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	sionja 2009-02-09 06:11 am UTC (link)
	I wear US11-12 womens. : ( Shoe shopping is extremely depressing. That said, most of my shoes are heels, so I like to go barefoot when I'm in the music building on campus, since I practically live there and no one cares. But it's the only place outside of my house/my friends' places that I won't wear my shoes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dechant 2009-02-09 06:14 am UTC (link)
	Oh... yes, that would be an issue, wouldn't it? Altier's and DSW do some really attractive stuff in your range, though. :-) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sionja 2009-02-09 06:18 am UTC (link)
	Haha, I've learned which places carry shoes in my size (also, which places are in my price range - I actually love shoes, but I'm a poor college student, so). It's just discouraging to only find things like clogs in my size most places when, hi, I need (or want, but usually need) dressier shoes. Jerks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dechant 2009-02-09 06:23 am UTC (link)
	Rock on, fellow broke shoe-lover. May the Prada be with you. ;-) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	skarrow 2009-02-09 07:46 am UTC (link)
	Nordstrom Rack, if you're in the US and you've got one in your area? I got a pair of the most drooltastic boots there in 11. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ldymusyc 2009-02-09 08:31 am UTC (link)
	I must interrupt this shoe discussion to giggle myself silly that I said "Oooh, Benton icon, wonder who made that" and went to check your userpics. >.> It's been a while. XD (Reply to this)(Parent)

	shoe hell, signing in queencallipygos 2009-02-09 06:31 am UTC (link)
	I wear US11-12 womens. : ( Shoe shopping is extremely depressing. I have: * Size 9, * Width AA, and * Cannot wear heels because of back problems. ...I don't like to talk about shoes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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keri
2009-02-09 06:40 am UTC (link)

omg, sympathy!

it's like "hello, salesclerk, I need shoes without heels but that aren't totally worthless ballet flats. no, really, no, I don't want the old lady nurse shoes. please, i'm 25, i just want some cute shoes. oh god, no, really, i meant it about the old lady nurse shoes."

(i also can't wear heels, and my toes are really short, so I can't wear pointy-toes, either.)

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	Re: shoe hell, signing in skarrow 2009-02-09 07:47 am UTC (link)
	By god I love my Mudds. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: shoe hell, signing in mary_mac 2009-02-09 08:44 am UTC (link)
	Ai, yes. Narrow feet are great when you're a kid, and shoes come in widths, but between 12 and 21, when the ballet pump thing came in, I did not own a pair of shoes without laces, cause they all fell off. And sandals are all pointy to the big toe, and what are you meant to do if your middle toes are long? (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: shoe hell, signing in miraba 2009-02-09 04:12 pm UTC (link)
	10 AAA here. Sandals hate me. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: shoe hell, signing in eleutheria 2009-02-10 03:06 am UTC (link)
	No wacky size here, but... completely flat feet, no arch whatsoever one foot bigger than the other usually high instep (so no Mary Janes) fibromyalgia Almost all shoes hurt. Cannot wear dress shoes, cannot wear any kind of sandal. Feel that shoe shopping is a kind of torture only equaled by my yearly gyn exam. And the latter, at least, is over quicker. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: shoe hell, signing in ghostmaster 2009-02-11 03:48 am UTC (link)
	I just wear men's shoes. It's easier to find them in the size I need, and they're usually more comfortable since they have thicker soles. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	abharding 2009-02-09 04:17 pm UTC (link)
	Tell me about it. Shoe shopping if you have either small/short feet or big/long feet can be a real pain in the butt. I am a woman's size 12 and buying dressy shoes/heels is never fun. As I don't wear heels that often most of my shoes are in fact men's size 10 1/2... (the only real downside to that is the lack of chose in colors...) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sionja
2009-02-09 05:54 pm UTC (link)

Yeah, I'm an 11W (yay flat feet), so I sometimes have to wear 12s. : \ And unfortunately, most of my shoes have to be heels/dressy because I'm a voice major and I end up performing quite a bit (I think I have, like, three or four concerts just this month, as well our student recital hour and my studio class which requires dressing up), so I've pretty much stocked up on nicer shoes. The only real flats I own are mens size 9 converse.

I've actually lucked out at my local Payless a couple times for cheap, dressy heels, though I always have to wear their 12s.

/tl;dr

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	frequentmouse 2009-02-10 06:48 pm UTC (link)
	If you ever get within striking distance of a Nordstrom's Rack, look there- they often have a good selection of 10-13 sizes deeply discounted and better quality than Payless. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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