RANT: I am sick and tired of having freakishly small feet!!!

[TXlib]

My feet are men's size 7 narrow.

Do you know how hard it is to find shoes that fit me?

For work-appropriate shoes, I must travel to an outlet mall that has a huge selection, or else find a style I like, and ask the store to order it in my size and come back later for it (and some stores won't accomodate my requests).

However, I recently discovered that women's size 8 fits me just fine, and for certain styles/brands, there is no discernable difference between women's styles and men's, except for the size listed.

So now, when I buy athletic shoes, I don't have to settle for the one ugly pair of men's size 7 in stock, if I don't mind being a cross-dresser...

[catzies]

1. That's not freakishly small. I wear girls' size 4 and boys' size 3

I get little kids' shoes as often as I can (cheaper!), but I look pretty silly as a woman in my 40s wearing Power Puff Girls shoes from Payless.

[TXlib]

4. How tall are you?

[catzies]

15. 5 foot two and a fraction

n/t

[supernova]

17. I thought I had tiny feet

Catzies, your feet are smaller than mine! :D

I'm 5' even and wear a 6.5 B width.

I don't have trouble finding shoes. What I really like is the wide width cheapie tennis shoes from Payless. They fit beautifully.

[catzies]

23. Yeah, like TxLib mentioned, "work appropriate" shoes can be tough

to find sometimes.

If it wasn't for Payless I'd be barefoot. :D

[quispquake]

2. Big feet are hard to shop for too...

Try 13EEE. I'm lucky to find five pairs to choose from when I'm shopping...

[TXlib]

3. Why the evil clown avatar?

[quispquake]

6. Actually, clowns scare the hell out of me...

...so I really don't have a good reason for using that particular avatar...it is rather disquieting though...

[Political_Junkie]

8. Clowns scare me too.

Don't suppose you'd consider changing that, huh pat? :scared:

[King Of Paperboys]

5. This is disgusting

I don't mind you having a filthy "alternative lifestyle." I mean, I'm a liberal and all, but Holy Cheney, man, did you have to be so GRAPHIC? I'm knee-deep in vomit after reading about your deformed feet and your brushes with transvestism. Sometimes children read this board. Won't you PLEASE think of the children?!?

[Momgonepostal]

7. Narrow feet are tough, esp. for men

My husband wears an 11 narrow and has a tough time finding shoes, too. Once he gets a pair he likes, he makes those puppies LAST.

Have you tried Rockports? I don't know if they go down to size 7, but they do have a lot of narrows and you can get them online.

[sybylla]

9. What my feet lack in length, they make up for in width

I wear womens 5.5 D - can't find em. Most often, I have to go up to 6.5 depending on the cut of the shoe. Sometimes I can make a 6 stretch to fit. I can find wide width shoes in the catalogs for older ladies, but never smaller than a 6. For some reason unknown to me, a 6 wide is most often too big and sloppy on my feet For casual shoes and some sandals, I hunt through the boy's section for a nice size 4.

I feel your pain, brother.

[ScreamingMeemie]

10. Well hey, I have freakishly large feet.

I wear a size 10, which pretty much puts me in the boating section of any store I am in. It isn't fun. I feel your pain. :hi:


P.S. Sometimes I squuueeeezzze myself into a 9 1/2 because I like the style.

[trof]

20. Old joke:

Lady goes to podiatrist complaining of constant foot pain.
He tells her she's wearing shoes at least 2 sizes too small.
"Well, I wear an 8, but 7s look so good, so I buy a 6."

[VelmaD]

11. You need to bring your teeny feet to Austin this Saturday...

we're having a little party. :)

I promise not to make any comments about what "they" say about men with small hands and feet. ;)

[kmla]

12. Well, you know what they say about men - Small feet, small......

shoes.

Ha!

[GOPisEvil]

13. Short, wide feet is not a picnic either.

I end up having to buy most shoes 1/2 size too big to accomodate. Some athletic shoe companies (thank goodness for New Balance) have a wide variety of widths available in most normal retail outlets. But for work shoes, I end up having to buy 1/2 size bigger...so, it's not AS bad, but still no picnic.

[moderate_hero]

14. birkenstocks are the key

I have the same problem and I got birkenstocks. I figure that since Jesus would be a liberal, the type of shoe he wore is good enough for me.

[HornBuckler]

26. What!

Everyone Knows Jesus Wore Flip-Flops!

:)

[elperromagico]

16. This thread is giving me an odd sense of deja vu.

Has someone posted about this before? :shrug:

[Ganja Ninja]

18. If you remember your Simpsons ...

Crusty had small feet like all good people and Sideshow Bob had big feet like all evil people.

[trof]

19. My friend Arthur has to buy his in the Boys dept.

[DS1]

21. I dare anyone to make a copycat thread about this.

You know wut I'm talkin' bout

[LynneSin]

22. That's ok, Abbott still wants you as his godfather

Do you promise to take Abbott in if anything should ever happen to me?

:D

[AngryAmish]

24. Expensive shoes are their own reward

Allen-Edmonds are cheaper in the long haul if you are looking for work appropriate. You can order from the catalog in almost any size.

Best part about A-Es is you can send them back to the factory for a complete refurbishing and they are good for another 5 years.

You can also buy used Allen-Edmonds on eBay. Sounds uncomfortable and creepy, right? Well, send them in for refurbishing ($80-90 or so) and then you have a pair that will remold to your feet (cork in the sole just like Birkenstocks) and be good for five years of everyday wear.

Did I mention I like Allen-Edmonds?

[LDS Jock]

25. just curious.. how tall are you? n/t