Shoot me I nearly ordered Hotter shoes!

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Disclaimer I suffer from painful feet.

I was browsing Hotter Shoes for my mother (wide foot and old ) and discovered that Hotter don't just sell wide shoes but they sell standard and narrow fit as well.

So looking through I found a pair of trainers that look lovely and I imagine would be so comfy and am considering ordering. The thing is they have a zip fir easy access and I'm not sure I'm ready at 51 to wear easy access trainers even if they are comfortable.

So any suggestions for alternative summery comfortable trainers to wear with jeans etc? Please don't suggest Converse as they kill my feet.

Ps I like them

I swear by Fitflop shoes. I don’t wear anything else now! I think they’re a bit nicer than Hotter and you can walk for 10 miles even in their sandals!
I used to wear Toms all the time but then got extremely painful planter fasciitis because they were not supportive enough on the underside of the foot. You can always get Fitflops in the sale throughout the year. I’ve got about 20 pairs.

Bit naffed off to find that everyone and their mum has ordered these and now they’re sold out!

It would be nice if more places could sell
Size 9 slim fit shoes..

Theyre great trainers. Make sure you go through Topcashback as well to the Hotter website, to save even more.

I have big wide feet (yay lucky me! 🙄). I spent bloody ages trying to find some flat knee high tan suede boots and hotter came up trumps. I too was surprised but they are really nice and think that this is the third winter I've worn them.

I’m a teaching assistant in a school nursery, I’ve come to appreciate a pair of sensible shoes that don’t don’t make my eyes melt, are good for playing on the floor in or jumping around the playground digging in the sandpit and also going to forest school and trying not to trip over the tree roots.

I have trainer tripe shoes from hotter. Bought them in the sales after Christmas and they're brilliant! I'm 28.

trainer tripe shoes I think I got the tripe ones as well

I’m 35, recently bought myself some leather upper sandals from Hotter reduced to 19 quid and I love them. Not sorry.

@JaneJeffer

trainer tripe shoes I think I got the tripe ones as well

Haha, I didn't even notice!

Type not tripe

They’re not bad at all OP. Mind you I’m currently living in these silver Fitflops Rally’s which I got for 32 quid in a freak sale, because I simply cannot resist a comfy silver shoe so you can’t trust me.
www.fitflop.com/uk/en/shop/rally-leather-trainers-p-X22?colour=011&fo_c=763&fo_k=610b2ee8871e3e54bdf2025d3a082370&fo_s=gplauk&$ja=93973:%7Ccid:2040387962%7Cagid:72431065896%7Ctid:pla-628023799371%7Cprd:%7BProductId%7D%7Ccrid:%7BAdId%7D%7Cnw:search%7Cdvc:m%7Cst:%7BQueryString%7D%7Cmt:%7BBidMatchType%7D%7BBidMatchType%7D&gclid=CjwKCAiAhbeCBhBcEiwAkv2cY3cFFTvmf-XT58Bu7hYgdSBdt81jAAbEwUjh6YZyTSl2i8DelzfyIRoCJFsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds#011

Just had a look and 200 viewing the item plus it's now sold out

I love those! (I'm 49), bah that they're sold out!!

@YesThisIsMe mate what a bargain!

Urgh. I did this by mistake from Next! Didn't realise till I'd worn them and looked at them thinking they look like granny boots. 🤣😳

I’m 40 and I quite like them. Am at the full price though!

[quote Igotmylipstickon]I actually thought that the zip was a trend, based on the amount of trainers available here with zips:

www.shoehorn.ie/trainers-c-23_27.html[/quote]
I thought that too. Loads of trainers have zips at the moment.

I won't shoot you for ordering those trainers, OP, they're alright.

I might shoot you for having to put up with ads full of the more heinous Hotter shoes all day.

I have got clicked on the link as I've seen them before and was tempted too....glad I'm not alone

The two strap Birkenstock Arizona are also appealing but I couldn't pull that off.

I just want some comfy summer sandels with a strap to hold foot in place. Or gladiators that don't dig in and hide my feet....

Have looked at fit flop but don't think the sandels will work.

@OpusAnglicanum

I think they look exactly like... Hotter shoes. And Hotter are probably only a ‘faux pas’ because they are generally hideous?

(I don’t like them, sorry.)

@OpusAnglicanum

Genuinely curious - what makes them Hotter shoes rather than any other shoe? I wouldn't know the difference, I'd just think they looked fine. (Boohoo - not generally known for being a haunt of older ladies - are selling some that are very similar as fashion items.)

I'm 33 and wear Hotter sandals.

Back when I got married some years ago, I had not heard of this reputation. After a bit of research, I discovered their high heels were considered comfortable, esp for my wide feet. So I bought a few pairs of their shoes for the wedding period. I was in my early 30s at the time. Still very comfy. Also, I went to see a stage play around this time and the lady had hotter shoes on. She would not have been more than 40.

If you like them, get them!

They're really nice! I might get a pair 😊