Monday, October 31, 2011

Online Wide Shoe Sources

Sources: Wide Shoes up to EEEE

BE READY TO SEND SHOES BACK.  Sizes are NOT standard!  You size 6D foot may find a perfect home in a shoe labelled 6EE or even 6 C!  It’s often just luck.
   
Redcats Group (catalogues include often reasonably priced shoes and often-overpriced purses) Their shoes are often cute and if you have a D width foot or less, you can be happy here.
HOWEVER...
    If you measure their WW or Xwide shoes, you find they nearly match their D width, even though they claim to be EE widths.  
Being a EEE who often fits EEs, I don't even bother trying any more.  I skip Redcats stores' shoe sales as a waste of time.

Footsmart.com  has good outlet  prices, carries the Propet brand.  I’ve never has any service problems with them.  They carry some nice styles into EE.  They also carry lots of shoes marked EE that aren't.  If you want to save time, stick to the Propet brand. 
Hotterusa.com (UK)1866 378 7811  up to D/E.  They advertise an EEE width in a few styles, but rarely in any color other than black and brown.  This site is a heartbreaker, because lots of these shoes look really pretty and comfy, in reds, blues, purples and even yellow!  Then Poof!  The ones they claimed were in my size (if any) are only in brown.    But it gets worse!

I went to one of their mall stores in Milton Keynes, England and tried on the only pair of EEEs they had.  Like so many shoes I've tried before, it was marked EEE but it was actually  only a D/E.  Holding it up to the next size down, neither I or my companion could see a difference.  What a disappointment!                 

If you only need a D width, they have cute comfort shoes: walkers, mary janes, sandals, with lots of padding & support. 
Maryland Square.com  shoes etc 

Onlineshoes.com  has shoes for EEEE feet.  (Count 'em!  4E's!) Some cute ones, lots of choices for walking shoes. Several views of each shoe!  I had no problems with orders, quick delivery or returns.  the returns were a first.  Some of the shoes were too big!  I actually gave two pairs to a tall friend who wears size 12 EE.  They fit her.
ShoeMall.com  has several views of each shoe, so you  know whether the shape of the sole matches the shape of your foot,, how wide the heel is, how well-supported your foot will be.
They also print consumer  reviews of shoes that will let you know if you need to buy one size up or down to accommodate  your  needs to the idiosyncracies of the manufacturers ideas of sizing.
Zappos.com has FREE SHIPPING both ways, until you have a hoe that fits!  This will save you a lot!
      My order arrived in 4 days (standared delivery, which was included in the cost).  3 pairs of shoes, bought half price or less on clearance.  I was very surprised that the Propet “Seville”boots in 4E fit.  Usually Propet’s 2E fit exactly this way.  Really cute and comfy!  So does this mean that Propet has chaned sizing again?
I also got a pair of sandals and a pair of heels from David Tate.  Cute, but not as comfy in patent leather.  It rubs on the edges, even though the fit is good.  I’ll be gluing a soft lining along those edges.  (sigh) It must be great  to have normal size everything and not have to learn how to adjust shoes and  clothes with linings, darts, etc.

  These are my most reliable Shoe brands of the ones I've tried.  They have cute, well made styles for EE-EEE feet   Sometimes you MAY find a non -orthopedic 4E.
      Dress Shoes: David Tate,
      Sandals         Propet 
      Machine washable walking shoes and Mary Jane styles:   Propet 
      Heels to E (not EE) width:  Softspots "Neima" is a pretty sandal heel that comes in several colors.  "EE" is actually a generous D-E.  Be ready to call and ask them to search stock and send you a wider one.  I did and they sent one that I could actually have worn (for brief periods of time) to replace one I actually couldn't get my foot into.  Both were marked the same size, so persist.

Insist on getting the fit you deserve!
 
Be Beautiful!   
Knuti


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