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Re: Pleased with work dress code

rachel wilson — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:25:03 GMT

Hi All,

Me find an website for fancy Dress Costumes, it is abfab.co.uk, have a look there, need you guys reviews or any other recommendation, any recommendation would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: Pleased with work dress code

Joyous — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:33:20 GMT

My favorite shoes have all been Borns, but their quality is hit-and-miss (actually, their fitting is what's hit-or-miss) and in the past year I've been very put off by their marketing and with their lack of customer service, so I will probably never buy Borns again unless second-hand in a flea market or something.

Re: Pleased with work dress code

Lynnea Berr — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:32:39 GMT

Edey:
Shoe companies really should do something about making shoes comfortable and nice looking too.

The SAS shoes are really comfortable to wear, but they are expensive, $100 per pair, more or less, depending upon if there is a sale. They are basic styles. For boots I like Blondo from Canada, another expensive but worth it choice. I think I will be making a list from this thread of shoes to hunt down and try on!

When I wore high heels it was usually Naturalizer.

Re: Pleased with work dress code

Pat — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:54:28 GMT

Joyous:
We also had a lady who had been a customer for 30+ years, and she would bring in old shoes with new laces and ask them to lace them for her, and then leave.

Maybe she didn't understand the concept? Wasn't it Albert Einstein who couldn't tie his shoes?

But then, people are peculiar!

Re: Pleased with work dress code

Joyous — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:18:18 GMT

I always thought it was weird. We also had a lady who had been a customer for 30+ years, and she would bring in old shoes with new laces and ask them to lace them for her, and then leave. She was always polite, and I thought maybe she had some medical condition that made it difficult for her joints or something to lace them herself, but it seemed an awful lot of trouble to come out to the shoestore to get them laced instead of having a family member or an aide or someone lace them for you.

Re: Pleased with work dress code

Pat — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:12:35 GMT

Joyous:
They still would buy the bottled stuff or have us do it.

In that case, I guess it's not a scam! LOL.. people are peculiar creatures.

Re: Pleased with work dress code

Joyous — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:57:35 GMT

Except I frequently advised customers that they would get better results at home because they'd be using their own feet instead of generic wooden feet, and told them how to mix the solution! :-) They still would buy the bottled stuff or have us do it.

Re: Pleased with work dress code

Pat — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:52:20 GMT

That's very close to a scam, isn't it?

Re: Pleased with work dress code

Joyous — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:42:54 GMT

All in the world it is is diluted rubbing alcohol. Some brands might add scent. We actually sold the labeled stuff at the register and mixed our own in the back.

Re: Pleased with work dress code

Pat — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:56:43 GMT

Joyous:
Mix equal parts water and rubbing alcohol and get the inside of the shoe wet where you wish it to stretch. A squirt bottle works great

That's good to know! I had no idea... you know they sell that "shoe stretch" stuff for a good price.

Re: Pleased with work dress code

Joyous — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:12:47 GMT

I had forgotten about slingbacks! It's been a little while (thankfully!) since I had that job. Also as I've been thinking, I do remember hearing about narrow heeled/medium width shoes. I think the brand may have been Naturalizer? You might call shoestores in your area and ask about combination widths.

Also, we used to stretch leather shoes successfully for customers, but it actually works even better at home. If you find a shoe that fits your heel and is only a little too tight across your width, you might take it home and stretch it. Mix equal parts water and rubbing alcohol and get the inside of the shoe wet where you wish it to stretch. A squirt bottle works great. Applying the mix on the inside minimizes the chance that the dye in the leather will be affected. Wear the shoes until the mix dries, and the leather will be more form-fitted. Sometimes the leather will stretch well, but then tighten back up in the night. If that happens, then just apply the stretching mix again and wear the shoes again. In my experience, shoes that were resistant to stretching would finally relax into a stretch after several applications.

This only works for genuine leather.

People used to come in for us to stretch their shoes for them, but our commerical stretching spray was just water and rubbing alcohol, and although we had wooden foot forms, they obviously were general foot shapes and couldn't imitate the nuances of a customer's actual foot.

Re: Pleased with work dress code

missapril_piano — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:58:33 GMT

Tebaliah:
I need a medium width across the toes and a narrow heel width.

They're called slingbacks :-)

I also worked for a "fancy" shoe store, I have a super narrow heel, but med everywhere else... My best fitting shoes are slingbacks.

Re: Pleased with work dress code

joha — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:20:10 GMT

I second the Dansko's, I'm a nurse and stand long hours. I buy the clogs, but they also have other styles.They also have an outlet store on line, but often one can find good sales on other sites such as REI, Sierra Traders?, Zappos etc.

Re: Pleased with work dress code

karenteacher — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:22:56 GMT

I teach at a middle school, and the floors there are horrible on the feet - linoleum over cement. There's a dress code, but very few people follow it; most people wear jeans or Docker-style pants with casual shirts and shoes. I wear sneakers most of the time; the rest I wear a pair of Danskos I looked at for months before I finally broke down and bought them. They were expensive ($115) but are incredibly comfortable, which is very important when you stand up all day. Dansko also sells insoles, and I bought a pair for my sneakers (also very expensive) - but they're also very comfortable, and, somewhat to my surprise, they are living up to their hype that the shoes I put them in will last longer, so both purchases were definitely worth it for me.

Re: Pleased with work dress code

Walt34 — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:19:48 GMT

Edey:
Shoe companies really should do something about making shoes comfortable and nice looking too. Easy Spirit tried this for awhile but I found their shoes to be more hype than practical and useful. There should also be more nice looking flats available. All the pretty shoes seem to be in high heels only. Edey

I've found Bates shoes to be the most comfortable I've ever worn. They are mostly for military/law enforcement but they do have some that are dressy in appearance. The are not cheap - I paid $140 for a pair of leather high-tops - but they required no break-in and are comfortable to wear if I have to be on my feet all day. So to me they're worth every nickel.

Sorry ladies, they are almost exclusively men's shoes but they do make some for women.