Guilt about putting narrow width children's shoes in charity shop

[crokky]

Both DD and DS have E fitting feet - very narrow and not particularly common.

Anyway, their feet grow quickly so their shoes, whilst worn, are not worn out and I would still be happy for them to wear them if they still fitted. I usually put them in the charity shop because they are not good enough for eBay. But then I think of someone buying them and putting them on their child and them not fitting - the E width will have rubbed off and all you can see on the sole is the length size so they will be way too narrow for the majority of children. I don't shop in charity shops myself due to these "outsize" issues - am 6ft and I always think that people who shop in chartiy shops are a sort of normalish size. I would never be able to get children's shoes in a charity shop for myself as their feet are too skinny so I can't see anyone else looking for E fittings in there either.

What shall I do with them?? - I currently have a pair of black boys shoes size 10.5E and a pair of baby girls pink shoes size 3E. Both have been outgrown but I feel I shouldn't put them in the charity shop.

[Fimbo]

My local charity shop isn't allowed to sell children's shoes for some reason or t'other.

Could you offer them ffp on here?

[filchthemildmanneredjanitor]

perhaps put a small sticker in themwith the size on?

my sonds have d and e fitting feet

[shonaspurtle]

Can't you re-write the size inside them with a ballpoint?

[cockles]

Freecycle.

[GrimmaTheNome]

F is midrange. E is only one size narrower, not unusual. There may well be parents delighted to find them.

Why don't you just tie on a label clearly stating the size and 'E - narrow fitting'?

[pointydog]

"I always think that people who shop in chartiy shops are a sort of normalish size."

lol

[crokky]

I will label them, that's a very good idea.

[PfftTheMagicDragon]

E is not unusual. They sell them in most shops.

[Twims]

freecycle

[Twims]

freecycle

[crokky]

E looks unusual to me from the clarks website-

Boys shoes age 5-6 (clarks website):

Number of shoes with each width fitting:
E (2)
F (53)
G (53)
H (10)

Not a single trainer in this size is sold in E fittings by Clarks. This also applies to sandals - the narrowest they do is an F.

That's why I feel bad putting them in teh charity shop/

[BlueChampagne]

Keep the boxes (if you've got room!) and give them to the charity shop boxed, then the size and width will be obvious.

[suwoo]

My friend was just saying today how difficult it is to get E width fittings 2nd hand, that Ebay hardly have any.

I would put them on Ebay or freecycle, people might be very grateful.