Payless
Who We Are: Payless is the largest specialty family footwear retailer in the Western Hemisphere, offering a wide range of shoes and accessory items at affordable prices for every member of the family. The company’s mission is simple: Become the first choice for style and value in footwear and accessories for our customers. Culture: No single thing at Payless defines our culture. In fact, it really isn't a “thing” at all. It is our people and their passion – living our Guiding Principles, reflecting our brand through a commitment to diversity and inclusion, serving our customers and communities, and delivering business results. Our people define Payless and, simply put, they make us great. Community: Payless and our associates have a strong tradition of giving back to the communities where we work and live, and we give in a variety of ways. The Payless Foundation supports non-profit programs each year that help enrich the quality of life in our communities and support families in need. Payless has also donated more than $1 million in shoes each year since 2008 to children in need through Payless Gives Shoes 4 Kids, our annual holiday product donation campaign. And finally, we have a team of amazing associates who live our guiding principles of doing what’s right and inspiring possibilities through their outstanding support of our annual Choose to Give associate giving campaign.www.payless.com
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Sep 25, 2026
Marcella ArguelloGUEST
Yeah.
Nicole ByerHOST
You didn't go to Payless?
Marcella ArguelloGUEST
Oh no, I did go to Payless, but even P- like-
Nicole ByerHOST
Had limited options.
Marcella ArguelloGUEST
They had limited options and I kept like, just when they would expand the size my foot would grow.
Dan SlaterHOST
Same street, but it's right at Nine Mile and Kelly.
Dan SlaterHOST
So you know where that Payless used to be? Yeah.
Dan SlaterHOST
On that block, there's a car wash, a Payless, and one house.
Dan SlaterHOST
You're the one house? We're the one house.
Dan SlaterHOST
That's scary.
Jon LasterGUEST
I think a lot of comedy comes from trauma.
Jon LasterGUEST
I probably owe my comedy career to Payless Shoes.
Angela YeeHOST
Why is that?
Jon LasterGUEST
[laughs] You know what I'm saying? When you wearing Payless shoes, people come at you.
Angela YeeHOST
And you gotta defend-
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Jon LasterGUEST
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Angela YeeHOST
[laughs]
Michael BannonGUEST
I think also I used it as an opportunity to see some of these other places.
Michael BannonGUEST
So, you know, my internship in between my two years of business school of all places, I ended up in Kansas where I was interning for Payless Shoes, if you remember them, because I had the opportunity to shadow the CEO for the summer.
Michael BannonGUEST
And, and that was an experience where getting to see what someone at that level within a company was able to do was amazing.
Michael BannonGUEST
It also helped me to see, you know, what people at different levels of that organization were able to do.
Michael BannonGUEST
And it opened up my view of what was out there for me.
Michael BannonGUEST
I think also I used it as an opportunity to see some of these other places.
Michael BannonGUEST
So, you know, my internship in between my two years of business school of all places, I ended up in Kansas where I was interning for Payless Shoes, if you remember them, because I had the opportunity to shadow the CEO for the summer.
Michael BannonGUEST
And, and that was an experience where getting to see what someone at that level within a company was able to do was amazing.
KevOnStageHOST
I asked my mom for those.
KevOnStageHOST
And she said, I saw those down at Payless.
KevOnStageHOST
I said, no.
speaker_4UNKNOWN
No.
Rickey Smiley Morning Show Podcast
Sep 22 · 1 Mention
Top 20%Da BratHOST
The ladies pull out them thigh-high boots.
Da BratHOST
I don't care if they get them from Payless, from wherever.
Da BratHOST
They're wearing some boots, even if they got to make them.
Da BratHOST
I done seen ladies that might not have no money make them out of paper and plastic just so they have some boots so they can come in there with their Mary J. Blige boots
Da BratHOST
Grab your girlfriends, your boots, and I'll see you in Vegas because you know when Mary come, the ladies pull out them thigh-high boots.
Da BratHOST
I don't care if they get them from Payless, from wherever.
Da BratHOST
They wearing some boots even if they got to make them.
Da BratHOST
I done seen ladies that might not have no money make them out of paper and plastic just so they have some boots so they can come in there with their Mary J. Blige boots
Yris PalmerHOST
I never went without food.
Yris PalmerHOST
You know, we would go to Payless, and, like, I didn't know Payless wasn't Louis Vuitton.
Yris PalmerHOST
Like, I didn't know those things.
Yris PalmerHOST
So, like, [smacks lips] it wasn't until, like, middle school where I started to see more so, like, families and, like, I got to high school, and then I wanted, like, the Rocawear or the Baby Phat, and I couldn't afford that.
Yris PalmerHOST
That was, like, $250 for a jacket, and then it started to hit me, like, "Oh, we don't have money like that." Do you know what I mean? It wasn't, we weren't going to Payless no more to get the $5...
Yris PalmerHOST
It was, like, five, five pairs of shoes for $25 or whatever it was.
Yris PalmerHOST
Like, I was so naive and just in my bubble, and we were around nothing but Hispanic people and families, and I thought it was...
Monique WhippleGUEST
I mean, I don't know if I got them from the 99 cents store.
Monique WhippleGUEST
I'm going to say Payless.
Monique WhippleGUEST
I'm going to say they cost $5.99, $10.99, maybe $9.99.
Smith FrançoisHOST
Payless shoes ain't got no grip.
Smith FrançoisHOST
Yeah,
Monique WhippleGUEST
what happened to Payless? What? No, they used to have, no.
Smith FrançoisHOST
Payless shoes ain't got no grip.
Monique WhippleGUEST
Oh, well, that's the song of the Payless?
Daniel UngarGUEST
So two things come to mind.
Daniel UngarGUEST
Firstly, was the advent of discounters, right? When Payless Shoe Source popped on the scene 30 some years ago, whatever it was, and Pickway and so on and so forth.
Daniel UngarGUEST
The sheer number of outlets whereby consumers can now shop for shoes.
Daniel UngarGUEST
has grown exponentially over the last 30 years, as we all know.
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