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. Today's Groupon dresses your walkers: for $35, you get $70 worth of footwear and accessories at Fourth Ave Birkenstock in downtown Ann Arbor.

Fourth Ave Birkenstock’s foot fanciers have been shodding the soles of comfort-seeking shoe lovers for more than 20 years. Standing alongside the extensive Birkenstock shoe and sandal collection, other cushy footwear lines, such as Simple, Bogs, Vibram FiveFingers, and Halflinger, jostle for browsers' affections.

Make feet summer-ready with the women's Madrid Birkenstock sandal ($59.95), or shuffle suspiciously about the house in the men's Amsterdam Birkenstock wool clog ($99.95). Warm up chilly hooves with Smartwool socks ($10+), pop on some Habana-oiled leather clogs($130), or slip a dainty child's foot into a dainty fairy-size Rosemead Mary Jane ($69.95).

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 friendly staff, whose interests lie in fitting feet out for long walks, hikes, and Irish clogging international championships.