More advice needed; Pedals and shoes

TheBrick(Tommy) Personally I think the skate style spd shoes look crap and they sacrifice performance.

If you don't want to walk around in them, chuck some shoes in your bag or a locker a work / collage.

Otherwise go for clips and straps and wear the same shoe all the time but have less efficentcy.

I've always used 'leisure' style spd shoes around town (Shimano, Specialized, etc) because:

i) I don't want to/forget to carry round spare shoes if I'm in my 'competition' spds.
ii) I don't need 'competition' efficiency in town, and the 'leisure' shoes seem to hold up to short bursts of intensity.
iii) If I use clips+straps, I need to have them cinched down TIGHT, or I keep yanking my foot out during the back of the pedal stroke... but if they're tight, I can't get out of them in an emergency as quickly as I can panic-disengage from clipless.

Dya get me?

My only recommendation regarding 'leisure' shoes, is to get them as cheap as possible (with a reasonable fit), because once the rubber sole has worn down, there's no getting away from walking on/killing brass cleats, or damaging floors :(