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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                   May 5, 2005
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                            PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                 1-14770                                  43-1813160
        (Commission File Number)              (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                           3231 Southeast Sixth Avenue
                            Topeka, Kansas 66607-2207
               (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

                                 (785) 233-5171
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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ITEM 7.01   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On May 5, 2005, Payless ShoeSource, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued a
press release announcing its sales for the fiscal month of April, which ended
April 30, 2005. The full text of the press release and the transcript of the
monthly sales message are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2
respectively, and incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Exhibits:

     99.1   Press Release, dated May 5, 2005.
     99.2   Transcript of April monthly sales message.



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, INC.

Date: May 5, 2005                           By:     /s/ Steven J. Douglass
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                                                    Steven J. Douglass
                                                    Chairman of the Board and
                                                    Chief Executive Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                    Exhibit
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 99.1          Press Release, dated May 5, 2005.
 99.2          Transcript of April monthly sales message.