Stupid Shopping Mistakes....

[Blue824]

I just realized I have a pair of shoes in two totally different sizes.

My foot was bothering me last night when I was working an event, so I sat down and took my shoe off to inspect the developing blister and I looked at the shoe and realized it was an 8.5. I was like wow, thats odd, I wear a 9, wonder if the other is an 8.5 too because the other foot is larger and not having any problems, so I take off that shoe and see that it is a size 10.

I wear a size 9. I have no clue how I ended up with two totally different sized shoes as a "pair." I remember buying them last summer on sale and they slip on so quickly tried them on, cute, got them, havent worn them much, but I still think they''re really cute.

Anyone know if there''s a way to stretch out the leather a little to make it a tad more comfortable? I''m surprised I''ve gone a year now not knowing!

I''m still laughing at myself

 

[teebee]

Depending on where you purchased them, you could go back to the store and ask them to stretch the one. If it was a department store, they should have stretchers (I worked in ladies shoes @ a dept. store & had to do that a lot for the little old ladies that insisted they wore a size 6 shoe... more like size 8 but whatever...). If the store doesn''t have stretchers, check w/ a shoe repair place - there may be a nominal fee, but they should be able to do that for you.

 

[fountainfairfax]

Rubbing alcohol on the inside of the shoe will relax leather a little bit- I use the end of broom handle to push it along. Commericial shoe stretchers also do a great shop- if you have a shoe repair place near you they''ll have one.

I worked in retail shoe sales after college- mismates are a major problem, I used to have to write people up for selling them without checking and if they sold three pair over the lifetime of their job, they had to be fired

 

[Blue824]

ooh thanks for the ideas! i''ll try the rubbing alcohol first and if not, they were at a department store, but it was a while ago that they were bought...(and yes, i''m just noticing this) if not, I''ll give this great shoe guy near my house a try...I sort of thought it was a lost cause, nice to know there are options.

FFF, that is a pretty strict rule! 3 strikes and you''re out, huh?
One time at Nordstroms I wanted a pair of black shoes and the one I wanted was the sample that was out and she went to find the box and found that only a navy shoe was left...which means someone ended up with their shoes being one black and one navy

 

[Lorelei]

My method with a tight leather shoe is to dampen some newspaper, scrunch it up, then stuff the shoe as tightly as possible, making sure to really pack the toe- then leave overnight. This hasn''t failed me yet! You can repeat if neccesary but it usually isn''t.

 

[Diamonds4Me]

Date: 8/15/2005 4:46:25 AM
Author: Lorelei
My method with a tight leather shoe is to dampen some newspaper, scrunch it up, then stuff the shoe as tightly as possible, making sure to really pack the toe- then leave overnight. This hasn''t failed me yet! You can repeat if neccesary but it usually isn''t.

I never would have thought of that. If I had I''d have saved myself a lot of shoes

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 8/15/2005 8:47:13 AM
Author: Diamonds4Me

Date: 8/15/2005 4:46:25 AM
Author: Lorelei
My method with a tight leather shoe is to dampen some newspaper, scrunch it up, then stuff the shoe as tightly as possible, making sure to really pack the toe- then leave overnight. This hasn''t failed me yet! You can repeat if neccesary but it usually isn''t.

I never would have thought of that. If I had I''d have saved myself a lot of shoes

Yes it is a simple idea but works great! The trick is to really stuff them as tightly as you possibly can - this method has also saved me some serious blisters

Incidentally I have never found that it ruins the shape of the shoes either, they have always been fine and blissfully looser!