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Teacher Shoes Rerun

I looked for new teacher shoes this year, but my shoes from last year are so comfortable, and I like the style so much, I decided to just wear them for another year. Then I got an email from Dr. Martens that said they were having a sale. They also gave me a coupon code for 20% off anything. My style of shoe was part of the sale. After doing the 20% calculation, the shoes were around $50. That was way cheap. And I distinctly remember thinking last year at some point that these insoles were some of the most comfortable I’ve ever worn. So I got new shoes. New old shoes.

The new ones are on the left.

But there’s a problem. The new shoes are stiff or something, and the edge of the shoe is constantly bumping against the underside of my ankle bone. It’s not just uncomfortable – it’s painful. I’ve worn them for two days now, thinking they’ll soften and stop hurting me, but they haven’t. How long do I wait? Will they stop hurting before they give me permanent damage of some kind?

5 Comments

  1. Lauren

    Argh – the pain of new shoes. I don’t know what to tell you. I’ve taken to using objects to try and stretch shoes out while I’m not wearing them (that darn bunion) – could you use something to smash/stretch the side out overnight? They make a spray that’s supposed to help, but I’ve never tried it: http://www.amazon.com/FootFitter-Shoe-Stretcher-Spray/dp/B000POJHFA

  2. Lloyd

    I say keep wearing them, but not for long stretches of time (like, say, all day). They are leather, and they will conform to your foot. Oh yes. They will conform.

  3. Peggy

    Do you remember the 1st pair hurting here & there? You didn’t accidently order ‘narrow’ did you?

    Either way: http://splicd.com/LnISsqQqr8U/3/5

    • Brad

      What I remember about the first pair is that they were TIGHT on the tops of my feet. It felt like all the blood was being squeezed out of them. Eventually, the shoes felt crazy comfortable, and I thought to myself: “I should buy these again.” But now I’m not so sure that was a good idea. My big toe joint on my right foot is hurting today. Sheesh! I should just go back to wearing the old shoes. When I put a new thin insole in them, and they feel wonderful!

  4. Carol

    As feet age, they seem to get “pickier” about what they will tolerate, I am finding. Perhaps yours have gotten pickier since last year, too? [Mine prefer no shoes, but as that is not acceptable in the workplace, I have a ton of Dr. Scholl’s (can’t go wrong there and they can be gotten very inexpensively when one knows where to look) in all colors but open-toed. Not so good after summer weather.]

    Noticed the new shoes don’t yet have any separate insoles in them – would that give sufficient lift to raise the ankle bone above the irritating edge of the shoe? Just an idea…

    –campaigning for barefoot days in the middle school, commensurate cut-offs and straw between the teeth to accompany this

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