We did end up with shoes. He's in between sizes and Walmart & Target didn't have 5 1/2's. Payless did but I didn't like them at all. We then went to Shoe Carnival and I'm happy we did. We scored 2 pairs of shoes at b1g1 1/2 off and they were on sale for half off to start with. Most of the sneakers there were expensive - $40-$70 but I got both pairs for $35. I was happy. I might take one pair back and get him 6's because I'm sure those 5 1/2's are not going to last long... He'll definitely outgrow them before he wears them out!