Scorpio Shoes Blog

20/12/2019

Jingle Bells – Christmas Songs, Carols, The 12 Days of Christmas, Shoes and Spot the Movie References

Most of us have a favourite Christmas song or carol and equally one that can almost make you dislike the holiday season with a vengeance.  I have a real fondness for The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl and their ‘Fairytale of New York’, while for something traditionally Christmas for me it has to be a Christmas Carol, ‘Once in Royal David’s City’, after hearing children singing it in Durham Cathedral years ago. Although, kids driving you mad with their 1001st rendition of Jingle Bells is also pretty good. Especially when they... Read More

Spooky season at Scorpio Shoes

We’re celebrating all things spooky at Scorpio Shoes this October! Featured below, we’ve rounded up some of our favourite Halloween style footwear, beginning with the very first Halloween collection from Irregular Choice and a haunting addition from Dr Martens – a classic 1460 boot with a super-natural makeover! Embrace the dark side in these embroidered heels from Irregular Choice, featuring eerie gemstone embellishments and 3D bat wings. Complete with a decorative spider on one shoe and a web on the other. The Batty For You shoes have a hair raising... Read More

To all our customers, friends and Facebook followers

Some of you may have seen the vitriolic and abusive comments posted on Facebook reviews by an unhappy customer recently. We do try and keep all our customers happy but are realistic enough to realise that this will not always be possible when dealing with complaints. As a company, we do not have a blanket ‘one size fits all’ policy when dealing with complaints and prefer to treat customers as individuals and look at each complaint on its merits. In this instance the customer was offered a solution to his... Read More

Father’s Day Goodies!

In addition to dad, father’s day also celebrates close family members – husband, granddad, father-in-law, son, son-in-law, grandson, great-grandpa, uncle, brother and nephew, as well as godson, godfather and cousin or whoever else you can think of who is worth celebrating!. Many people might consider Father’s day to be ‘just another Hallmark holiday’ (many other brands are available!)… All of us here disagree because Father’s Day is more than a hallmark holiday – it’s a genuine reason to celebrate someone special. Father’s day this year is on Sunday 21st June in the United... Read More

Sun, sand and summer festivals

Summer festivals are all we can think about right now! A pair of rain and mud proof shoes is an essential item for a summer festival, along with sandals for when the sun decides to shine. Probably the biggest festival of the season, Glastonbury officially kicks off on Wednesday 24th June this year (meaning there are only 20 days to go!). Really… who needs an excuse for a new pair of shoes? British summertime is hardly renowned for its reliable weather, so here are a couple of our top picks for... Read More

“Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue – and new shoes too”

Although it may not be very noticeable at the minute, summer is on its way, which can only mean one thing – wedding season is in full flight! It’s wonderful to see how creative couples can be in the lead up to their special day. At Scorpio we’ve been discussing wedding traditions, old and new, traditional… and the downright strange. There are all sorts of wedding traditions and each family seems to have an alternative and exciting way of doing things. The phrase “something old, something new, something borrowed, something... Read More

Sandals, sunny days and winter boots

A huge amount of activity is going on here at Scorpio Shoes as all the new spring and summer styles are beginning to arrive and our warehouse is starting to look like last summer’s shorts after Christmas indulgences – bursting at the seams! Watch our website as we try to get them photographed and out there for you as fast as we can.   After an often gloomy January and February, it’s great to start thinking about Easter breaks, spring days, the wedding season and of course summer holidays as... Read More

Not so much trains, planes and automobiles as boots, tattoos and the orient

The arrival of these two fabulous Japanese style tattoo print Dr Martens boots in our warehouse prompted all kinds of musing – once the oohs, aahs and “so that’s what I’m spending this week’s pay on” had subsided of course. It’s odd where a line of thought can take you.  Some of us older members of the team here (or seasoned and teaming with life experience as I like to call it) could remember songs with a Japanese theme to it like a Deep Purple number called WOMAN FROM TOKYO (1972)... Read More

Be Adventurous with Dr Martens

Dr Martens Meets Adventure Time! Here’s something for you to get your feet into – literally! Dr Martens are already an incredibly popular and well-known brand around the world for their unique style of boots and footwear focused on quality and comfort but they’re always looking at new ways to reach out and nothing shows that better than these limited edition boots. Have you heard of Adventure Time? We bet you have, and if not where have you been! If you think it’s just a cartoon then you’re right but... Read More

Scorpio Shoes Fast & Free UK Delivery - Rates & Zones Map 05/11/2014

Scorpio Shoes Now Offer FAST & FREE UK Delivery

GET YOUR SHOES DELIVERED FAST & FREE IN THE UK WITH SCORPIO SHOES Scorpio Shoes is pleased to offer our UK mainland customers FAST & FREE UK Delivery on all orders over £5.00 in value. We are constantly working with a renegotiating rates with our carrier services to be able to deliver not only great shoes at great prices, but also get them to you fast, and no cost, using a tracked and insured delivery service currently provided by Interlink Express & Parcelforce. For more information on our delivery services... Read More