to think uk shoe sizing is confusing?

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separate sizes for children
separate sizes for women
separate sizes for men

I have started to only look for european sizes as I can never be sure.

aibu to find it confusing?

Sizing for men and women is the same surely? I've worn women's shoes lots of times and buy a size 8 no matter if it's trainers or heels

A little bit U as an entire nation mostly manages to wear shoes that fit in spite of it, so it doesn't seem like it's that confusing.

It really isn't. Little kids sizes go up to 13 then start back at 1 as they get older and this will take you through to adulthood generally going up one number at a time till the feet stop growing.

Surely the kids sizes are just smaller than the adults, as a kids foot grows, they keep going up sizes, there is no distinct break when getting to an adult size?

Not aware men's and women's are different either, expect for width.

There are different sizes of shows for men and women?

I never knew that.

Since most people can find shoes that fit quite easily I would say Yabu.

The only overlap is between children's sizes and adult sizes, but it's fairly obvious when you look at them that a child size 5 and an adult size 5 are not the same, and only one would fit.

I have to say YABU. I think generally shoe sizes are the same although I think men's shoes in a soze 6+ do seem to be a bit wider.

Most of my shoes are from boys junior ranges and for the same as my women's shoes (size 5).

peacelove I wear an adult size 5 and a child size 5 and I've never noticed a difference

i think the bother comes in with the translation between UK and European sizes

I am usually a UK7 but some places equate that with 40, some with 39

but it's getting the same as clothes in that they all vary...i have size 5-8 in the cupboard and they all fit.....it's a nonsense.

There aren't separate sizes for men and women, unlike American sizes, where according to my Vans box, a UK 6 is an American 8.5 for women and a 7 for men.

Readytorage do you mean a childs size 5 which would fit a toddler or a shoe from a children’s section which is adult size 5?

Huh?

Children's sizes go from 1-13, then you start at an adult size 1, going upto 12/13. It's the same for men and women.

Yy Amelia my toddler is a size 5.5 and his shoes would fit over my toes, if I wore them horizontally. I'm an adult size 6.

I just bought shoes for dc which have stamped on them
4uk men/5uk woman.

What brand shoes? Can we see the box?

A child size 6 next to an adult 5. You mist have very strange shaped feet ready

It's even worse here (Middle East). None of the shops know about UK sizes and they don't seem to "measure" feet like they do in the UK so I have to google the corresponding European size before even attempting to buy any; and then try on several sizes until one fits! And getting the kids' shoes is even worse as often whatever size the last pair were has rubbed/worn off so we spend ten minutes or so trying to remember what size they were bought last.

yabu to be confused

it's pretty simple

peacelove I wear an adult size 5 and a child size 5 and I've never noticed a difference

That can't possibly be right.

don't have the box, but it was crocs.
if you look on amazon the description is the same.

peacelove I wear an adult size 5 and a child size 5 and I've never noticed a difference

well many children grow out of child size shoes at some time. you might wear an adult size 5 from the children's styles.

American shoes have different sizes for men and women - the men's sizes are the same as the UK, you have to add 2 to get American women's sizes (and subtract 2 for US clothes sizes...)

Ready how the fuck can that even be possible