cynupstateny
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"Flintstone feet" He's a size 5.5 double wide. Any idea where she can buy sneakers for the kid? I've Googled but can't find anything in that small size with that big width.
Totally NFR: I have a friend who's grandson has what she refers to as
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michael-in-phoenix
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New Balance makes wide widths. Did you check that brand?
melissa-dallas
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Cyn-she should call an orthopedist in her town and ask who does the prescription
shoes for children in her area. My sister and I both wore corrective shoes and there are whole children's shoe stores that specialize in corrective and hard to fit shoes for kids.
shoes for children in her area. My sister and I both wore corrective shoes and there are whole children's shoe stores that specialize in corrective and hard to fit shoes for kids.
cynupstateny
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Already did that and he has 2 pairs but wants a pair of sneakers.
cynupstateny
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Yup- they have the width but not in that small of a size.
Call Zappos.com and talk with a customer specialist...
Free shipping both ways, in case you want to return. Plus you have a full 365 days to return. Just wear the shoes in the house on rugs to test them out.
Zappos carries almost all brands, so it's one stop shopping. And if they are out of a particular shoe size or color, you can leave email and they'll ping you. I was looking at a pair of Merrill sandals and they were out of the color I wanted. I checked the Merrill website and they had them for the exact same price as Zappos. But I would have had to pay to ship them to me. And then, if I decided not to keep them, I would have had to pay to return them. So...an additional $22.
Instead, I put the email notice in Zappos...and got a response from them 2 days later that they now had the shoe in my color choice and size. I responded and had the shoes within 24 hours. That email saved me a potential cost of $22 in shipping to/fro.
Larry has tough feet to fit and they have been so very helpful. They understand about pronation and supination and high insteps and flat, flat feet. Even different styles--but same size from the same company will fit his feet differently. So he orders 4 or 5 pairs at a time, keeps the ones he likes that fit the best, and sends the rest back. He repacks the shipping box with the shoes going back, goes online, prints out a return label, takes it down to the local UPS store and drops it off. No charge.
I've linked "boys sneakers". There are 3 widths, but I haven't a clue on translating them. Also, different shoes fit differently so the customer reviews on each shoe are very telling...like if the shoe size is "actual" or if you should buy 1/2 size biggger, smaller, etc.
Best of luck to your friend.
http://www.zappos.com/search/shoes/filter/hide%3AproductTypeFacet/%22Shoes%22/gender/%22Boys%22/categoryFacet/%22Shoes%22/subCategoryFacet/%22Sneakers+and+Athletic+Shoes%22/size/%225.5%22
Free shipping both ways, in case you want to return. Plus you have a full 365 days to return. Just wear the shoes in the house on rugs to test them out.
Zappos carries almost all brands, so it's one stop shopping. And if they are out of a particular shoe size or color, you can leave email and they'll ping you. I was looking at a pair of Merrill sandals and they were out of the color I wanted. I checked the Merrill website and they had them for the exact same price as Zappos. But I would have had to pay to ship them to me. And then, if I decided not to keep them, I would have had to pay to return them. So...an additional $22.
Instead, I put the email notice in Zappos...and got a response from them 2 days later that they now had the shoe in my color choice and size. I responded and had the shoes within 24 hours. That email saved me a potential cost of $22 in shipping to/fro.
Larry has tough feet to fit and they have been so very helpful. They understand about pronation and supination and high insteps and flat, flat feet. Even different styles--but same size from the same company will fit his feet differently. So he orders 4 or 5 pairs at a time, keeps the ones he likes that fit the best, and sends the rest back. He repacks the shipping box with the shoes going back, goes online, prints out a return label, takes it down to the local UPS store and drops it off. No charge.
I've linked "boys sneakers". There are 3 widths, but I haven't a clue on translating them. Also, different shoes fit differently so the customer reviews on each shoe are very telling...like if the shoe size is "actual" or if you should buy 1/2 size biggger, smaller, etc.
Best of luck to your friend.
http://www.zappos.com/search/shoes/filter/hide%3AproductTypeFacet/%22Shoes%22/gender/%22Boys%22/categoryFacet/%22Shoes%22/subCategoryFacet/%22Sneakers+and+Athletic+Shoes%22/size/%225.5%22
Oh, I wore prescription shoes...heavy brown lace-ups to my ankles
with metal braces on the inside to turn my feet out.
Elementary school students can be horrific to kids wearing lumpy orthopedic shoes. I can't tell you how many days I cried having to put those on before going to school. Oh, and I had to wear glasses too...the thick kind to correct astigmatism plus myopia. Hey, four-eyes!
But now that I am adult and notice other adults walking pidgeon-toed or tripping over their own feet, I bless my parents. Then I'd get on the phone and call my mom and thank her (and Dad). I call quite often because, actually, there are a lot of adults out there who didn't have the problem corrected as a child.
I have a lot of shameful tears to make up to my parents, when all they were doing was the right thing for their kids.
with metal braces on the inside to turn my feet out.
Elementary school students can be horrific to kids wearing lumpy orthopedic shoes. I can't tell you how many days I cried having to put those on before going to school. Oh, and I had to wear glasses too...the thick kind to correct astigmatism plus myopia. Hey, four-eyes!
But now that I am adult and notice other adults walking pidgeon-toed or tripping over their own feet, I bless my parents. Then I'd get on the phone and call my mom and thank her (and Dad). I call quite often because, actually, there are a lot of adults out there who didn't have the problem corrected as a child.
I have a lot of shameful tears to make up to my parents, when all they were doing was the right thing for their kids.
melissa-dallas
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I'm so grateful too. My best friend was told in her early forties that she already
needed bilateral knee replacements because the over-pronation from her extremely flat feet completely wrecked her knees. Since the replacements tend to only last about twenty years she's trying to hold out and bear the pain so she won't have to have them done twice in her lifetime.
needed bilateral knee replacements because the over-pronation from her extremely flat feet completely wrecked her knees. Since the replacements tend to only last about twenty years she's trying to hold out and bear the pain so she won't have to have them done twice in her lifetime.
cynupstateny
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Called Zappos but no go. Thanks so much for the suggestions.
cynupstateny
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Didn't think of that. Guess he'll just have to keep trying on.
Try this search and see if anything there helps:
Maybe this will help. . .
By the way, a friend's husband has very small, very wide feet. She says he has "my little pony feet!"
http://www.google.com/search?q=boy%27s+shoe+size+5.5+double+wide&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US
fficial&client=firefox-a
Maybe this will help. . .
By the way, a friend's husband has very small, very wide feet. She says he has "my little pony feet!"
http://www.google.com/search?q=boy%27s+shoe+size+5.5+double+wide&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US
fficial&client=firefox-aCall a Big & Tall or Casual Male store. They'll be able to help.
Not sure if they'll carry the shoes but they can certainly make recommendations. Those folks deal with that kind of thing all the time.
http://www.casualmale.com/store/en_US/index.jsp
Not sure if they'll carry the shoes but they can certainly make recommendations. Those folks deal with that kind of thing all the time.
http://www.casualmale.com/store/en_US/index.jsp