We have long loved Zappos for having great features, like 110% price matching and free overnight shipping (you know, for those times when you have to have those shoes tomorrow or you will just die).

Alas, the love affair is over. Zappos has dropped their price protection and free overnight shipping, saying that they want to concentrate more on customer service rather than discounts.

Okay, so maybe my shoe addiction can aid in breast cancer research and education.

FFANY (Fashion Footwear Association of New York) has teamed up with Zappos (one of my favorite online destinations!) in an effort to raise funds that will go toward innovative breast cancer research and initiatives at hospitals and research centers around the US like the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) and the Gillette Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

For every order on Zappos that originates from the fundraising site (ffany.zappos.com), Zappos will donate 15% of the net sale. What a great a reason to shop for more shoes!

I thought I had a serious shoe addiction when I was trolling zappos all day long (oh the wonder of the web), but I think I have found something that just might woo me away.

PiperLime is a new venture from Gap, which is trying to expand its brand from affordable denim and casual wear to one of the fastest growing segments in online shopping, shoes. The site, which launches officially on November 1st, will have everything from inexpensive manufacturers to high-end designers. Gap thinks it will differntiate itself from other online shoe sites by featuring celebrity "guest editors" who will hand-select shoes. Their first guest editor is stylist Rachel Zoe.

While some financial analysts are questioning Gap's move from a business strategy perspective, as a person interested in clothes and fashion, it sure makes sense to me. If you're going to wear clothes, you certainly can't go barefoot.