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I was born with feet in the 1st percentile of the population and they stayed that way even despite getting taller. Now every shoe shopping experience is awkward af.

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[–] TexNox@feddit.uk 2 points 23 hours ago

How are you with stiff breezes I imagine there must be a lot of swaying?

[–] amelia@feddit.org 51 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

As a woman, I think it's stupid that shoes are gendered in the first place. My shoe size is in the realm that exists for both men's and women's shoes. So in shoe stores I can grab the same sneakers from the women's and the men's section. Just sort the damn shoes by size and let people pick the ones they like ffs.

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The first few decades of my life I assumed that there'd been all sorts of important orthopaedic/podiatry research done into the difference between men and women's feet, gaits etc that meant wearing sports shoes sold as "women's" would in some way cause my feet long term harm. Nope, it was bullshit marketing all along.

[–] amelia@feddit.org 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if on average women's feet were narrower than men's, but even if that's the case, just make narrow and wide versions of shoes and let people pick the ones that fit their feet. Surely there are men with narrow feet and women with wide feet. It just makes no sense.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 6 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I have had to wear shoes 1 (or .5 depending upon the model) number larger due to wide fronts.

[–] amelia@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Barefoot shoes! Started wearing them 2 years ago and will never go back. I hadn't even realized how much regular shoes crammed my toes together until I started wearing actually foot-shaped shoes. And my feet are narrow.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 0 points 3 hours ago

I've heard of them quite a bit.
Might try if I get the chance.

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[–] slappypantsgo@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Not just shoes, all clothes. We can come up with better terms, like tapered or straight line. Whatever would be most descriptive. It’s ridiculous.

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[–] menemen@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (12 children)

Why do they measure your feet as an adult? Is that common in the US? I don't think i had my feet measured since I was 15 or so.

Edit: I also want to applaude you for wearing Spiderman socks in this specific post!

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Cause it takes about 30 seconds and makes sure you actually have the right size shoe.

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Speak for yourself... I use my Brannock device each morning to check my feet and see if my junk got bigger from the chemicals.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

—what size?

—three

—... please come this way

[–] warbond@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I don't think anybody is asking to measure his feet, but these measurement devices are practically everywhere that shoes are sold, so it's easy to check for yourself.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Size 3? You have peg legs.

So I'm not sure if you know this, but in the US the big kids sizes and the adult men's sizes are the same. For example, a men's 5 is the same as a big kid's 5.

Next time you need to use a Brannock device and you're sized out, have them get the one for the kids.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 200 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You know it's become a personal beef when you know the trade name of the device that insults you.

[–] Leggomylego 90 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Haha yes indeed. You don't know me Brannock device! Some men have footlets and that's okay.

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[–] Lux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 105 points 3 days ago (8 children)

AFASS - Assigned Female At Shoe Store

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[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 142 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I had a girlfriend who had the inverse of your problem — her feet were far too large for shoes aimed at women. She ended up becoming friends with a bunch of drag queens, and finding that the specialist store they got their shoes from was the best place for her

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 51 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 167 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Wow dude, that's crazy. Like, in a cool way.

My great-uncle was very small when he was born - the family story is that he used to sleep in a shoe box instead of a crib until he was almost a year old.

Probably not your shoe box, though.

[–] tautalas@lemmy.world 76 points 3 days ago

Probably not your shoe box, though.>

Oh no, you didn't

[–] Leggomylego 45 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Haha bro thanks. And you're right my shoe box would be too small for any baby!

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[–] FermatsLastAccount@lemmy.world 46 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm just confused by why you keep getting your feet measured. I haven't done that since my feet stopped growing, I know my size by this point

[–] drool@lemmy.catsp.it 81 points 2 days ago (3 children)

How I imagine it:

"I'm size 3"

"No you're not"

"Yes I am"

"You can't be"

"BRING THE DEVICE"

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[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Do your feet hurt after a long day of standing/walking like being at an airport or something?

[–] Leggomylego 10 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Yes they do. But I don't know if it's any worse than a "normal-footed" human's feet.

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 1 points 16 hours ago
[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

so do mine, but i'm a woman who's shorter than you with size 20 billion feet

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[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 71 points 3 days ago (13 children)

Do your feet hurt a lot? It sounds like a lot of pressure on a small area

[–] Leggomylego 72 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Good question. You would think but my calf and foot muscles are quite strong to compensate for what I lack in foot surface area. They do get sore after a long day but nothing too crazy.

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[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 20 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Skinny 5'3 guy here. I've had that experience buying pants. "Maybe you'll find something in the kids' section".

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[–] Deez@lemm.ee 11 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Get me a small man’s foot-suit, please.

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[–] EuropeanPrimate@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Shoes must be cheap then lol

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 9 points 2 days ago (5 children)

That's what I was going to say. Kids shoes are cheaper.

I'm 5'10" with a size 14 shoe, and it's frustrating because they stop making half sizes above 12 which means it's often difficult to find a good fitting shoe. I also have a 6'5" wingspan so shirts always either have too short of sleeves, or they are way too long on the torso.

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I haven't had my feet measured since I was a kid wtf?

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