Archive for December, 2007

December 27, 2007 1

Pink perfection in the Nina Carle

By admin in Celebrities, Color, Coming Soon

I know I said that I was in search of winter boots, but I have to take a quick break from that and tell you about this gorgeous new Nina sandal that just arrived. There are a total of eight shades available, but this is the one that caught my eye. [...]

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December 27, 2007 2

Deluge of Delmans and Ninas

By admin in Boots, Coming Soon

The last two days, we’ve almost been overloaded with shipments of Delman and Nina shoes. So much so that I’ve spent most of my time writing descriptions so Danielle can concentrate on photography. It’s been kind of nice to be on the front lines again.
Being the ones that describe and photograph the shoes [...]

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December 26, 2007 1

Against the odds, we had a white Christmas

By admin in Announcements, Boots, Color, Holidays

Not-so-random fact: the odds of a white Christmas in Solestruck’s part of the Northwest are less than one percent. At least, that’s what they said in the Oregonian today. The article also mentioned that, according to the National Weather Service, the last time we had more than a dusting in Portland on [...]

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December 18, 2007 1

Solestruck sets a new sales record

By admin in Announcements

Yesterday, our valued customers helped Solestruck reach a record number of orders placed, and it was a 30 percent increase over last year’s record! Everyone in the office was excited when we made the announcement, and we’re in the process of setting goals for next year to set an even higher record. Any [...]

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December 17, 2007 0

Employees and their “Save Your Soles” donations

By admin in Announcements, Give Back, Holidays, Snapshots

Although it may have be dark and dreary outside, the mood was bright inside as we kicked off our “Save Your Soles” donation program here at the office. Many of the employees brought in contributions, and so of course we had to take photos of everyone. One of our programmers, Cameron, was [...]

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December 16, 2007 2

Guess Carrie: You’ve got to get more than one

By admin in Advice, Celebrities, Color, Comfort, Feedback

Your fellow shoe lovers have written rave reviews. Solestruck carries at least a dozen color options. It’s sexy, trendy, and timeless. What’s not to love about the glamorous Guess Carrie?
“If you want a shoe that draws attention and makes your legs look endless, this shoe is for you … I’m [...]

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December 15, 2007 0

High-heeled chocolates from Gayle’s

By admin in Funky Finds, Gift ideas, Holidays

If you have a shoe and/or chocolate lover on your list this holiday season, try this gift idea on for size: a handmade, gourmet chocolate, high-heeled shoe!

These delightfully unique treats are all individually made, so no two are alike. Choose from pink, dark, milk and white chocolate, each of which measures seven inches [...]

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December 14, 2007 3

Save Your Soles and Save 15%

By admin in Announcements, Coming Soon, Give Back, Holidays

Around the holidays, it’s like Mission Impossible to find a retailer that’s not offering some kind of discount. But Solestruck decided to take things a step further this year by helping you to give the gift of shoes, in more ways than one.
In each order, we’re including a donation form that encourages each customer [...]

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December 13, 2007 1

Improving the password policy

By admin in Announcements

You may not have noticed, but the old process to change your password on Solestruck.com wasn’t the easiest. If you’d forgotten it, you’d click on an option to have a new one emailed to you, and it’d be some random sequence like “dP1BY” (not exactly easy to remember, right?)

We knew you wanted to create [...]

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