These shoes rock! These shoes suck…
Shoe shopping. Most girls love it. A few girls hate it. I personally start off loving it, but then ultimately end up wanting to throw shoes across the store in frustration. Okay, that may be taking it a bit too far, but I really do get frustrated when it comes to shoes.
You see, I’m one of those girls with weird feet. Not like six toes weird or anything, but I do have:
- a.) larger feet (it comes with being tall)
- b.) wide feet
- c.) a true half size
- d.) unusually knobby bone bits
Combine these things and you’re very limited to what shoes you can wear. I am a 10.5 size, and unfortunately a lot of brands stop the half-sizes at 9.5. That means that 10s are usually a bit too small, and 11s are usually a bit too big. If I do find a shoe that fits length-wise, my next obstacle is the width. My feet are a bit wider, and it only makes matters worse that the bones on the main joint below my big toe are very knobby. They aren’t bunions, but they may as well be mild ones with they way they stick out. So all those cute flats that are EVERYWHERE? Take note of where the opening fall across your foot. Yep. Right over that knobby joint of the inner foot. There’s also a nerve that goes across that region, so if the fit is tight against a wider or knobbier foot, it compresses against that nerve and your big toe will actually start to go numb. So not good.
As you can imagine, shoe shopping is very hard for me. Most shoes are too big or too small, if they even come in a larger size to begin with, and then are too narrow or tight across that nerve. I never have much luck at our stores.
BUT! I have found hope! You may or may not know of it already, but on the off chance that you don’t, there is a new obsession of mine:
Hundreds of shoes. Of all shapes, styles, and colors. Including larger half sizes. But the best part? Free shipping, free return shipping, and returns are accepted up to 365 days since the purchase (as long as they’re still in the same condition as when received). Ladies. This is amazing. This is the mecca of shoe havens. I am so hooked.
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I have already gone through several orders on my quest to find comfortable shoes I like, and this Bunting is definitely liking.
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image via endless.com
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image via endless.com
All of these shoes rock, but they just weren’t meant to be for my wedding so the search is on.
Does anyone else have a favorite secret or not-so-secret source for their shoe fix? Is anyone else dealing with problem feet?
