock. It is the only pair of shoe I can buy, wear them at a trade show for 16 hours and my feet don’t hurt. I have no idea what KC does but his shoes fit me perfectly.
I do get a lot of use out of these shoes. My old Greek shoemaker is always fixing things after they break. Once he rebuilt the whole sole and heel for $ 25. It was like getting a new pair of KC shoes again. He rocks!
The back wall at DSW has great sales. So I recommend you check it out. There are some bad shoes here and may be worth a good laugh but every once in a while I find that hidden gem for an additional 40% off original price.
DSW has a huge selection of shoes for me. I love how everything is on the floor. Go to Nordstroms and you ask for one shoe and the sales guy is trained to bring out 4 different similar pairs. It’s annoying. They call it «4 on the floor» and it’s a ploy to get you to spend more money. At DSW I only have to try on the shoes I want. If there is no size 12, I just move on to the next shoe I like. Self service has its advantages.
The Men’s selection is huge and the Women’s is even larger but I don’t have to shop over on that side. I will have to approve a few selections if my wife finds something she likes. Make sure you join the club here for coupons or extra discounts. They have validated free parking, so do not forget to bring your ticket in. You will get 1.5 hours for free, so that is plenty of time to try on shoes.
So Shoe up my friend because there are deals to be had in the aisles here!

This place was having MEGA sales when we stopped in here.
I really wasnt in the mode to buy anything, but I couldnt resist with all of the selection and sales!
They had a TON of shoes… sandals, boots, athletic, heels, wild, etc… everything you could possible need, want or not need but still get.
I got something that was originally $ 70, on sale for $ 35, on extra sale for $ 18, had a coupon for $ 10 off on my account… walked out with it for $ 8.16! WHAAAAAA??? Heck yes, I love a good deal!

Just can’t go four stars, but close. DSW is known for carrying a large selection, however much of it seems repetitive. I was looking for some boots, boots that would keep my feet warm, dry and would be easy to get in and out of. With one little other detail, some style. Just because I want practical doesn’t mean I want old lady boots. Well the pair I got are all the things I want, but they lean towards that old lady vibe.
The shopping experience here is decent, the staff is friendly and for the size of the place it’s surprising that on each of my visits I do get asked if I need assistance. I will admit, I’m not into the music they play here, it wouldn’t be an issue if they didn’t blast it. The other thing on my wish list is that they don’t enforce people to wear socks when they try on footwear, not a problem this time of year, but in summer people are trying on shoes barefoot, ick! They do put out the nylon socks that you can slip on, but I’ve never seen staff point them out to people.
Lots of shoes and boots, many with the same theme. Only two pairs of boots that fit the easy waterproof criteria, I wish they had better selection. I know I’m being repetitive, sorry. Anyhow, with the weather being what it is, as I said I bought a pair thinking something is better than nothing. However, I will spend some time looking online to see if I can find something else.

DSW is great in the bricks-​and-​mortar sales, but beware the online site! My credit card was charged twice for a pair of shoes – I had ordered only one pair! I wrote to their Customer Service Dept, but I did not receive a response. So I called the Cust. Svc. phone number and they said that I was charged twice b/​c the shoes were (1) ordered and (2) coming from a separate location. One of the charges is supposed to be cancelled… let’s see when that happens. I shouldn’t have to chase a vendor and keep checking up on them like this.
Order online at DSW? Only if you want to spend more time checking than shopping.

I like this dsw. Staffs here are very nice and helpful and this place has a lot of shoe selections. Love their clearance rack, I can always score good deals. Make sure to sign up for their rewards program it’s free but you can get coupons when you first sign up and build points when you purchase. It’s great!

I am a huge shoe lover with a vast collection of shoes. All my fellow show lovers always recommend DSW. So I bit the bullet and stopped at the Roosevelt and Canal location.
I can’t buy into the DSW hype. Does this location have aisles and aisles of shoes? Yes, but that isn’t necessarily a good thing. There is not a huge selection of high end shoes. Moreover, DSW carries a very small selection of specialty sized shoes i.e. narrow widths. I will pass for now.

~ Football Field Full O’ Footwear ~
Walking into this DSW is like walking onto Soldier Field or, say, the pitch at Old Trafford and finding rows and rows of shoes for your shopping perusal.
You’ll walk up one aisle looking one way and then down the same aisle looking the other way checking out the discounted kicks. Meanwhile, the dance music will be pretty much blaring, and you’ll have to dodge the people boogeying to the beat in the aisles. Disco Shoe Warehouse.
Like others have indicated, DSW is mostly for women, but they do have approximately, from my estimate, 250 different shoes available for men, ranging from athletic to casual to dress to those gross things wherein your toes are exposed that will remain unnamed. Ew.
I’ve stopped in a few times to shop at this DSW. The first time I was able to buy a pair of shoes to wear over at the Gulag — think ugly but functional. Those shoes will be enshrined in the Gulag Hall of Fame when I’m cast off into exile in the next few weeks. The second time I was looking for some casuals and athletic shoes but came up empty. I remember liking three or four pairs of shoes at my first visit, but I couldn’t find a thing at my second visit. Picky boy. If you’re not as picky as I am, you’ll probably make out alright and find something.
Disco Shoe Warehouse: it’s great for exercise, good for getting down and dangerous on the dance floor and just okay for picking up a new pair of shoes.
Three stars.

This location is always a mess! I’ve been completely ignored the couple of times that I’ve been here. There have been times when an employee has asked if I needed anything and then disappeared.
While I was by the register looking at items, an employee asked me if I had a birthday coming up soon. I said yes and they had me sign up for a birthday coupon (They told me it would be a $ 10 coupon. I never received anything.). They didn’t explain that it was the rewards program or how it worked. Now I’m stuck getting all the mail and email that I didn’t even want.

I bought a pair of rain boots that had a pretty zipper in the back but when I went to zip them up for a second time it broke. I brought them back and showed them to Becca the manager she told me to pick whatever boots I wanted and she would take care of the cost since they have been getting a ton of returns on that particular boot. None of the ones I liked had my size except for the Tretorn brand and it was 25.00 bucks more. Becca took care of the additional cost for me and I took home some boots to slosh around in this Chicago weather… talk about customer service.

My favorite DSW…
Big and spacious… the way I like it
By the way, I am a guy that likes to buy shoes

Being on State street (a main shopping area) I should’ve known building space is limited (right next to the target which is also a bit cramped).
I’m not complaining too much, but cramming a bunch of shoppers in there could get really suffocating. They had a good selection but not as many as other locations (due to location/​size). I would go to get something quick, but not spend hours shopping at this particular location.
One good thing is the fact that there is a DSW in the area. The closest one by the downtown shopping area is by the Union.

I love DSW as a business, but this location… not so much. The Lakeview location is a lot better, even if it is a little crowded.
Pros:
HUGE
Spacious aisles
Large clearance section
Parking validation!
Cons:
Sales Associates hard to find and unfriendly
Clearance section is a bit picked over

They have a large selection at the beginning of the season. Just be ready to take some time looking, large store.
The good thing is, all of the merchandise is well organized.

My love for DSW knows no bounds. I never thought I was a «shoe» person, until DSW came into my life. So DSW, as whole, gets 5++++ stars.
This particular location, however, makes me hyperventilate a bit. So. many. people. Clearance section so claustrophobic. Parking garage = accident waiting to happen.
The store is quite large and well-​organized. As a big-​footed woman (size 10), I’ve never really had issues finding my shoe size, but damn – I strike out ALL THE TIME here. Plenty of smaller sizes – 6s, 7s, but every cute shoe I saw was devoid of larger sizes. Is this were all the big-​footed women shop or something?!
The store is about 75−80% women’s shoes. Sorry boys. And the clearance section is rather small (at least, again, for the larger sizes).
They will validate your parking for up to 90-​mins. While that’s nice, my shoe-​shopping trips rarely take less than 2 hours. And the extremely long check-​out lines here don’t help.
So DSW, while I love you and can’t bear to give you less than 3 stars, this location is not one of my favorites.

I may need a DSW 12-​step program.
The prices are so low, you can easily spend a few hours here self debating and asking yourself… Do I really need to buy six pairs of shoes today?
There is such a wide range of shoes here — mostly brands you might find at Macy’s. I bought a really cute pair of espadrilles in February. Win.
I would pass on their bags and accessories as you can smell the pleather from across the store.

So here’s the thing: the last time I was in here, I felt like a bit of an asshole because I kept boots (Brown Boot Search 2010) a little too long after the receipt expired. They were awesome in letting me return the boots and giving me a merchandise credit for the price paid (woo!). Awesome customer service.
Now the bad news… wait, there is no bad news. You’re surrounded by shoes, glorious shoes. (That crying sound you hear is my wallet.)
Oh, and the music always kicks ass.

It’s wedding/​bachelorette party season for me. And I’m clearly notorious for procrastinating in packing, buying dresses, shoes, etc. So, thank the Lord for DSW!
I was worried about the dress I bought for a friend’s wedding. After all, it was black. and my mom always yelled at me when I wanted to wear black to a wedding. She’d ask if I was going to a funeral. Yup. WIth her words in mind, I set off to DSW after work, in hopes of finding an amazing pair of non-​black shoes.
Even though the sale section isn’t as big as the one on Clark or even in Glenview, this store is waaaaay less crowded than the other two so you don’t have to fight your way through people. Plus, there’s tons of mirrors so you can model the shoes at every possible angle you can think of — without feeling bad that you’re hogging the mirror.
After looking for about 20 min, I finally found a pair of red, t-​strapped heels. Beautiful. And would perfectly complement the dress, I thought. At 40% off, the shoes came out to only be 45 bucks! Steal!
FYI ya’ll — This DSW is located in the same complex as Whole Foods, World Market, LA Fitness… so you can get your parking validated (first 90 min free!) Entering off Taylor is alot easier than fighting the traffic on Roosevelt. Ahhh, love South Loop.