Interesting topic! I currently wear flat ballerines everyday to work and they are from aldo. Im unsure if I should say they are cheap because they aren't really as cheap as like new look. But cheapish compare to my other shoes. I think I do prefer designers' shoes and they are only the one that really do my size... god dam my tiny feet! But I live in London and it rains a lot here.... my last pair of aldo was instantly ruined as I accidentally stepped into a giant puddle. So in that sense, yay to cheap fashion pump, wouldn't worry so much about getting them ruined. But I also agree with everyone else that it looks pretty scruffy after wearing them for a while. :/