Oh joy.
Ethan’s feet are so wide, they are practically square in shape. He’s just fitting into his size 9XW sneakers, and I know it’s time for a new pair. I’d like to get him some sandals for the summer, too.
I just went to the Stride Rite® website to have a look around and printed off the little chart to measure his feet. I plugged the numbers into the boxes for length and width and got this message:
Sorry, we were unable to determine the correct size and width based on the numbers entered. Please check your measurements or visit your nearest Stride Rite location to get fitted.
I guess we’ll take a ride out to the nearest Stride Rite® location, which I would not consider anywhere near our house.
I wonder how much these shoes will cost when I factor in the gas we’ll burn through to get there and back. Good times.
May 15, 2008 at 5:45 pm
My son has a wide foot. I go to Stride Rite to get him measured (they’re nearby) and then buy them off of Ebay or Craiglist or even occasionally at Marshalls or TJ Maxx for a lot less.
Good luck!
May 16, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Thanks! I have scoured Marshalls and TJ Maxx for a couple months knowing that we’d be needing shoes soon and have found nothing. If I make the trip (25 miles) to the Stride Rite store, I’m just going to buy the shoes there. And beg them to open a store in my town.
May 29, 2008 at 8:09 am
CJ’s getting measured for shoes tomorrow, I may have some 10 1/2 XWs to send you depending on how that goes.
They are pretty beat up (CJ went from those 9XWs I gave you right to 10 1/2 XW in a huge spurt then stayed at the same size the whole last year) but they are still completely wearable. No holes or anything. Just scuffs.
Of course you may have gone shopping already by now.