I was born with feet in the 1st percentile of the population and they stayed that way even despite getting taller. Now every shoe shopping experience is awkward af.

  • The Menemen!@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    Why do they measure your feet as an adult? Is that common in the US? I don’t think i had my feet measured since I was 15 or so.

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      7 hours ago

      Speak for yourself… I use my Brannock device each morning to check my feet and see if my junk got bigger from the chemicals.

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      10 hours ago

      I don’t think anybody is asking to measure his feet, but these measurement devices are practically everywhere that shoes are sold, so it’s easy to check for yourself.

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      13 hours ago

      It’s absolutely not common unless you’re getting custom shoes or some other 1%er activity

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        11 hours ago

        Every shoe store I have ever been to, including thrift stores, had one of those foot measuring things.

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          6 hours ago

          I mean, your feet typically don’t really change size after you grow up? I just buy whatever size I last bought.

          Edit: tho to be fair it’s not even always the same size because the size that’s comfortable highly depends from shoe to shoe, I always have to try on a few pairs to be sure.

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          8 hours ago

          I never buy clothes online, exactly because I always try them on to check the fit before buying them. I haven’t measured my feet since I was around 15. I know my foot size, so I know that shoes in the range 42-43 are a good fit, depending on the shoe model. I don’t need to measure my feet when I buy shoes to confirm that they’re still around size 42.5.