I have tried on ladies shoes in many different places for many years and have never had a problem while doing this. I am very comfortable buying anything feminine and never have any problems doing so. I have a question regarding Payless Shoes. In the town where I live Payless is a department in the Shop-Ko store. I have been buying womens shoes there for the past 25 years and have never even once seen an SA in the Payless Shoes area. There are SA's in other departments of Shop-Ko but not in Payless! Is this unusual? There have been times when I could have used the assistance of a SA but there is never one to be found. Are there other stores that operate this way?