Barratts Shoes

I used to love Barratts for some bargain footwear but since when has it been ok to sell average quality shoes at inflated prices? I would not be surprised if this shop shuts during the credit crunch as its just too expensive for what you get. The selection is not great anymore. Such a shame

Barratts is quite a small shop, but has a good range of shoes for men, women, and childrens! They stock a nice selection of handbags too. I find the prices quite reasonable and the shoes of a good quality. They do have good sales quite often, and I get normally find a nice pair of party shoes in the sale. The selection of shoes ranges from office smart, to high heel party shoes, and boots! The staff are very helpful, if you want to try on some shoes, they leave you to it, but do help with the fitting if you ask them to.

this shoe shop use to be such a nice store but over the years it has been let down by poor customer service or forceful staff trying to make you buy shoecare for your already pricey shoes.
the store offers a range of men, women, childrens shoes and handbags,
the presentation of the store is clean and prestine, and staff look well presented only there attitude lets them down the shop can be overcrowed at times but i guess thats down to being a busy business, its not my favourite shoe shop but its ok none the less just could do with improvement!

Barratts is a sort of limbo between somewhere like Clarks and Faith. They’re not so into getting the absolute right fit, although they do have the measuring equipment, but they do sensible shoes as well as fashion.
There always seems to be something on offer and there are a lot of different types of shoe there, although a lot more for women than men. Then again, there are lots of different types of women’s shoe in general. I’d say it’s best for fashion shoes — there’s no the expertise for buying school shoes and the trainers aren’t generally designed for sport, but for casual use.
The prices are very reasonable: calf length boots are about £30-£40 but there are of course some extremes, so they can go up to £80. There’s a good range of accessories like insoles, laces and polish, and the staff are helpful, even if they do take a long time to fetch your shoes. What I like is that they’ll help you with the fit if you want, but are happy to leave you alone if you prefer — something a lot of shoe shops could learn from.