I ordered this shoe from Amazon because I liked the look of it. Never saw it in a store anywhere. It didn't smell any funnier than any other shoe I've ever bought; it's super cute, and has a beautiful round toe (so hard to find these days). The only problem I had is that apparently I take a smaller shoe size in flats than I do in heels. I haven't ever bought a pair of these really flat flats before, and I ordered size 7.5, which is my usual size for most shoes. They were a little too big. But the shoe seems well-made and is very cute! If Amazon had them in a 7 I'd reorder, but unfortunately the pink (which is a bubblegum type of pink) is only available at twice the price from some other seller. Oh well!