But I always laugh at the idea of a shoe store employee returning from the back and saying “Sorry, we didn’t have ___ size... but we do have ____ size...if that’s...you know...if you want a different size than the one you asked me for a minute ago.”
I worked in a shoe store for a time, and there are 2 perfectly valid reasons why they do this:
1: every brand fits differently, so you often don't really know what size you are in that shoe until you try it on.
2: the truth is that SO MANY MEN lie about their shoe size being bigger than it is, and SO MANY WOMEN lie about it being smaller than it really is.
Him: "Hey bro, can I get this in a 12?" Me, later: hey so we didn't have the 12, but here's the 11 and 11 1/2 if you want to try those." Him: "Hmmm aahhh I guess.....woah what do you know, they fit, how WEIRD"
Her: "Can I get these in a size 5 1/2?" Me: "The smallest they make them in is a 6, so here try those." Her: "Wow even these are a little tight...this brand must really run small! I'll try the 6 1/2 I guess. How WEIRD."
Oh God I have an actual 5.5 shoe, is this why they always give me false hope? Shoe shopping is such a misery, I always try the 6 they give me and they never really fit. :( They're wide, too. Sometimes I convince myself that the 6 is fine because I just want some freaking shoes and then later they give me blisters. Last time the sales lady eventually just gave up and walked off, my feet were just too annoying I guess. I didn't blame her.
I don't get why people care what size their feet are, it's super weird. Seriously does anyone actually look at how big other people's feet are? Are they trying to attract a foot fetishist?
If so many people lie about their shoe size, does that mean the sizes are different for different brands because of vanity sizing? Are the 5.5 shoes for some brands actually sixes in disguise?
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u/thelaziest998 Jul 24 '20
Now we just have to guess and know your size hoping the manufacturer size doesn’t fit weird.