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shoes other than clarks?
Hi ladies,
I have been buying my DD's shoes from Clarks up to now but have been looking at their boot choice and I dont like any of them & cant beleive they are ??42 a pair anyway! I obviously want to make sure whatever i buy they are a perfect fit so would like to buy from a shop rather than online but not sure where is good for childrens shoes. My DD is walking really well at 18 months & a size 5F.
Many thanks
xxx
I have been buying my DD's shoes from Clarks up to now but have been looking at their boot choice and I dont like any of them & cant beleive they are ??42 a pair anyway! I obviously want to make sure whatever i buy they are a perfect fit so would like to buy from a shop rather than online but not sure where is good for childrens shoes. My DD is walking really well at 18 months & a size 5F.
Many thanks
xxx
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Personally I only really trust Clarks and Start Rite, I don't buy shoes from baby clothes shops etc cos even though they're cheaper, the fit is never quite right.
Good luck with finding some. xxx
I get some of mine from Dunnes they are a really good fit. I tried Next but they were too clumpy. Also got trainers from sports direct. xx
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I go to a small independent shop near us and they sell all sorts of brands, hush puppies, buckle my shoe and lots of others, they take ages to measure and make sure the shoe fits properly which I think is fab.
I also noticed in the in the window of Barratts that they have trained shoe fitters in store, not tried there myself but might be worth a look x
We have a lot of independent shoe shops near us, one is just down road and they have clarks shoes so I'm going to try there for Lily's new shoes for nursery.
Skye has been recommended ankle boots too Lara by our ortho consultant. She had hip dysplasia picked up at 3 months old, and was in a brace for 3 months. She now still walks with one foot slightly turned inwards and uses her toes to "grip", high instep too!! Now concerned that when I go to get her some ankle boots that they won't accomodate the high in step maybe? These girls LOL!
Luckily there is one lady in our local Clarks that is fab, well trained and v knowledgeable, so I make sure I see her only. Sadly our local independant shop just closed after over 50 years trading : (
I always find that I can't get away with cheaper shoes because of Skye's high instep and G fitting feet. I have found John Lewis own brand shoes to fit quite wide so have bought these for summer knock-about shoes though.
I have often looked at the Mothercare shoes and wondered if they'd be okay on Skye, but worry they'll be too narrow on wider than average feet? Guessing they probably produce shoes on an average width fitting of F, and if your child is wider than this then probably not even worth trying them??
iz & Skye x
I would love to trust other places like Brantano but heard bad things about them before and we have had bad experiences there ourselves and so wary after what specialists said!
Lara xx
Isaac has hypermobile joints too plus low muscle tone and poor core stability, he also pronates his ankles as he walks so he has to have orthotic inserts in his shoes, the physio, OT and paediatrician all say he has to have properly fitted boots that hold and support, in my experience with clarks they are rubbish at fitting 'special needs' as Isaac has a h fitting they always go up a size and the person we see at orthotics told us that this will cause him more problems as he has to them grab at the shoe with his toes, we use an independant retailer that sells a lot of the continental brands, she works very closely with the orthotics department of the hospital, try ringing your hospital and see who they reccommend.
I like the Clarks shop on Castleford outlet, so will probably stick to there in future. Thanks for the advice hun. xxx
When I come back from my hols in late september I'll be forking out for DS to have some Clarks like I did last winter, as I do prefer the quality of Clarks shoes and don't want his feet in cheap shoes in winter. But for summer trainers and sandals, I really cant justify the prices, considering they are only going to get wrecked. I've washed his cheap trainers in the washer for example, I'd NEVER do that with clarks trainers as they cost a friggin fortune! The ladies in my local clarks are very good - I had his feet measured in brantano before and dont trust them at all, they said DS feet were a size 2.5 (at the time - he was about 15 months) and when I went to clarks he was a 3.5 and that pair fitted really nicely.
http://www.doogies.co.uk/
They're a lovely little independent store and I was quite happy with how they fitted Abby's feet.
I still can't use Clarks shoes as her feet are still only 3.5 and their range in that size is awful (1 pair of patent black buckled shoes). I now have 1 pair of wellies (size 4), 1 pair of 2nd hand trainers (great for nursery) and 1 pair of shoes fitted in a shop in France - not easy seeing as my French is appalling. I can't believe how hard it is to get shoes for little ones.
H xx
I've just had a quick look on Ebay & cant see alot of choice in brand new Clarks on there for the price you mention, the ones that came up are almost as much as the shop inc postage!
Could you possible let me know the sellers name you get yours from so I can do a better search!
Thanks x
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