Bare Foot

Other than Macy’s (I say that with a grain of salt) this store is the best option for fashionable footwear in State College.
I do agree that you can find all of these shoes elsewhere or buy them online for less. But if you don’t have time to wait for shipping or don’t do the online thing, Bare Foot usually has what you are looking for.
It’s really only worth stopping in when they are having their sales.
However, I have never experienced poor customer service. All of the staff has been professional and polite.

I have worked in high-​end and specialty retail for several years, and most recently managed a store myself. I know what good customer service looks like and I don’t mind paying a little extra to support a local business and receive excellent service. One of my biggest pet peeves is when I spend a long time helping a customer find the perfect pair of sunglasses and they say, «Can you write down the style for me? I’m just going to buy it online because it’s cheaper.» But Barefoot is one of those rare cases where you should just go buy the shoes online.
Not only do they mark up their shoes more than other retailers, but the customer service is horrible. Oh well, it’s not like I even have the option to shop here since they do not carry shoes under a Women’s size 6 at all. I wear a size 5 – 5.5, which is usually considered to be a standard size, not a specialty size (one of my many retail stints was in the shoe department of a high-​end department store, so I know that specialty sizes are generally considered to be under 5 or over 12). Ladies with large feet will not be happy either – the sizing stops at 10. A shoe specialty store should offer a wider range of sizes in at least some styles.
I do like a lot of the shoes they offer here, but really, you can find them all elsewhere. And I swear that the clearance basement has had some of the same shoes on the shelves since I was in high school (I am now 24). Does the owner have a hoarding problem? Who knows.

Not impressed. Poor service and high prices. I’m female but used to always wear men’s sneakers as they tend to be wider and fit my feet better. But this store actually refused to show me the men’s shoes, saying that there was no way I could buy them. Um, what? Ok, guess I will just go elsewhere.