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The first pair look great but knee high. The second also look great, and I will be watching them to see how the bid goes. I may bid nearer the end of the auction and then justify it later lol.

That's why we find ourselves here, bored with the lack of choice for mens shoes. Even my teenage daughter remarked on it the other day as we were looking for new school shoes for her. She said how few styles and colours there were available for men. Unfortunately for her she has size 9 UK feet now and is having difficulty finding womens shoes for herself.

As there is no dedicated attire section (this post was originally posted in "Outfit critique" which is subtitled- "Critique and Feedback on outfits - What do you think of this outfit?") I think this general chit chat area is more appropriate for a story about buying clothes rather than asking for a critique of an outfit.

Mrs Freddy seems to have the same ideas about the way things work as my own wife. If there's a possible scenario which would put her at a disadvantage once then all arguments for anything are null and void lol.

Moved this thread to chit chat.

Interesting reaction from your wife Freddy, maybe it's just resignation on her part lol.

Thanks for the suggestions Freddy, hopefully might get out at the weekend to look for myself.

This morning we could take our puppy out for her first walk (Staffordshire Bull Terrier, just had to wait until all her injections were complete and had time to work) so it was another outing for the wedges around the neighbourhood.

Then we went to a car boot sale, again I wore the wedges, and had to drop some stuff to a friend of my wifes who was selling at the sale. Again no comments, or looks. My 14 year old daughter was with my wifes friend helping out, and didn't notice or didn't mention the shoes I was wearing although the friend did mention that I looked like I had lost weight, maybe it was the height and posture. Anyway, walked for a couple of hours today in the wedge heels and no backache and an enjoyable walk.

Guess this won't be the last time.

They fit the bill, but way too much for me to spend and justify it to the wife.

That's what I want to find out Shoemaker, if it's the height or the impact absorbing of the shoes I wore. And according to my wife my walk and posture changed even with that small increase in heel height. So it could be either, and it could be fun finding out which it is lol.

Was discussing the lack of back pain with my wife earlier, as usually I get a very painful backache after a short time walking round. Today in the slightly raised heels I had no pain after a full tour of the shops. And even later my back is still feeling better than normal, so my wife says I have to wear shoes like those more often (quickly followed by "those ones anyway, not any higher heels"). So it could mean more outings in heels.

I want to try an experiment next to see if it was just the heel height or the fact that the softer rubbery wedge heel was cushioning the footfalls more which made the difference. So I may have to try something different if I can find something we can both agree on....

very nice looking heels , and at a great price. I keep looking at Priceless and elsewhere for some boots too, still want something with between 2 and 3 inch block heel. The ones I have are just about 2 inch and are comfortable but I need something a little different still.

Good work Kev, and for a worthy cause too. It seemed like a big challenge to me, but more power to you for completing the walk.

Today I went shopping with the wife for our daughters school shoes. I checked with the long suffering missus, and she agreed I could wear my Next wedge shoes.

They aren't super high, just under 2" but they have a heel so I'm posting it :roll:. Anyway we went in a few shoe shops for our daughters shoes, and walked all around the MK shopping centre, and felt just fine.

Didn't expect any, and didn't get any looks or comments even though everyone in the shoe shops were looking down at feet and checking shoes. I also find I get less back pain wearing these shoes, so that may be a good reason to wear them more.

I've just had nothing worth posting about for a while.

As a side note, they have a regular newsletter they send by email from Evans, and you often get access to the online sales stuff a little early. Some times they have a prize draw available for signing up to the emails too, so it's worth a shot.

My wife shops at Evans, so I often take the opportunity to look around the shoes. Their footwear usually comes up a little big (maybe because it's all wide fitting) and a size 7UK usually fits me whereas I take an 8 UK from anywhere else. I do find some of Evans styles a little umm ugly though.

Yeah, sometimes it's a bit too easy to get caught up in everyone elses enthusiasm and push on with no regard for our other halfs feelings. It's a case of weighing up your priorities and working out what's more important to you...

The boots look great, only up to size 7 left though. The shoes are nice but the square toe ruins the look for me.

Was in Priceless shoes today (I need some sandals for my summer hols) and they have some great looking heels in there at the moment. I was also trying on sandals from both sides of the shop, male and female but only flats, with my wife assisting. One bored looking sales assistant just watched on as I tried some "womens" sandals and mules. Was still fun even though I didn't try the heeled ones.

Your livelihood has to come first Freddy, and next time don't leave it until the last minute. Enjoy the number crunching lol.

OOOH I see they are going to Bletchley Park, so close to home I may have to get over there and admire the machines as they pass by.

Nice advice HFMROK. I'd never have given the insurance a second fault, and joining a club for the help and support is sound advice.

100% success rate that way JMC

Had the chance to get into Priceless and Shoe zone yesterday. Some nice styles on display but not at the internet prices in the stores. Didn't get to do too much browsing as I was with the wife and she likes to move quickly around the shops.

They have some nice styles for under a tenner, just had a browse myself. My wife recently bought some "heels" from Priceless for

Gotta love the support teams in these places. I always like the fact they start with the assumption that whatever is wrong is something you did, not their software. A great example is the Microsoft report a problem popup which asks you to detail anything YOU may have done that caused the problem. The help always starts by blaming you or third party software or drivers.

As for selling on Ebay, that seems to be an art form in itself, and probably involves some kind of ritual using arcane symbols and hard to find ingredients gathered in certain areas of dark forest.

Will do a search and see if I find your shoes and report back