Vending Machines for After Party Shoes
| This is a follow up on our post Free Shoes For People in Devon, in which a town in the UK was handing out flip flops to people who have had too much to drink. The program was geared towards women in high heels that had been out drinking at bars in fear that they will injure themselves walking home. | |
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Three new companies in England have taken this idea a bit further by selling their version of portable flats in vending machines at nightclubs. Rollasoles, Afterheels and Butterfly Twists have manufactured rollable or foldable ballet flats that sell for about 5 GBP, or $8.25 USD. There are listed 27 clubs offering the Rollasoles and 11 offering Afterheels. There was no information availalbe on clubs offering Butterfly Twists at this time. Rollasoles are available in 3 colors (black, gold and silver) and sold |
| in 3 sizes (small, medium and large). AfterHeels are currently available in metallic black pearl with fuchsia pink lining in two sizes (small and medium). Butterfly Twists are only available in black in 3 sizes (small, medium and large). All three are sold with a matching bag to carry their wearer’s shoes home. These shoes are a great idea also for those who must wear high heels at work. One can wear these for the ride or drive to and from work and easily change out of them into high heels. There currently are no vending machines here in the US selling this product. We are |  Image courtesy of AfterHeels |
 Image courtesy of ButterflyTwists |
unsure if these companies ship to the US but we did find one company here in the US, SpareSoles, which has an online store that carries ballet flats that has them in 4 sizes (small, medium, large and x-large) and 7 different colors (black, brown, gold, ivory, leopard, silver and white). They range in price from $25-$29 a pair (not including shipping). Each pair comes |
| with a matching pouch with wrist strap meant for carrying the flats only. They are not designed to carry the heels which have been taken off.
Is this trend something we should be expecting to see here in the states in the next few years? We buy food, drinks, personal products and many other items from vending machines, why not shoes? Women go out clubbing in high heels and normally have aching feet by the end of the night. Due to our society, women here in the US usually have some sort of transportation to get home, other than their own two feet. But in resort areas these could possibly become a big hit. Along with vending machines selling flats for women wearing high heels one could find in fancier restaurants or clubs, vending machines that sell ties for men or dress shoes for women. |
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Image courtesy of Rollasole
July 3rd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Cute new company doing the same thing in the US (sans vending machine!). You can just buy them online – http://www.citisoles.com
Ordered a pair a few weeks ago and they are certainly my new sole-savers!
July 5th, 2009 at 7:49 am
There is also another company called Rollashoe.. their product is called Footzyrolls… product offering is more diverse. Research on fit and comfort has been done and their test sample will be coming on the market shortly. They are taking orders online now…www.rollashoe.com The product is so much more then just a rollable shoe, they are actually lifesavers…. they come in 3 fab colors and will actually roll up. They come in a cute black box and inside you will be surprised, they have a carry bag not only for the heels but also a cute pouch for the shoes which will fit in the smallest of handbags.. the shoes are feather light, but fit like a glove your heels and a The sizes are s,m,l and are coming out with an extra large. They also have insured that the sizes are made for women in the United States. check out http://www.rollashoes.com to see find out more
July 21st, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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July 22nd, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Nice job plugging your own sites, Amy and Jenifer… Very subtle