"Hey, if you can find a pair for less than $100 that are white and don't hurt your feet, I'd call that a win."

Definitely! I want these things to be comfy, since I'm going to be standing around in them for a while (trying to maneuver my way through the mass of 50,000+ people at the con). Its why I didn't want to do mail order (comfort and fit: I always take different sizes between 8 and 9 depending on the shoe).

I just so not a go-go dancer boot kind of person. I was hoping to find something with laces but have yet to see one in a store that wasn't a total piece of junk (i.e. the ones at Teddy's).