Shoes were on sale for a dollar a pair last week when Addy Tritt went into her local payless in Hays, Kansas.
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Tritt wanted to buy all the shoes and donate them to Nebraska flood victims.
There were 204 pairs left in the store. Tritt negotiated for about two-and-a-half hours to get them for just $100.
About three-quarters of the lot were baby shoes; there were a couple of men's shoes, and the rest were women's.
The shoes were delivered to Nebraska on Monday.
A local agricultural science program will distribute them to people in need.