The mighty shoe has been called the carriage to the foot, a fashion-forward receptacle of phalanges, and the durable bread between our butter heels and bacon sidewalk. Dress your delicious walkers with today's Groupon: for $25, you get $50 toward footwear and accessories at Birkenstock Footprints of Ventura.

Birkenstock Footprints of Ventura's ace footwear team has been shodding the soles of comfort-seeking shoe lovers for more than 33 years. Footprints stocks its shelves with an extensive collection of Birkenstock shoes and sandals, as well as wares from Koolaburra and Skechers that eagerly jostle for browsers' affections. Make feet summer-ready with the men's lightweight, shock-absorbing Como thong sandals ($119+), or pamper prima-donna big toes with a pair of women's Orthaheel flip-flops ($55). Spy-inclined heels can shuffle suspiciously about the house in men's or women's Arizona sandals ($119+), and foot digits take an air-bubble, cork-layered carpet ride on a pair of Birkenstock softbeds ($129.95+). Porcine toes stay warm and cushy all the way to market and back home again in cozy Thorlos socks ($10+).

The walls of this fiercely local, mom-and-pop shoery hold up shelf upon shelf of phalange-pleasing footwear. A casual, friendly vibe emanates from the amiable staff, whose interests lie in fitting feet out for long walks, hikes, and Irish-clogging international championships.