It pays to be awake and look for deals. Back when my kids skateboarded, I'd bring them to the indoor skatepark in the winter. They had a small shop and old, out of date shoes were brought in with the idea that kids would destroy their shoes while in the park and would need something to keep skating. Well, out of date for skateboarders is about 3 months, so stuff that went for $100 new was $49. Better than that, as these shoes didn't sell, they'd knock em down to $19. I'd buy the ones I could wear at work (black suede over black sole) for the $19.