Shoes too small

[TimberWolf]

I saw a cheap pair of trainers in Primark the other day and they were size 10, my usual size, but they felt a bit tight and there was no size 11. So I bought them in the hope I could break them in. I've tried soaking them in warm water and going for a couple of walks and cutting my toenails but my feet seem to have been broken in more than the trainers thus far. My big toe hurts and the nail bed has gone a bit blue. I'll give my toes a bit of R&R before trying again. Is it hopeless, are the trainers destined to be binned?

p.s. bought a cracking cheap shirt in there for £3 too.

[northernladuk]

I now have this picture in my mind of you shuffling round Primark with a pair of trainers that have burst open at the front with your toes sticking out and a shirt two sizes too small with your belly showing between the straining button holes.... bit like everyone else that shops in Primark

[Mich the Tester]

I saw a cheap pair of trainers in Primark the other day and they were size 10, my usual size, but they felt a bit tight and there was no size 11. So I bought them in the hope I could break them in. I've tried soaking them in warm water and going for a couple of walks and cutting my toenails but my feet seem to have been broken in more than the trainers thus far. My big toe hurts and the nail bed has gone a bit blue. I'll give my toes a bit of R&R before trying again. Is it hopeless, are the trainers destined to be binned?

p.s. bought a cracking cheap shirt in there for £3 too.

Take a chisel and a hammer and knock the ends of your toes off. HTH.

[TimberWolf]

I now have this picture in my mind of you shuffling round Primark with a pair of trainers that have burst open at the front with your toes sticking out and a shirt two sizes too small with your belly showing between the straining button holes.... bit like everyone else that shops in Primark

I will admit to the toes breaking out the side of shoes part. My (wide) feet do tend to do that and that makes shoes ultra-comfortable. But I have a washboard belly. Ish.

[Gibbon]

I saw a cheap pair of trainers in Primark the other day and they were size 10, my usual size, but they felt a bit tight and there was no size 11. So I bought them in the hope I could break them in. I've tried soaking them in warm water and going for a couple of walks and cutting my toenails but my feet seem to have been broken in more than the trainers thus far. My big toe hurts and the nail bed has gone a bit blue. I'll give my toes a bit of R&R before trying again. Is it hopeless, are the trainers destined to be binned?

p.s. bought a cracking cheap shirt in there for £3 too.

Permie.

[OwlHoot]

I saw a cheap pair of trainers in Primark the other day and they were size 10, my usual size, but they felt a bit tight and there was no size 11. So I bought them in the hope I could break them in. I've tried soaking them in warm water and going for a couple of walks and cutting my toenails but my feet seem to have been broken in more than the trainers thus far. My big toe hurts and the nail bed has gone a bit blue. I'll give my toes a bit of R&R before trying again. Is it hopeless, are the trainers destined to be binned?

p.s. bought a cracking cheap shirt in there for £3 too.

I have exactly the same problem with a pair of brogues I bought. Unfortunately, unlike your trainers, they cost £200.

As I've learned the hard way now, never listen to stupid salespeople who say you'll "grow into them" and/or "they're the largest size we have".

[doodab]

Times really are hard aren't they?

Never having shopped in primark, or even been in one, is something I am very proud of.

[Mich the Tester]

I have exactly the same problem with a pair of brogues I bought. Unfortunately, unlike your trainers, they cost £200.

If you paid 200 quid for a pair of shoes at Primark you´ve got a bigger problem than a few blisters.

[TimberWolf]

If you paid 200 quid for a pair of shoes at Primark you´ve got a bigger problem than a few blisters.

I bought an almost complete outfit for less than £20. The shoes (see above), a shirt and trousers. £200 would probably buy you most of the menswear section. The only problem with the trousers is that they have pockets on the thighs, which I'm a not altogether happy with and don't think I will use, and that I had to spend 20 minutes cutting all the thread loose ends. No problems to report with the shirt at all.

[Pondlife]

I bought an almost complete outfit for less than £20. The shoes (see above), a shirt and trousers. £200 would probably buy you most of the menswear section. The only problem with the trousers is that they have pockets on the thighs, which I'm a not altogether happy with and don't think I will use, and that I had to spend 20 minutes cutting all the thread loose ends. No problems to report with the shirt at all.

So you spent £20 on shoes that don't fit and trousers you don't like?

If all you got for your £20 was a shirt you could have just gone to M&S.



Pondlife in "Jesus, you're worse than my wife and unfortunately she doesn't shop in primark" mode