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Help me find shoes for my little hobbit!

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littlesos · 27/03/2013 12:23

I am at a loss. My 10 year DD needs new shoes, but I've tried Clarks and Start-rite and neither has anything that will fit her.
She measures a 3H, however the only things that came close in the shops were 4H and as it isn't a common size there wasn't much choice and nothing they had in any of the 3 shops fitted.
She has wide and high feet, her ankles are weak (ehler-danos) and so she tends to "walk over".
I've just ordered 4 pairs from start-rite online and not one of them fitted.
We've tried adult sizes but they all tend to come up narrow, or if they do a wide fit, they don't do it in a small enough size.

Help please, she is literally shoe-less and is having to wear wellies, or her boots, which have holes in.

Rach

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ChunkyPickle · 27/03/2013 12:30

I also have very wide, small feet, with short toes so they don't fit many shoes..

I have a pair of wide fit suede slip-on things from Cotton Traders www.cottontraders.co.uk/his-and-hers-shoes/suede-slip-on-shoe-ladies-wide-fit/invt/aq11033/ that are pretty good (although they came up big for me and 3 is the smallest size so that might not work).

I used to wear Doc Martens for school/work when younger.

When I've needed smarter stuff I've found M&S quite good with the width of their shoes, and they go down to a 3.

Goodluck - I've largely given up ever having much choice in shoes..

Ineedmorepatience · 27/03/2013 13:46

I have a similar issues with Dd3 she has size 5 D and orthotics for HMS.
I have just had to send back a pair of lovely walking bootsSad

She has gone through the sole in her school shoes so we have to go on the dreaded shoe shop hunt in the hols.

xyla · 27/03/2013 20:56

have you looked at birkenstock? i know they tend to be wide.

shrinkingnora · 27/03/2013 21:14

Shoesforkids.com have a pair of 3H school shoes for £25? I feel your pain - we can never find anything to fit DD. And she's a 2.5G which should be fairly easy!

shrinkingnora · 27/03/2013 21:21

might be worth a call

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