Today something which was unthinkable happened. Our payment gateway, Authorize.net has not been working for quiet a while. As you may actually notice in many online stores you will be not able to place your order.

Plan B?

We have at BuyAndWalk.com other payment methods such as Google Checkout and PayPal. For those using PayPal the process is very simple. But, for those customers who are used to pay with credit cards we have another solution.

Google Checkout Solution:

Google Checkout was created with the purpose of not giving personal information to any retailer. You must log in into Google as with Gmail and then you can enter the Google Checkout Page here: https://checkout.google.com/

Google Will ask for your credit card, name, last name and address as any other payment gateway. After creating your Checkout account, you can place your order at BuyAndWalk.com by selecting the Google Checkout option at the end of our shopping cart process.

We are deeply sorry for any inconvenience this may caused you.

Best Regards,

Federico Munoa

Checking our orders the other day, I was wondering which were the best sellers at BuyAndWalk.com. After doing some research in our database we have 5 converse, 1 Saucony and 3 Adidas in the top ten and here they are.

Top 10 Shoes:

10th._ Chuck Taylor Sailor Jerry

The Chuck Taylor Sailor Jerry has many different designs, we have taken into consideration every single model to make this top ten rankings. This cool chuck taylor shoes features authentic Sailor Jerry tattoos printings, rubber outsole, hi-top profile and vulcanized midsole. Check all Chuck Taylor Sailor Jerry here.

9th._ Adidas Italia 74

The Adidas Italia 74 (Italy 74) was first used for indoor soccer in the 60s Olympic games played in Italy, Rome. This classy shoe features: Leather upper, EVA midsole for cushioning, rubber toe cup and durable rubber outsole. You can check our Adidas Italia 74 models here.

8th._ Converse Kiro Ox

The converse Kiro Ox presents a unique skate style among all the unisex styles from the shoe market. With its thick rubber outsole, form-fitting sockliner, suede resistible upper and the classic Converse Star this skater shoes came in 8th position in our rankings. Check all the Converse Kiro Ox models here.

7th._ Adidas Goodyear Street

The Adidas Goodyear Street is the perfect balance between casual and sport shoes. This exclusive Adidas model has a trademark Goodyear logo on the outsole and a Goodyear tire pattern. We also have another style with very similar characteristics for an even cheaper price the Adidas Adi Racer, so if your favorite shoe color is black, you may like them. Check both shoes here: Adidas Goodyear Street , Adidas Adi Racer

6th._ Converse Karve Ox

The Converse Karve Ox, is an skater converse shoe as well as the Kiro Ox mentioned before. It seems that we have some skilled skaters at BuyAndWalk.com. With a durable leather upper, molded sockliner and also an advanced outsole tread pattern for better grip, this shoe came in 6th place. Chick all the Converse Karve Ox models here.

5th._ Converse Athletic Basketball Hi

The Converse Athletic Basketball Hi … well the model says everything about these shoes. This excellent piece of work from Converse came in 5th place giving all the basketball players a chance to wear high quality shoes without loosing the classic style. An update to the classic Cons 500, this shoes features: Durable leather upper with perforations to keep the feet dry, padded synthetic heel collar, Converse Total Flex™ cushioning system midsole and solid rubber outsole with combination outsole pattern for optimal traction. Check all disposable Converse Athletic Basketball Hi shoes here.

4th._ Converse Pro Leather Hi

The Converse Pro Leather Hi is another hi-quality basketball shoes. Classic style with up-to-date comfort technology. Full grain leather upper, perforations and overlay accents make these shoes an special choice. You can see more Converse Pro Leather Hi colors here.

3rd._ Adidas Crazy 8

The Adidas Crazy 8 was the former Koby Bryant shoes from Adidas before he got the contract with Nike. This excellent basketball shoes features: Leather and synthetic upper for breathable purposes, air mesh linings, lightweight EVA midsole, patented TORSION system and non-marking rubber outsole. Check all our Adidas Crazy 8 styles here.

2nd._ Chuck Taylor Slip On

The Converse Chuck Taylor Slip On came in 2nd place in our rankings, of course we have taken into consideration every Converse Slip On to count. Comfort, classic looks, style, what else … I think this is one of the most comfortable shoe I have ever worn. Check our huge Chuck Taylor Slip On inventory here.

1st._ Saucony Grid Stabil Mc 5

Finally we reach number 1. Believe it or not this Saucony style (actually its the women’s style, which is Green and Silver) is our best seller. Why? Well… for those who like to run and keep a healthy life these pair of shoes have every piece of technology developed by Saucony. Featuring: Straight last, Dual Density Compression Molded EVA and Medial MCD which controls the over-pronation, Stability Grid provides superior cushioning and stability, Forefoot HRC provides cushioning, Arch-Lock Midfoot Wrap for superior control and support and XT-900/1200 b/cR outsole offers outstanding cushioning, excellent traction, and superior durability. by the moment we have available the mens version but we are waiting to restock this wonderful womens style soon.

Stay Tuned.

FRED

Hi everyone,

Since we have started the company back in 2007, we have always wanted to show our customers how reliable we are. In order to do this we had to put our site through several tests which have been performed by many different organizations.

Analyzed By:

- McAfee Secure Certification (http://www.mcafee.com)

- TrustE (http://www.truste.org)

- BBB Online (http://www.bbb.org)

- GoDaddy Seal (https://www.godaddy.com)

McAfee Secure Site:

Badge:

Purpose: The whole purpose of having this badge is to show to our customer that we have taken every step to ensure that our site is totally secure. All your information is properly encrypted so no one can access your files.

Placement: Badge placed at the top of our site. You will see the badge on our page header, right besides our BuyAndWalk.com trademark.

Check the McAfee Report

TrustE:

Badge:

Purpose: The whole purpose of having this badge is to ensure our clients that all the information provided by you, will never be traded, sold or displayed in public.

Placement: Our TrustE badge is placed at the bottom of our pages all over our site.

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BBBOnline:

Badge:

Purpose: BBB -> Better Business Bureau. The BBBOnLine Seal standards for ethical online business practices. Which means that BuyAndWalk.com has been a total reliable company when doing business. This one is the most important Badge of all. We are very proud to have a rating of A- which placed us above many well known companies.

Placement: You will see our BBBOnline badge in our next site update.

Check the BBB Online report on BuyAndWalk.com clicking here: BBBOnline Report

GoDaddy:

Badge:

Purpose: Having this badge tells you that all transactions made through BuyAndWalk.com are totally encrypted and protected with 256-bit Secure Sockets Layer encryption. Not even us have access to your credit card numbers.

Placement: The badge is placed at the bottom of the site. Besides our payment methods.

Check our GoDaddy Report

All our badges are clickable and will lead you to our reports. Take care when buying from sites which don’t have these kind of badges.

Hi everyone,

Here at BuyAndWalk.com we are always thinking how to improve our services. In this post I will show you what was our thinking when making this site available for shopping online, and what advantages comes when doing so instead of going to a brick-and-mortar store.

Why buy shoes online?

Well, the answer its pretty simple for some people, its an easy process to do, relative low prices, convenience, selection and customer service. Lets analyze each one of these item.

Easy Process when shopping:

To make a purchase online there are several methods of payments which includes, credit cards, e-checks, wire transfer, Google Checkout, etc. Most online stores provides these kind of payment platforms to help the customers make the purchase with practically no hassle at all. There are also electronic payments such as Paypal, Epassporte, etc. I strongly recommend the use of these electronic methods. Why? If you have any of these services and you are wrongly charged you can go against both systems to get your money back without the worry that you get your credit card blocked.

Low Prices:

First, there are some brick-and-mortar stores that have some pretty awesome prices too. The first thing you have to take into consideration is that you are saving some money and time because you don’t have to go to the store to actually buy the shoes, so you just saved gas money and time on travelling there. Another thing that comes to my mind if that there are lot of coupon sites on Internet which allows you to buy a pair of shoes even cheaper that they cost. Such as: 10% discount, 5% discount coupon codes, gift certificates, rebates, etc.

Convenience:

Lets take the example at BuyAndWalk.com, you find those shoes you wanted at an incredible price, if you found a coupon code even better they are even cheaper. So now what? Well … we also provide free shipping and return as many other online stores. So it’s a win situation for the customer low price + free shipping, lets assume that the shoes that you choose are not the size you were expecting, you can ask for an exchange or even return them at no price at all.

Selection:

Most online stores provides a huge amount of styles and brands because they don’t actually have to display the shoes to the public in a physical manner like the brick-and-mortar stores. We just simply upload items to the online shopping cart which has enough space to carry an infinite number of items.

Customer Service:

After you arrive to a brick-and-mortar store you have to wait for a sales representative so he can assist you in your decisions. When a store is crowded this could be tedious. Another thing i is that sales representatives are SALES REPRESENTATIVES they earn commissions for the sales, I am not saying that most sales representatives are evil. Most online stores have specialized customer service representatives that thinks on satisfaying the customer first and to be able to generate a win-win situation. In the case of BuyAndWalk.com we provide several ways to communicate with our customers such as: toll free number, ticket system, emails, and now, we have this blog where you could comment, or even make a post. We are proud of being one of the few companies that allows customers to express themselves in a public way and be in touch with our employees. This is part of what I called “corporation transparency”.

Comments and discripancies are welcome to this post.

Best Regards,

Federico Muñoa

In this video post I will let you know how to proper use and also how to find our coupon codes on the internet. Please check the video and if you have any questions please address it to our blog email: blog[at]buyandwalk.com

I hope you enjoyed our video post. Don’t forget to enter our new contest and win a free $100 Gift Card for shopping at BuyAndWalk.com enter the contest at our Brand Contest.

Merry Christmas,

FRED