Here is the reply I got after saying that I was interested in buying new shoes.
靴買うならTシャツやいま使うもの買っては？！
I think I got the overall meaning however I’m a bit confused with “買っては”. I don’t really get the “っては” part. Could you explain? Thanks for your help!
Answer
The ては is short for 「～てはどう(ですか)？」, "How about doing ~~?", "Why don't you ~~?
～を買っては？ = ～を買ってはどう(ですか)？
≒ ～を買ったら？ = ～を買ったらどう(ですか)？
The ては in ～～てはどうですか literally means "If~~" (≒～たら).
(ては = the conjunctive particle て + the binding particle は).
So ～てはどうですか literally means "How is it, if you do~~?" --> "How about doing~~?"
It's definition #6 on goo辞書.
靴(を)買うならTシャツやいま使うもの(を)買っては？！
"If you're going to buy shoes, how about buying / why don't you buy a t-shirt / t-shirts or an item / items that you'll use now instead (rather than shoes)?"
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