FastFreddy2

Not that I remember. Where I am in Herts, is experiencing a terrific influx of immigrants. Many ladies of seemingly African descent have larger feet than their European counter-part. (Just a Asian ladies might usually have smaller feet than their European counter-part.) The consequence to this is there's quite a demand for lower priced shoes in the larger sizes of ladies styles. There is also evidence of this in places like TK Maxx. Only this afternoon, I stood next to a 6' 2" Polish lady in the stores shoe area, who was struggling to find something of interest on the practically empty size 8 shelf. There must be women with size 8 feet (and maybe size 9 too) donating their shoes to charity shops all the time I expect. The trick might be to get at them before they get bought? My suspicion is, wealthier areas are less likely to have high demand/high throughput. My evidence for this is the quality and range of the offerings I've found in these towns. Unfortunately, I don't live in one.

I've looked in about 8 shops. So far, nothing even close.

A "Medium parcel" is up to 24" (61cm) x 18" (46cm) x 18" (46cm). That is HUGE! I've never needed more than "Small parcel" which goes up to 13¾" (35cm) x 9¾" (25cm) x 6¼" (16cm) for shoes or small boots even.

I'm not yet sure why they are harder to walk in. To a degree, it might be that I usually wear boot styles, so I'm not used to 'holding' the shoe with my toes. It may be, they're a bit on the large size? Might even be the small platform, because I haven't worn shoes with a platform before, and possibly they need a different walking style? Here are some links to recordings done of the show at a different venue. In My Arms Need You Tonight (Michael Hutchence tribute) Sexercise Sound quality is good, so worth playing on good speakers or headphones. P.S. From today's Mail On-Line ..... More pictures >> here <<

£6 !!! They must have come in a big/heavy box? I send most of my stuff RM 2nd Class Signed For. Even heavy boots go for £4-90. Not that it matters, your 'reasonable' return postage costs should be reimbursed. @Puffer: That German shoe supplier must be run by not-very-bright people to TWICE send out the wrong shoes? That said, I once dealt with a UK company that did the same thing. Neither party could believe the second delivery of the wrong item. (They may even have returned my first return.) Delivery and return charges cost them more than I paid for the item to start with. Expensive exercise for the supplier. If you have a German shoe retailer you'd like to name/recommend, please do.

If those shoes are brand new from a business seller, I'd say you have a strong case for 'not fit for purpose'. The "rules" have changed with the auction site and PayPal, in that 'significantly not as described' now means the seller HAS to pay return postage, as well as returning the original cost of delivery postage. Put another way, it means the buyer is fully protected. I suspect the origins of this are (say) Chinese sellers sending a blue something, when a red something was ordered. Who could or would return something to China? The cost with delivery confirmation would be unrealistic unless the item bought had cost over £70. With that sort of money, there are VAT implications too. Also, where you used to have 40 days to make an 'unfit' claim, I think it's now 180 days. This is great for buyers, purchasing off business sellers, but not so great for private sellers getting rid of 'stuff' from the garage or attic. To avoid subsequent claims, I have in the past sold bits as "for spares not working", knowing full well they work. The downside for sellers is where an electronic gizmo (phone) may work perfectly well at the time of selling, if the buyer drops it in water- and dries it out, they could claim it as faulty inside those 180 days. Most people are honourable, but not everyone is. I sell computer bits from time to time, like motherboards and processors. My constant worry is that a buyer uses one or both without adequate cooling on the processor and fries the board and cpu. I likely get negative feedback and costs, because the buyer doesn't know what they're doing..... As for your returning a shoe because of clicking ..... I have here a brand new never worn stupidly high heel shoe boot that cost a lot of money (originally) from Topshop. (Actually I have two pairs.) I never had a reason to shake them, who would? But I did something and found the heel support (metal bar in the heel) is loose in one shoe. Had I not shaken the shoe like maracas, I might well have sold them on -unknowingly- with a fault. I'm tempted to take the heel tip off and see if anything falls out, that I might be able to glue back in, but I might just try Topshop for a refund. Despite the fact I've had them nearly 2 years.

I just can't walk in them! And the last pair -the red ones- might be going soon too. Had to sell the Blue and the Black ones, as they never went on my feet. My 'practice' ones, the grey pair, did get some use but .... 'Posing' in them, I discovered there was a manufacturing fault similar to the fault I'd found in the first red pair. I sold them on, and the buyer was very happy with them. The red pair are a little looser on my feet so I can get them on at least, but I just can't walk anything like 'naturally' with them. While I was walking around the O2, and then getting back to the car park, I did wear some courts with 135mm heel and 13mm hidden platform. They stayed on my feet because they have ankle straps. Lovely shoe despite being PU, but I walked really badly in them. These have more of a future, but I need practice in them.

I have seen a similar problem at least once on a pair of Mrs Freddy's shoes, and I suspect a similar thing on a pair of mine. Both down to age. Some finishes on shoes, harden with age and maybe exposure to sunlight. I'm told footwear isn't sold with a warranty, though if these are from a shop and show little wear, I expect you will get a refund. If they are 'used' and or from a private seller, you and the seller are in a difficult position. They would have sold in good faith and sent you shoes in good condition. After some use, they have become faulty... Is there an obligation from a private seller to provide a 'warranty' that even a shop might bulk at? I've only ever bought shoes from Clark's once. Expensive ones with leather soles. As with all my leather shoes, I had a rubber sole added to protect them from our wet weather. A month later, the sole separated from the shoe. I returned them expecting a refund. I got the refund, but it took a stand-up argument in the store to get it. The manager was insistent the rubber soles had caused the problem. Since I had done this with MANY other pairs, and the shop had not advised me to avoid the upgrade, I got my money back. Had a bit of grief once with some work shoes I'd bought from BHS. They wouldn't give me a refund, but gave me a (full) credit voucher as a goodwill gesture. I'd had the shoes for some time, but had worn them only once or twice when the sole began to leave the shoe. Think they were the people who told me shoes don't come with a warranty. Nor do clothes..... If you won them on an auction, I'm not sure you even have a legal claim. (I believe everything bought at aution is bought 'as seen'.) That said, you may still get help from the auction site, even if the seller is reluctant. If I was the seller, I would be VERY reluctant to refund. Let us know what happens. P.S. I've just remembered I bought a childs bike from a fella over in Milton Keynes. Nice man. Got the bike home, and had to fix one or two things that weren't working correctly, like the brakes. Not a big deal, as most bikes need servicing, though owners seldom agree. So while I'm checking the brakes, I notice the front wheel is slightly buckled. "Technically" I didn't have a leg to stand on, because I collected in person, and in theory had the chance to check the bike over. In reality, the bike came out of the garage straight into my car as the seller had to go out, and had waited in for me to collect the bike. That said, until that time I had never thought to check wheels for trueness. I have always assumed (wrongly) bike owners knew what a round wheel looked like. In his defence, the buckle was hard to see, but it was buckled. A replacement was prohibitive, getting it trued would cost £15-£20, which the seller isn't want to refund. It cost me a second trip, (we met half-way) but I got a full refund. It was an awkward situation. He sold in good faith. I bought in good faith. But I wasn't satisfied with the purchase, nor was it ever going to be used with a buckled wheel. It wasn't good for either of us, but both of us acted like gentlemen. Well, he certainly did.

What a night!

Where did summer go? Kylie Minogue tomorrow night (Wednesday). Anyone else going?

Where from? The picture has a dollar name .... Are these imported?

These people have done this before. They would have checked their local charity shops before sending out an appeal for help. This appeal could include "us" going out to "our" local chairty shops to help them source suitable shoes. They (after all) are doing the hard bit; getting sponsors, and doing the walk. Our 'donation' to their good cause might be a little footwork -if it's still needed- to help them with footwear. I suppose it would be ideal if we had something in our respective collections that suited. I did, but they went to the big shoe-box in the sky a while ago ...... I will have a little look look around charity shops myself later. I don't hold out much hope, but I should try!

I don't tink you understand the notion of the thread. The two doing the walk (doing the hard bit) are looking for some help -shoe donations from members here- not suggestions on how to find shoes they haven't yet managed to acquire..... Sorry fellas, I don't believe I own anything suitable. The only pair I did have that ticked all the boxes, I gave away some time ago. I might get the chance to look for some in local charity shops on Monday, if donations are still required.

Now some time later ..... I have sold on a number of pairs of jeans, and even swapped out a pair with Mrs Freddy that didn't look they were going to sell, that fitted her better than she thought likely. I STILL have waaay too many. I usually wear some heels that have a slightly girlie toe with a thick rubber sole that might even be ½ inch thick. They're easy to get on and off, and have a modest rise of around 4 to 4¼ inches. The back of the deep block heel is a tad under 5 inches. The other pair I wear out, have a thinner heel, regular sole and the same height heel. Rise is well over 4½ inches. To keep the heel hidden, I've been using one or other of two pairs of black (M+S) jeans. In fact I've been wearing black jeans for so long now, a blue jean with black shoes feels a little odd? While they were bought some time ago, (mentioned above and bought in early 2013 I think) a couple of pairs of jeans bought for not much money have been sat -still bagged- on a bedroom chair next to my bed. One of these was/is a particularly well fitting pair that came with a 34" leg and perfect for the two pairs of heels I usually wear out .... Except one leg seemed to be ever-so-slightly longer than the other. And .... Being new they didn't like to crease well over the pair with the thick soles. I also have another pair of stiletto heeled shoes I enjoy wearing out, but because the toe box is quite roomy, I don't have any jeans that sit well over them either. Solution? It took me months to work it out, but the answer was/is to get the length of the jeans altered. I could have the hems evened up (maybe uneven because of my groin shape) and have the hem made with a slope downward from front to back. Took some time to find someone to do the work, but I got the jeans back today. Total outlay under £14 for a blue jean perfectly shaped for hiding a high heel. I'll try to do some piccies soon.

You are up late tonight then. Okay, absolutely get what you mean, and agree with the look too. Much better with a 'clean line'.

From the practical point of view, any shoe or boot that takes time to get on/off is a PITA. But ..... from the fetish point of view, a long lace up (or buckle up) means a long de-lace or de-buckle. There have been times when I've met people while out, and I've had no choice but to carry on walking in front of them in a heel, because taking them off quickly - wasn't a choice. It added some tension to my venture, which was often curiously exciting ....

An interesting report, thank you. I'm still a little ignorant to what a 'spur ridge' might be, but understand where I should be looking. In all, it sounds like a perfect shoe at very reasonable money. I'm surprised anyone would cast doubts on the wearability of these outside. A long time member (Love4Heels) and good contributor, wears a very similar style publically. I too have worn a cowboy style boot with 4 inch heels all over the place, though the (toe) point of the boot does catch the eye. I've also worn a stiletto heeled boot out too, and have found the sound of the heel is the initial 'teller' of a man in heels. Of course, walking badly in a heel will tell any woman a mans shoe has a heel.... While thinking about walking badly (or walking in such a way as to indicate a heel is being worn), I may have just realised what you meant by "problem is a tendency for my legs to bow outwards". I thought you meant as in "bow legged", the 'manly' gap between your legs that look like you've been riding a horse for too long? Maybe you mean as to slightly rotate your joints to allow a more comfortable walk in a heel? This was much typified by one of Dick Emery's characters in his TV show. (You are old enough to know the show of course.) I think her name was "Mandy", and her catchphrase was; "Oh you are awful, but I like you." After reciting the catchphrase and pushing the interviewer, she would walk away, trip, and her feminine walk would turn into something more like a policeman pounding the beat. Knees spaced apart with feet at right angles to each other? Maybe the doubters refer to the height of the heel as being potentiall unsuitable?

Been a bit lax with this. Taken the photo's and not posted - Naughty. Currently working on a (rich) mates property. Chiselling out a slice of foundation to lay a new 4" soil pipe into the main drain. Literally back-breaking work, and quite a challenge. We are carefully removing 60 year old industrial grade concrete from around the old clay waste system which must stay working until we finish the excavation work. Our friendly plumber said he wouldn't touch the job so we are doing the work under his guidance. The bit we are doing at the moment is builders work, but it needs a level of care that money might not buy. My tools (breaker and 9" cutter) with my experience of concrete cutting have proved useful. Again, I'll do some photo's.

To be honest, getting THAT particular shoe was a bit of luck really. Doing a search for "Office Shoes" even using the 'brand' only criteria brings up every listing with the word "office" in it. So usually I don't bother. This time I must have stumbled across a style that was in the Office Shoes store on the site, so I just looked at every style in the heels section. The ones I wanted were there! I ordered them up and they arrived in perfect condition and good fit. Another pair for the collection.

Hello, and welcome. I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures of your Miguel Jones boots. Could you mention the price too please? I have a DIY thread here, I'm about to add to. Feel free to contribute too.

"The sun shines on the righteous"? (Devil looks after his own?) Office found 10 pairs of the black leather On Top shoe size 8, they released to an auction site. I bought a pair. Saved a little money, though they sold them at a Buy It Now price. Very pleased with my purchase, though I've no idea where I'll wear them. Haven't yet done a photo of them, but here is a photo from their web site. Lovely skinny high stiletto heel! I've been trying to buy a replacement plain black court shoe for some time. As usual, these will be too nice to wear out. I should start a whole new thread on 'the journey' with lots of photo's showing what I've tried...... And what I've kept. [Too many pairs, too much money!] Thread to follow .....

Those jeans look enjoyably tight. Nice combo. The colour match is surprisingly good. I'm personably not big on suede (rains a lot here) but that outfit certainly works!

Hello and welcome.

Well done you. Sounds like 'early-days' for her and having a male friend into wearing a heel, but hopefully the two of you will get out together with you in a heel? Certainly she didn't 'flip' or appear to be uncomfortable? If you two have been close, or are close, she will at least know you are good people. Hopefully, we'll be hearing about an adventure out together in the not-too-distant-future? Hope it goes well.

Had a look at both, after reading the post. Madbid look too good to be true...... Looked at the ladies boots in UK8. Plenty of choice if looking for a coloured wellie. Otherwise .... Always happy to give a site a try, but I don't expect either of these will be getting a second visit from me unfortunately.