DSW is the best!

So I had drinks with a friend yesterday and she was telling me about how the fabulous boots she was wearing were bought from Designer Shoe Warehouse for only $33. I wanted a pair of flat boots so I thought what the hell, I'll go and check it out. I went to the new DSW in Westwood Village and although I didn't find the boots I found a pair of fantastic Marc Jacobs shoes. I was surprised to see that not only does DSW have regular brands like Steve Madden, Chinese Laundry, Rocket Dog, etc. . But they also have fancy ones like Marc Jacobs, Prada, Miu Miu, Cole Haan, etc . .Anyways, I saw these Marc Jacobs shoes when they first came out at Cusp and loved them but I couldn't pay 300some for a pair of shoes. At DSW it was 50% off the original price and then they're having a winter special where it's another 50% off that price. So 50% off 50% = $87.00!! (+tax of course). I'm a happy girl. I was choosing between black and red and went with red, i have so many black shoes anyways.

They're really high but surprisingly really comfortable and feel balanced. Probably because the shoe is platform and not stiletto.

Now here's something I don't get about DSW. I don't know if they inflate the original prices of shoes so it looks like they're discounting more. They said that these shoes were $470 originally, then $330 when they were selling them then more discounted. But online they're listed at $320. However, I remember when i saw these at Cusp they were definitely over $400, maybe there was some kind of markdown on these specific shoes or something because wouldn't DSW get caught inflating original prices by savvy shoppers? Either way I feel like I got a great deal, everyone go to DSW before this extra 50% off clearance ends. (Plus you get coupons for money off when you join their rewards program). Haha, can you tell how excited I am?