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Hate having big feet

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PoppiCan · Yesterday 11:32

Anyone else? I have size 8 feet and I really hate it! They are huge and sometimes I have to get a 9 if the shoes are tight, I’ve always hated having such big feet as a woman, im not tall either so it’s not even in proportion, even my daughter has got my big feet as shes 9 with size 5 woman’s feet, I dread to think what size she will end up as, gone are all the pretty young girls shoes as most dont go up as big so shes 9 having to wear adult shoes, finding nice school shoes is hard. AIBU to hate having big feet!

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PoppiCan · Yesterday 12:18

WhoPaintedMyRosesRed · Yesterday 12:06

I don’t think you are limited. Sports direct go up to size 5 for kids. And many, many others.

Trainers again.

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ShortColdandGrey · Yesterday 12:18

I have the opposite problem with size 2 feet. Yes I get cheaper shoes but I want an adult option not kids shoes 🙁

PoppiCan · Yesterday 12:19

Well doesnt look like anyone can relate 😂

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PoppiCan · Yesterday 12:20

ShortColdandGrey · Yesterday 12:18

I have the opposite problem with size 2 feet. Yes I get cheaper shoes but I want an adult option not kids shoes 🙁

And I want smaller more feminine looking feet, I hate that my feet are men’s sizes 😂 I guess everyone wants something different

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MagpiePi · Yesterday 12:20

Mine are size 9 and I don’t think about it.

At least you can get big women’s shoes these days. So many times when I was a teenager I’d ask for a size 8, the shoe shop assistant would bring out a pair of size 6s and ask if I wanted to try them.
Tbh it saved me loads of money.

I wear men’s trainers which I prefer as manufacturers seem to think that women only want trainers that have pink, purple or pale blue on them.

PoppiCan · Yesterday 12:23

MagpiePi · Yesterday 12:20

Mine are size 9 and I don’t think about it.

At least you can get big women’s shoes these days. So many times when I was a teenager I’d ask for a size 8, the shoe shop assistant would bring out a pair of size 6s and ask if I wanted to try them.
Tbh it saved me loads of money.

I wear men’s trainers which I prefer as manufacturers seem to think that women only want trainers that have pink, purple or pale blue on them.

Oh that would make me feel worse, I already feel my feet look manly.

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Gentlework · Yesterday 12:23

PoppiCan · Yesterday 12:19

Well doesnt look like anyone can relate 😂

I can, OP! Have you tried Otto and Ivy?

FriendlyMedusa · Yesterday 12:26

OP do you perhaps need a cup of tea and a biscuit? 😅

AdidasBadidas · Yesterday 12:30

Ooh the club I’m a member of!
8.5 sized feet here with added complexity of flat feet so need to fit chunky insoles. I have long long ago given up on pretty shoes - either I can’t get them or I can bear to be in them!

DD who is 11 is already at 7.5 with the same problem! She’s still growing..

JHound · Yesterday 12:33

I am a UK size 8/9 (European 42/43).

When I was young it bothered me but now I literally don’t give it a second thought. (I am also tall with a broad build).

I am more bothered by my giant dinner saucer hands!

The one downside of big feet for me is how poor availability is. But I find being a tall woman makes buying any and all clothing difficult.

Ihateboris · Yesterday 12:33

I absolutely hate my massive feet (I'm 8.5 or sometimes 9)..not only are they big, they're ugly as my big toe nails have fallen off due to many years of running. I never show my feet. I'm also only 5ft 5in so not even tall! Mum, on the other hand, is size 3!

FuzzyPuffling · Yesterday 12:34

I'm a size 42 with narrow feet. Very difficult to get shoes that fit, especially as they get wider as they get bigger, so most are like boats on me and rub blisters.

I was online yesterday browsing a shoe shop...number of pairs I liked- 61. Put in "size 42 filter", number of pairs left- 9. Not so mainstream then.

Ihateboris · Yesterday 12:35

Oh, and my toes are really long, like fingers.

PoppiCan · Yesterday 12:37

This isn’t really about not being able to find shoes my size, I do but they are often sold out in the larger sizes. (That was just a moan about DD as can no longer find pretty or girly shoes have to get woman’s which obviously isnt designed with that intention) it’s more how big and ugly and manly they look.

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PoppiCan · Yesterday 12:38

Ihateboris · Yesterday 12:33

I absolutely hate my massive feet (I'm 8.5 or sometimes 9)..not only are they big, they're ugly as my big toe nails have fallen off due to many years of running. I never show my feet. I'm also only 5ft 5in so not even tall! Mum, on the other hand, is size 3!

Thats like mine they are not just big but being so big makes them look ugly and they are wide as well so I don’t get them out in the summer and never wear sandals which I would love to be able to but they are hideous

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FuzzyPuffling · Yesterday 12:38

PoppiCan · Yesterday 12:37

This isn’t really about not being able to find shoes my size, I do but they are often sold out in the larger sizes. (That was just a moan about DD as can no longer find pretty or girly shoes have to get woman’s which obviously isnt designed with that intention) it’s more how big and ugly and manly they look.

Yes.
And if you moan about the lack of shoes, the response is often, "You could get men's shoes".

crackofdoom · Yesterday 12:38

One plus, though- it's easier to pick up a sale bargain, as all the 5s and 6s sell out first, often leaving the 3s and 8s heavily discounted.

LostThestral · Yesterday 12:39

i'm the opposite with tiny stupid children's feet - make it tricky to balance sometimes & heels are really uncomfortable as all your weight is on a much smaller area

Ihateboris · Yesterday 12:39

PoppiCan · Yesterday 12:37

This isn’t really about not being able to find shoes my size, I do but they are often sold out in the larger sizes. (That was just a moan about DD as can no longer find pretty or girly shoes have to get woman’s which obviously isnt designed with that intention) it’s more how big and ugly and manly they look.

I hear you! And do you know what really pisses me off? When I ask for a size 9 in a shop, and they come back from the stock room saying "sorry, we don't have size 9, but here's a size 7 to try "..WTF?

FuzzyPuffling · Yesterday 12:40

crackofdoom · Yesterday 12:38

One plus, though- it's easier to pick up a sale bargain, as all the 5s and 6s sell out first, often leaving the 3s and 8s heavily discounted.

I've never found this. There are far fewer 8/9s in the first place, and usually what's left is stunningly ugly.

Ihateboris · Yesterday 12:41

crackofdoom · Yesterday 12:38

One plus, though- it's easier to pick up a sale bargain, as all the 5s and 6s sell out first, often leaving the 3s and 8s heavily discounted.

Not my experience at all as shops don't usually have many of the very big sizes in stock

PoppiCan · Yesterday 12:41

Ihateboris · Yesterday 12:41

Not my experience at all as shops don't usually have many of the very big sizes in stock

Same not my experience either

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user1478639495 · Yesterday 12:42

yes size 7 then up to size 8 (no idea why) and sometimes I need to buy a 9 I’ve always hated and always had a bit of a complex about it, even to the point I used to try and see other sizes people shoes said when I housed most are a size 6. It’s really silly and I think most women our generation are actually a size 7/9 but yes I feel you always been incredibly conscious of it. Once my now sil asked me what size feet I was I said a 7 because i was embarrassed, turns out she was asking for my bf at the time and he brought me some Ugg boots in a size 7….i was an 8 🤦‍♀️

PoppiCan · Yesterday 12:42

FuzzyPuffling · Yesterday 12:38

Yes.
And if you moan about the lack of shoes, the response is often, "You could get men's shoes".

Already had someone saying they wear men’s 😓

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Weekmindedfool · Yesterday 12:45

I have huge feet. I’m on OnlyFans catering to the big foot fetish crowd. Make a fortune with my feet up.