I was born with feet in the 1st percentile of the population and they stayed that way even despite getting taller. Now every shoe shopping experience is awkward af.

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    69 days ago

    I have had to wear shoes 1 (or .5 depending upon the model) number larger due to wide fronts.

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      39 days ago

      I recently learned that there’s a size rating for width. It goes from A to E, and says something about the length/width ratio of the shoe. Made my previous shoes a lot easier to buy (I also struggle to find wide enough shoes).

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        29 days ago

        Goes further than that, my feet are technically 11EEEEEE but I usually have to get a 12EE since basically no one in the world makes 6E if not custom made.

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        8 days ago

        Well, guess I need to look for my width rating.

        Not that it matters, because the shop ppl won’t understand.
        And even if they do, it’s useless if they don’t have what I need.

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      38 days ago

      Barefoot shoes! Started wearing them 2 years ago and will never go back. I hadn’t even realized how much regular shoes crammed my toes together until I started wearing actually foot-shaped shoes. And my feet are narrow.