I can understand buying shoes online if you’re looking for a specific model and brand you already tried and fits.
This is not my case: I’m looking for stiletto heels online because where I live there are no sizes that match my feet or heels are too short.
Online there are several stiletto makers, most of them China based, meaning that if I don’t like the shoes or they don’t fit, I have to pay the return shipping costs, which are most likely higher than the purchase price.
most sellers include a sizing chart, but this means nothing: I’ve bought shoes according to their charts and sometimes they’re off, meaning to make it make sense I’d have to buy several sizes to see which one fits and return the ones that don’t.
Overall seems to be a losing proposition, but where I am I find no high heels that fit me.
Has any of you ever done something like this?
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buy several sizes to see which one fits
My wife does this with dresses when shopping online, its a massive pain in the ass.
Why does it effect you?
Check the actual measurements for the shoes not the sizes
I have very large feet and I am a total shoe hoe, so I have bought many types of shoes online. Whether it is sneakers, heels, boots, sandals, I have bought them all.
There are better stores and sometimes that return shipping I consider part of the cost.
my gf buys several sizes at once and ships back the rejects. with some online shoe stores the return shipping is free.
no bans so far?
In our domestic stores this is expected.
They sent you the return slip in advance to say why you returned it with checkboxes like Wrong size, wrong color, defective and some others.not that I know of, nope.
I’m with you: I’ll buy shoes online but I don’t wanna shop for shoes online.
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I’ve found that buying shoes online usually goes badly, but buying shoes in person also usually goes badly. At least online you have a chance of something you like and that fits. If it’s in your budget, maybe a custom shoe maker would be the best route. The issue for me there is that it’s difficult to find one who makes a vegan shoe, and I imagine you’d likewise have an issue finding someone who makes stilettos.
I googled if the Brand’s shoes ran true to size and hoped for the best. It worked out.
But I do try to buy in person or have the option to return in person to avoid the situation you are in, when possible, but sometimes that is not an option.
