Marc Joseph Shoes | Imamother

dak11

Mon, Dec 27 2021, 7:55 pm

Has anyone bought this brand for kids shoes? They're sold on Zappos and Amazon. I'm wondering if they're comfortable and how they hold up.

amother

Winterberry

Mon, Dec 27 2021, 8:00 pm

Depends on the shoe. The thin rubber soles can easily split, the thicker bottom rubber ones are usually great.

Amazon had sales on them last year running for $10 was a great deal then. Haven't seen them on sale much this year.

Hashem_Yaazor

Mon, Dec 27 2021, 8:01 pm

We've had great success with them. My oldest son requested a pair to replace his broken loafers from a different brand when he was in Yeshiva and couldn't try any on... They're tried and true and he decided to go back to that brand (his are adult size but my younger kids have had kid sizes).

nicole81

Mon, Dec 27 2021, 8:06 pm

Love them. Have loafers and booties by them for 3 of my kids. One pair of booties is on its second year of use. I love that I didn't spend more than $13 on 6 of the pairs, and I was happy to spend $40 on the 7th pair when I wanted the same item in a size up.

Also my husband's favorite pair of shoes is from them.

sky

Mon, Dec 27 2021, 8:16 pm

I’ve been exclusively buying these as school shoes and booties for my 3 girls. I buy at the cheapest prices.

We’ve had hit or miss. Right now one sole is peeling. It’s been worn to school since the year started. Some pairs last the year and some 3 months. But for $10-35 I’m happy with it.

Different styles run very different. The sizing is all over the place.

dak11

Mon, Dec 27 2021, 9:52 pm

Thank you all!
When do they usually go on sale? The prices mentioned are much lower than they are now. Many of the styles on Zappos are around $90

amother

Navy

Mon, Dec 27 2021, 9:58 pm

Second year my daughter is wearing them. Last year suede, this year leather. Both years they held up great, but discolored really fast. The suede faded badly, the leather this year looked worn out after a couple of days. Still wearable and otherwise happy.

nicole81

Mon, Dec 27 2021, 11:13 pm

dak11 wrote:

Thank you all!
When do they usually go on sale? The prices mentioned are much lower than they are now. Many of the styles on Zappos are around $90

There hasn't seemed to be any rhyme or reason to the low prices. The brand itself doesn't go on sale as a whole. They put random sizes of random shoes for randomly low prices. I usually search on Amazon for the sizes I need (sometimes go up or down for more potential options) and put in a price limit to find out what's available on the cheap.

Unique

Mon, Dec 27 2021, 11:16 pm

I bought them last year for my daughter. They held up nicely but just be aware the sizing is not accurate at all. I had to order so many sizes in different styles till we found one that fit right (this was a loafer).

amother

Royalblue

Mon, Dec 27 2021, 11:17 pm

I put the shoes and sizes I am interested in in my shopping cart for saved for later, and get notifications if the price goes down. Sometimes it does.

nicole81

Mon, Dec 27 2021, 11:20 pm

amother [ Royalblue ] wrote:

I put the shoes and sizes I am interested in in my shopping cart for saved for later, and get notifications if the price goes down. Sometimes it does.

Good idea!

sky

Mon, Dec 27 2021, 11:21 pm

On Amazon I find it’s certain styles, colors and sizes with the lower prices. Very random

Some styles run cheaper overall. And some you need to find the right combo
I wouldn’t pay $90
As examples of overall cheaper options

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod.....3e451

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod.....38a14

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod.....a360f

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod.....0175a

Booties:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod.....45421

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod.....0a9d0

amother

Blush

Mon, Dec 27 2021, 11:36 pm

sky wrote:

Big fan of the brand, and my kids have some of the ones you linked.

Just putting a PSA that the second link with the "lightweight technology" is a really bad foam type of sole. The rest of them have great rubber (?) Soles.

sky

Mon, Dec 27 2021, 11:39 pm

amother [ Blush ] wrote:

Interesting. I bought 3 of those this year.

One pair My dd is wearing those since September and they are holding up amazing. (Better then some of the other ones).
Another pair worn since September. the sole is in good condition but separating from the shoe. I think I can glue it back on.
Another pair is also fine but not worn so regularly.

It’s true. The sizing between styles is very inconsistent and can take a few try’s.

I love the Chelsea bootie. We buy it every year. The sole does rub out pretty fast so I don’t spend too much on it.