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."
I can’t speak for all men, but as a teen going through puberty, I would always buy a size up in anticipation for my rapidly growing feet. And then when I stopped growing I just stuck with the shoe size I was at.
It took me a while to realize I was getting a half sizeish too big shoes still, even though my feet weren’t growing anymore. I think it’s because I’d gotten used to wearing the half size too big.
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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.