My daughter has been begging me for some TOMS all school year. I broke down and bought her the equivalent of this shoe made by TOMS for Christmas. The shoes were cute, she loved them, and they fit pretty well. She wears hers without socks, so I knew it'd be a matter of time before they started to stink. Well, after about 2 weeks, the lglitter started to fall off of the TOMS shoes, and they didn't look as great. I was kind of disappinted because they were $45 dollar shoes.

Well, Easter rolled around, and I shopped around, and came across these BOBS by Sketchers. We have worjn Twinkle Toes by Sketchers in the years past, so I know they make a pretty durable shoe. Anyhow, I was worried about the look, and that my daughter would hate that they weren't "TOMS", but I was surprised at how similar the shoes look, and they are $10-$15 cheaper!

So far she's had them about a week, and they still look great. The sole seems to be a little better (thinker) in the BOBS, so I believe they are more confortable. A second pair of shoes is donated for each pair that you purchase (just like TOMS) so that is cool too. These are generously sized, my daughter was at the very edge of her size 1 TOMS, and the 1.5 BOBS had plenty of growing room. We probably could have ordered a 1 again, and been okay.

I am sure that the glittler will wear off and fall out on these shoes too, but I won't feel too bad about it because they were cheaper than the TOMS, lol. I plan to buy another pair or two in different colors.