Mason Shoes

There are plenty of Americans who do not like to trudge down to the local mall, fight the crowds, and wait in line just to buy shoes. Fortunately, the folks behind Mason Shoes found out this out a long time ago. From their start in 1904 manufacturing work boots for lumberjacks in Wisconsin, the company grew to be the largest mail order footwear catalog company in the U.S., with millions of customers nationwide. Now you can shop for their shoes from the comfort of your home sans catalog by using the MasonShoes.com site.

At the Mason Shoes site, you can choose from a large selection of men's shoes, including men's dress shoes, men's dress casual, men's casual, men's outdoor shoes, men's athletic shoes, men's western and work boots, as well as men's slippers. Categories of women's shoes include dress, casual, outdoor, athletic, and slippers. If you do have one of their catalogs, you can shop super quickly by entering the catalog style number or keyword into their website's search function.

The Mason Shoes specialty is name brand footwear, and they carry over 80 brands on their site. If you have a specific brand in mind (e.g. Florsheim), you can quickly search by that name, or you can browse by category (e.g. men's casual shoes). The company also sells shoe care accessories, such as cedar shoe trees.

Prices are comparable with discount outlets, although shipping prices should be taken into account (see the MasonShoes.com site for specific shipping charges). Be sure to check their frequent sales, too: discounts of around 50 percent are not uncommon, and you can find some real bargains. The MasonShoes.com site also has a BizRate customer rating of "Good" (8.3 out of 10).