…TROUBLE FINDING SHOES!!! What the hell Halifax, I’ve been to every retailer and can’t find a pair of shoes for my boatish feet.
It’s like some motherfucker is ALWAYS coming in before me to pick up the shoes I want. I guess I’m going to have to chop off my toes so I can be fashionable and comfortable. —Crushed sole
This article appears in Jun 17-23, 2010.
chopping off toes is a good idea for a start, then you can work on the neck part.
heard that, i had to order shoes from the states, cuz i am in the same boat…still had to pay the duty for something i can not find in this country
Hub-Unit has size 15 hoofers so his selection is almost limited to shipping crates – seriously, though, try Aerobics First and the Trail Shop on Quinpool Road – you may have to order them in but that usually doesn’t take long. Both places have excellent service.
My husband has big feet, too. We’ve taken to ordering online. Most online retailers have solid, non-punitive return policies. Don’t settle for cramming your feet into too small shoes.
Cleve’s in Bayerlake has size 14 to 19. Just ask the sales staff in the back and they will take to that section.
there’s also a place on young near the SS that has larger and extra-wide shoes…
they will cost more, but you knew that already anyways.
we feel your pain canoe feet man, llbean is worth checking out…i have boat/duck feet. quack quack splash. i swim really fast without the aid of flippers
pg, forget your meds this morning???
🙂
that’s becoming a common question…never you sexy beast. but i do swim fast, i should sink being a taurean and all
oh my..
and I think it would be fun to watch a bull try to swim.
pretty sure they can…. just not that well.
Like with sheep …they don’t so much fly, as plummet.
big feet, big meat. 🙂 or so they say. drop in reflections some time 🙂
The Place on Young is called O’ My Sole. Hope you’re allowed to mention businesses here. Here’s their web site – http://www.omysoleshoes.com/
Hope that helps.
I have the same problem, only my feet are THICK!
” i thought turkey’s could fly”
“They’re hitting the ground like bags of wet cement. Oh the humanity”
Best episode ever.
i can always count on you to get my vague references, merci colonel. rawk
I love that episode. Well, actually I love EVERY episode. Rawk On!
All that means is not merely do I not have a life, I’ve never had one. *Sniff. >: (
Hey – HMS Ark Royal is in harbor for the fleet review. I stood in line to tour her when she was here back in the late 80’s.
(There, now I’m happy again) >; ) Rawk, Rawk
Best Yank sitcom ever. There’s a reason my nickname is what it is.
BOOGER!!!
aha, i was always too shy to ask that question doc…teehee. that foot powder made my feet all numb
I agree with the best Yank sitcom ever designation.
Go to the aforementioned local stores to try on what they carry, find a model/size that feels comfy, etc. But do not buy them there. Why? Because, having the same problem as the OP myself, I discovered that the local shoe shylocks charge close to double what you can buy the same items for from online stores. Even with shipping added on, you save a bundle buying them from places like shoebuy.ca and the like.
I say this with some regret because I would prefer to spend my money locally. But when I challenged the aforementioned Young St establishment to come just a little closer to the online price on a pair of Dunhams they would not move a penny. They therefore lost my business permanently. I see no reason to donate an extra $70 to the local proprietor, who clearly does not value my patronage.
In defense of the local business Bo, that $70 difference is the local guy’s profit, whereas most online retailers either deal in wholesale or factory seconds so their initial purchase price is much lower. They just can’t match said prices, nor compete really. But I’m sure you’re aware of that.
The online price was the same retail price charged at bricks-and-mortar shoe stores in Boston. They are not selling factory seconds. Those US retailers, either online or walk-in, are making a profit on their sales. The $70 is not the local guy’s profit alone — it is in large part his excess profit on top of the margin those other guys are making just like he is. In any event, it seems to me that making a $40 or $50 profit on a sale is better than making no sale at all and hence, zero profit.
US retailers often pay less from distributors than Canadian ones; so they can offer a lower price for the same profit margins. With the dollar as it is, it’s worth your while.
I’m not disputing that the local guy isn’t making a profit, he most certainly is. But comparing him to an online retailer (especially one of US origin) is outright unrealistic.