shoe size

[Head Wreck]

Hey I know this is completely off topic but I couldn't find any of the Puma soccer shoes I like in my size.  Does anyone know where I can get size 12 puma's?    In case of any typos I repeat: size TWELVE.   

Ok thanks and sorry for going off topic.  That's size 12 remember.

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size 12. thats a uk size 11... that seems to be average size here.

the store i last went for a decent pair of assault boots stocked a min size of 12 (us 13)

unfortunatly no us size 10's rats. really looking forward to another pair of lowa's

i hate being the shortass round here

out of interest whats the average shoe sizes

[Nienna]

I think women's shoes are averaging around an 8 or 9 from experience.

[fallennon]

I'm an 8.5 and everyone tells me that I have big feet...(I am only 5'4")...i wonder what is the average????

[Dubh Aingeal]

Finding a good pair of shoes without paying more than 50 is not a easy thing for someone like me with size 13 feet. I refuse to pay more than 50 for a pair of shoes. I tend to blow thru them pretty quick regardless of price. Pair of 100 dollar shoes last me about as long as a pair of 20 dollar shoes. Only things that tend to last me any length of time are my combat boots. Which aren't work pc any more since we moved to Troy... Stupid old school banking mentality of business dress for their IT dept...

[Lilith]

if you are looking for work boots Brian uses timberlands he gets them at sears but they are more then $50 the thing they last forever 2-3 years depending on how much you were them, by the way he only uses this kind of boots for work and he has the thinsulate ones, they keep him warm and he says they are extreamly comfy.

We both use Doc martians for our every day use and they last 2-3 years as well and they are usually over $100 Brian also uses the doc marrtian sandles and he has had those for 3 years now were as befor he would go threough 3-4 pairs of $20 sandles. Also if anything like the stiching comes loose on the boots we have had it repaired for $3 at meijer shoe repair and they did the repair while we shopped. Also i have seen many styles of Doc that would pass rather well as "dress" shoes for the office or what ever your need, i actually have picked up a few pair like that at the local salvation army store.

I still use the $20 sandles as well in the summer i am usually barefoot and they just last me cause i dont wear them often.

We normally get our docs at chester boot shop in roseville as they usually have a good selection and if theya re out of my size they will order the right one and have them sent to my house at no extra charge.

[The_Dark]

Dubh... Do you have a high arch to your foot? If so, get your shoes a half size too big. I used to blow through shoes, no matter the price, in about 2 months. I finally found a good shoe store that explained why. I have a high arch. When I put my weight on my foot.. it gets longer by about a half size. This means that shoe that fit when I was sitting down, no longer fit. I would tear shoes in half after a while. Since I started getting my shoes a bit larger.. I have been wearing the same $25 walmart special dress shoe for 2 years. Hrmmm... I might need to get a new pair sometime....

[JaneDead]

i thought average women's was a 7 or 7 1/2. that is why they are always out of that size and those are the sizes i wear. if they are "cheap" shoes then i can wear an 8 in them.

[Dubh Aingeal]

Dubh... Do you have a high arch to your foot? If so, get your shoes a half size too big. I used to blow through shoes, no matter the price, in about 2 months. I finally found a good shoe store that explained why. I have a high arch. When I put my weight on my foot.. it gets longer by about a half size. This means that  shoe that fit when I was sitting down, no longer fit. I would tear shoes in half after a while. Since I started getting my shoes a bit larger.. I have been wearing the same $25 walmart special dress shoe for 2 years. Hrmmm... I might need to get a new pair sometime....

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Nope I have low almost none existant arch flat feet. I tend to blow the soles out of the shoes/boots I get with in a year. The merrils I have now have almost all the tread worn off and I've had them less than a year. Tennis shoes I will blow thru the sole in less a year sometimes (if real lucky) a year and a half. My sis got me some Sketchers and Nunn Bush's for xmas so I am set on shoes for at least a year.

[SomeDanGuy]

I also wear 13s and refuse to pay a lot for shoes. I don't know what style you usually go for, but I generally buy running sorts of shoes so I don't have to buy a special pair for that. What I do is just glance into shoe stores when I'm at a mall and see what the cheapest ones on sale are. You can usually get pretty decent shoes for cheap if they're trying to get rid of them

[gothicmom]

I wear a size 8. I like to go to Payless when they have the BOGO sales!

[Brenda Starrr]

I wear anwhere from a 9 to a 10, depending on the cut of the shoe. I also have to say that I really think that the average is 8.5 to 9 for women. I always seem to have issues with finding my size when I find a really cool shoe or boot.

[Nienna]

I wear a 10, and I also have a hard time finding my size. I figure it is because the stores get a smaller run of that size because it is less common though.

[Fierce Critter]

I can say with some confidence that the average women's shoe size today hovers somewhere around an 8-1/2.

This isn't based only on the fact that me & 3 of my sisters happen to wear that size. Nor is it based only on the fact that whenever I go shopping for shoes and ask for something in my size, they're often out of it and they usually tell me, "we have plenty of this larger or this smaller size".

It's mostly based on the fact that whenever I sell shoes on Ebay, which I do often, that's the size that will garner the most bids.

Anything larger will do halfway decent. Anything smaller might get the startbid but almost nothing else. I have a pair of size 6 doc martens that I know might not sell at all at my usual $9.00 start bid - even though they're brand new.

I picked up 6 pairs of identical ankle platform boots on clearance. I sold them all on Ebay, and the two size 8-1/2's sold for at least twice what the size 10's and 7's did.

Just to check and make sure I wasn't talking out my ass before I posted this, I did a websearch. I found this article, which includes the following:

"Not only are Americans getting fatter, we're getting bigger and taller, and our feet are keeping pace. Podiatric historian William Rossi says that this enlarging trend has been going on for about 150 years. At the beginning of the 20th century, the average American woman wore a 3.5 or a 4; by the 1940s she was strapping on a 5.5. According to The Professional Shoe Fitting Manual, the average American adult female's shoe size in the 1960s was a 5.5 or a 6; in the '70s, it climbed to about 7.5; and in the '80s, it reached 8 or 8.5. No stats have been added yet for the '90s, but you can do the math: By now, the average women's size could hover somewhere in the 9s. Besides, due to regular wear and tear, foot ligaments and joints stretch—which means that over the course of a lifetime, shoe size tends to increase by about one size. And this isn't just a feminine phenomenon; according to Army records, the average shoe size worn by male recruits has gone up from about a 6 to about a 9.5 since the American Revolution. "

As for men's feet, I have to say I'm surprised to see so many size 13's out there. That's my husband's size, and he also blows through shoes like water, and refuses to invest in a really good pair of work boots. I dunno - I prefer not to spend too much on shoes, either. But in my experience, sometimes it pays off to pay more. The most expensive heavy-use shoes (for lots of walking or standing at work) I've ever bought were my Red Wing walking shoes. White sneakers basically, and I paid somewhere around $100 for them. I wore those absolutely to death, and got more than my money's worth. They carried me through my time with the DNR without pain, until I started a project there that required steel toes, which the DNR sprung for, also at $100 a pair. Again, those bastards were incredibly comfortable, and I still have them.

Jon injured his foot very badly last year. Jumped off a roof and ended up separating all the ligaments across the area where his toes meet his arch. He spent somewhere near a year with screws in his bones to ensure his toes didn't go out of alignment. His foot shape has changed, lost a little bit of arch and got a touch wider. He isn't required to use an orthotic insole, but he does use Red Wing insoles, which have always made it easier for him to stand all day at work.

You can purchase their insoles at their stores for use in any shoes. They run around $23.00 a pair, but believe me - they're worth it.

Jon goes through shoes quickly mostly based on the fact that he tends to squat a lot in a half-kneel/genuflect position, almost sitting on one foot kicked behind him. This bends the shoe and makes it crease & crack eventually.

If you're wearing out soles quickly, you might want to check your gait. Do you slide your feet or shuffle noticeably? The kinds of surfaces you walk on will affect that, too.

[Dubh Aingeal]

I don't know what style you usually go for,

Typically what ever I find cheap and comfie... I'm not overly picky on the style of shoe I wear...

Jon goes through shoes quickly mostly based on the fact that he tends to squat a lot in a half-kneel/genuflect position, almost sitting on one foot kicked behind him. This bends the shoe and makes it crease & crack eventually.

If you're wearing out soles quickly, you might want to check your gait. Do you slide your feet or shuffle noticeably? The kinds of surfaces you walk on will affect that, too.

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I tend to use that position alot at work as well... Specially when working on a server racked below my waste height.

I don't shuffle noticable, but I do walk more on the balls of my feet than I do the heels...

[DisturbedMania]

Incognito has shoe clearance going on! Oh, my love of clearance shopping.

[Ginevra]

Anything larger will do halfway decent. Anything smaller might get the startbid but almost nothing else. I have a pair of size 6 doc martens that I know might not sell at all at my usual $9.00 start bid - even though they're brand new.

Do you still have these up for bidding? Link, please?

/threadjack

I wear anywhere between a 5 1/2 and 6 1/2 depending on who makes them. My birth mother was a petite person to, so it's really her fault. : I'm 5' 2" if it makes any difference.

[Fierce Critter]

I'll talk to you in IM's about the boots, Ginny. Haven't even listed them yet.