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| - Wife recommended Foot Solutions for a walking sneaker. Tried on a pair of sneakers that I later found out cost over $250 with the inserts. Felt OK in the store but were tight about the widest part of my foot. Sales person said they could be stretched. Wore them the next day for about a mile walk and found they needed to be stretched. Brought them back and left them over night to be stretched. Tried them again and same problem. Found out the hard way, that once they are worn they cannot be returned. In fact the inserts, whole foot and heal made it seem I was walking on high heels. Lesson learned, price is not everything. Worse yet, in checking the box I found the sneakers were not wide width. Knowing this, the sales person over sized the shoes to get the extra width. Without all the inserts, I can use them for short walks as my ankle tends to roll over. In desperation I purchased my old faithful inexpensive sneakers at a local large business for under $30 and purchased both the Gel and Semi-custom inserts by Dr. Scholl's at another well-known retailer. I can now walk over two miles without a trace of discomfort with either the $5.00 gel inserts or the $50 semi-custom machine defined inserts. In fact, I found I did not need any inserts at all.
Best of all the sneakers are returnable, no questions asked at the large retailer. The Dr. Scholl's semi-custom inserts are also returnable, (and were) for a full refund again no questions asked.
With the brand of sneaker I selected I was able to eliminate the inserts (returned) and the sneaker itself, without, any inserts, is just fine for long walks. The reason, I believe, is that the wide width made all the difference.
At this price, the shoes should be returnable. It is noted on the receipt, but as far as I can tell was not conspicuously displayed anywhere in the store. Having seen the store policy beforehand, I would not have purchased the sneakers.
Lesson learned, if a wide width is needed, a larger (longer) sneaker is not going to hack it.
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