this is the worst... but i have a solution for you!
... i live 5 minutes from the mall, and i drive by it on the way to and from work, so i stay at that bitch... and me being the same way you are, i hate buying shoes from the mall. i will leave a party, a bar, anywhere if i see anyone with the same kicks or hat that i have on... fuck that.
SO, if i see a pair at the mall that i have to get, i will copp them and put them on the shelves for atleast 6 months... most people, by then, will have bought the shoes, beat the shit out of them, and then got a new pair. then i will bust mine out.