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..to ask nurses or long shift workers what shoes you wear that's the comfiest?

102 replies

Flamingo1980 · 07/12/2015 08:14

I work 12 hour shifts and always on my feet. I can't seem to find any shoes that don't make my feet throb by the end of my shift. I fantasise every shift about a magic shoe that won't hurt my feet.... All shift workers know this feeling someone must know the secret..
Recommendations please!!

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WelliesTheyAreWonderful · 08/12/2015 23:43

I agree with Doc Marten's Triumphs - AMAZING shoes. I used to want to cry near the end of my shift but then I got my Docs and my world seemed like a pretty damn nice place. Normal Docs are great too but the Triumphs are just that little bit better (and funkier) imo.

selly24 · 08/12/2015 23:44

Ecco or Gabor if you need smartish options? Jones Bookmaker stock Gabor

Out2pasture · 08/12/2015 23:57

www.zappos.com/finn-comfort-barletta-indian-red?si3095194=&channel=194&mr:referralID=207c395b-9e07-11e5-b0f7-0050569451e5

Finn Comfort-I look for ones with cork soles and perforated tops. similar to this but in white.

hooliodancer · 09/12/2015 10:40

Fit flop shoes are the most comfortable shoes in the world ever. I am not a shiftworker or anything, but I do walk a lot in them and my feet never ache. I now can't wear anything else, as even flat boots are dreadfully uncomfortable in comparison. Fit flops are not very glamorous, so I spend my life looking a bit stumpy in them, but it's worth it!

GrinAndTonic · 09/12/2015 10:48

I just bought a pair of the new magnum nurse shoes. OMG they are comfy. I used to wear the tactical boots when paramedic-ing and they were instantly comfy. Now I am nursing I wanted something similiar so I had a pair shipped from the UK (they are not available in Australia). They run big so needed an innersole but they are like walking on marshmallows.

Feilin · 09/12/2015 12:22

Clarks unloop are brilliant . I work 12 hr shifts and do plenty of running around , they are perfect and worth the extra bit of cash.

honeysucklejasmine · 09/12/2015 12:30

Clarks unloop definitely. The only shoes I could wear all day at work and still be able to walk in the evening without agonising pain. The only trouble I had was that they don't look great with skirts, but there are some mary-jane style ones from the same range which are great too.

Cost a fortune (to me) but I wore the Mary Jane ones every working day for two years and they still look very smart.

honeysucklejasmine · 09/12/2015 12:33

www.clarks.co.uk/p/26111003

These are the most similar, but they aren't making the exact ones anymore.

LittleCandle · 09/12/2015 12:49

sketchers Go Walks are brilliant. They weigh nothing, are really comfortable and go in the washing machine. They get me through 9 hours on my feet at the shop.

DaveMinion · 09/12/2015 19:13

I wore crocs on the wards as they were the only shoes that didn't make my feet hurt. Now I have pink crocs (not actual crocs though) as I work in theatres and we are allowed to wear funky colours.

Doilooklikeatourist · 09/12/2015 20:02

I wear the Clarks UN Hazel too , I don't like the look , however they are very comfy , and sorted out my sore and puffy foot very quickly
furious to see they are now half price in the sale

VulcanWoman · 09/12/2015 20:12

I have some soft leather ones from Deichmen, the only shoes I've had that I've not had to break in first, slipper like.

Lovemytent · 09/12/2015 21:16

Another Fit Flop fan here. So comfortable.
I have three pairs of boots, and two pairs of the flip flop style, and a walking sandal trekker pair. Looking to buy some in a shoe style next. Love them !

nitsparty · 09/12/2015 22:51

as soon as it's warm enough Fitflops sandals. havent tried the shoe or boot styles.

notapizzaeater · 09/12/2015 23:05

I have the fit flop boots which love and the sandals. I bought the shoes and they ripped my feet to shreds - hated them, just count some croc ballerina shoes and they are fab . I have pf. Hubby who has RA in his feet swears by b,ack sketchers or Ecco for smart suit wear.

EdmundSlackbladder · 10/12/2015 07:56

Skechers. I work long shifts on my feet with lots of running around and have done for nearly 20 years. Haven't looked back since I bought my first pair 6 years ago. I opt for one of the chunkier style trainers, the slim ones aren't anywhere near as comfortable. They last ages too.

Libitina · 10/12/2015 09:33

I wore crocs on the wards as they were the only shoes that didn't make my feet hurt. Now I have pink crocs (not actual crocs though) as I work in theatres and we are allowed to wear funky colours.

No fair! We can only wear black, white or navy ones. Sad

HazelOrBigwig · 10/12/2015 17:06

Don't the socks make your legs sweaty and itchy?!

The sort I have don't, in fact they're quite cool feeling, and thankfully not itchy. The sort I like feel like tights.

BUT, I have had at least one pair in the past that were of a different material, they were more ribbed, and found them to be very uncomfortable. So I think you might have to shop around.

Shoe wise- I totally agree about Skechers- really comfy. I love them.

SheDoneAlreadyDoneHadHerses · 10/12/2015 22:08

I get sore soles of my feet incredibly quickly (I'm a delicate snowflake) but I bought a pair of Doc Marten Indica mary jane shoes and they are AMAZING.

I was fully expecting to have to break the buggers in like you have to with the boots, but nope. It's like walking on bouncy air.

Bodicea · 10/12/2015 22:26

Sketchers shape up shoes. You need a rocker bottom foot so you and putting pressure on one part of your foot (namely the balls of your feet)

serin · 10/12/2015 22:32

All of you who wear skechers and have Plantar fasciitis.....Hmm Do you think the Skechers could be causing it?

Only asking as I suffered for years and it only went away since I stopped wearing the bloody Skechers.

I wear Ecco now.

ThePortlyPinUp · 10/12/2015 22:36

Student nurse here and a good 90% of staff and student I know including me wear Clarks unloops. My feet feel fine after 12 hours, it's just the rest of me that is knackered.

rollonthesummer · 10/12/2015 22:38

What is the siding like on the sketchers everyone is recommending? I tried to try a pair on in a shop recently (in a hurry) and all the display ones seemed to be a size 3??!

notapizzaeater · 10/12/2015 23:07

Funny you should say that Serinm I had PF a few years ago and been ok till I git a pair of go walks this summer, within days it had come back ! Sticking to my fit flops now :-)

IslaMann · 11/12/2015 06:35

My PF was caused by wearing crocs, and cured by wearing Sketchers Go Walks. We are in a new build and the floors are concrete, within 2 weeks of working there my feet were in agony. Switched to sketchers on advice of OH, made a difference almost immediately. I just wear normal socks with mine, but if I wore a dress Id wear trainer socks.