I've been told by two different doctors that Target, Wal-Mart, Payless shoes are fine for little ones, no need to spend the extra $$$ for Stride Rite, Crocs, etc., shoes fitting properly with wiggle room no matter what the brand is the key. As a matter of fact, both said that going barefoot as much as possible is best for feet to develop properly.
That being said, I love some of the styles of Crocs and other higher-priced brands for my little guy, but don't have the money for them. So I subscribe to several "frugal" sites that alert me to sales, specials and deals, I just saw something last week for Crocs. I also just broke out a pair of new Geox sandals for him a couple of days ago I paid $0 for last year. They were offered on My Habit, right after Amazon launched the site. They were regularly $60, offered for $25, and they had a code for $25 off any order. And I got FREE shipping! These are them, except his are brown with lime green accents, but the exact same shoe:
http://www.zappos.com/geox-kids-sandal-kraze-11-toddler-y...
I buy Gymboree, Old Navy, Carter's, OshKosh, etc., for him, but always on sale with a coupon code, the same for me, I just purchased cute summer dresses, regularly $34 for $10 each, with free shipping last week from a one-day deal posted. A couple of sites I find these deals on are http://thefrugalgirls.com/ and http://www.frugallivingnw.com/ ~ I "liked" them on Facebook and see the deals as they post, or you can receive email messages.
I apologize for going off subject, but thought if you want to buy the higher-priced brand names I'd share my tip : )
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Update ~ Here's a Crocs deal I just found today, May 9:
http://thefrugalgirls.com/2012/05/dawson-mary-jane-crocs....