You Don’t Need a Shoe Stretcher
By Just Stupid on Nov 26, 2009 in Stupid Companies
Have you ever noticed how many products there are on the market today that you don’t need? I’m sure that you have since there are a lot of ridiculous products out there. What’s sad, though, is that there are a lot of unnecessary products that are marketed so well that we think we need them. One example of such a product is the shoe stretcher.
The shoe stretcher is a product that you can buy to manually stretch your shoes so that they are wider or longer than they were when you bought them. This can seem like a great product. If you buy shoes that are too tight then you can just widen them out and then they will become comfortable shoes, right? Not exactly.
When you widen a shoe from the natural shape that it is supposed to be, you strain it a bit. If the shoe isn’t made of a material that is designed to be stretched then you could do damage to the shoe. You pay all that money for great shoes, plus you pay the money to buy yourself a shoe stretcher, and you end up with shoes that you can’t wear because they are damaged.
Why would you not just buy wide shoes if you need wide shoes? There are a lot of manufacturers and shoe retailers which specialize in creating shoes for people with wide feet. There are wide shoes for people of all sizes and ages. There are wide shoes in a variety of different styles. Why buy small shoes and stretch them? That’s like buying jeans that are a size too small and then holding your breath to get into them. Buy what fits!
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The Constant Complainer | Dec 8, 2009 | Reply
Great post. And yes, an absolutely stupid invention.
Russ | Jun 16, 2010 | Reply
Just because you don’t by shoes that use Shoe Stretchers doesn’t mean others don’t. Tennis shoes don’t need them, but good dress shoes (real leather) will use them. Leather will shrink if you store them for a length of time. I use a shoe stretcher to keep them in proper size.
Since I would never use a tampon, They MUST be stupid and a waste of time!!
Lauren | Sep 13, 2011 | Reply
Sometimes shoes are comfortable in the store. Once you wear them for a few hours they pinch or hurt. A little stretching is all it needs. I’ve never noticed the difference in the appearance of the shoe, after it was stretched a bit.
Denise | Oct 18, 2011 | Reply
While it sounds easy to just buy a wide width shoe, it isn’t that simple. The fact is that shoe manufacturers do not carry enough of a selection in wide width. The majority of the time, when I find a shoe that I really like and want, they either don’t have it in my size or if they do have my size & I ask if they have it in wide width, I am told no, sorry. I just bought shoes for my daughters wedding & they don’t come in wide width, so I am trying to find a shoe stretcher because they fit length wise but are snug width wise. Does anyone else have this issue? It’s frustrating just because I have wide feet that I can’t buy any of the cutest shoes. So not fair!
clayton | Feb 6, 2012 | Reply
this is the most morronaick i have ever read. the person who worte does not know the porpose of a shoe streacher. you use one to break in your shoes rather than have them break in your feet. if used right you will not destroy your shoes, i have serval female friends who use them and thty love them they save there feet from getting blisters. they are not desinged to inlarge your shoes thiey are to break your shoes in!!!