Grumpy about boots

[redbird]

As I mentioned, my fancy boots arrived recently. I have duly oiled them (with mink oil). And I just tried putting them on.

The right boot is snug. The left one is too snug. (Yes, my left foot is the bigger of the two: it's also the one the vendor made a sketch and loose mold of, for the artisan to work with.)

Tomorrow morning I'm going to try what I meant to do today, namely to put them on early in the day, when my feet are smallest, and wear them for a bit then.

If that doesn't work, I am going to have to call the boot company. (If it does seem to work, I will extend the process over a few days and see how it goes, bearing in mind that I can't spend significant time on this on a workday morning, nor do I want to have to change shoes partway through the workday.)

Comments

[kightp.livejournal.com]

Pardon the GAS, but if this is a common problem (it is for me) you might consider getting a shoe stretcher (http://www.footsmart.com/SearchReturns.aspx?searchterm=*shoe%20stretcher&srccode=WMNSTRCH&cm_mmc=goog-_-Accessories-_-s-_-Shoe_Stretcher&src=fspaid&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=shoe%2Bstretcher&utm_content=Shoe%2BStretcher&utm_campaign=c4&siclientid=1873&sessguid=3ce4b481-99e4-4823-ac32-5516875fe945&userguid=3ce4b481-99e4-4823-ac32-5516875fe945&permguid=3ce4b481-99e4-4823-ac32-5516875fe945). They work *great* on leather shoes, and with practice I've learned how to set mine to give me just a half-size more width, which is what my feet need.

[redbird]

How wide will the shoe stretcher get things? (I need about a EE.)

That said, it shouldn't be necessary this time, because these are hand-made boots that are supposed to have been made to exactly match the size and shape of my feet.

[kightp.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure, but there are Web sites all about shoe stretchers that might have the answer.

Given that these are custom-made, though, yes, I'd probably get back to the maker and find out what kind of assumptions they made about how much the leather will stretch on wearing, and how soon.