Shoes 5-027
These are a pair of "Vibrabarefoot" sandals I bought recently. While the concept is cool, the implementation is flawed, at least for many people's feet.
First, they came with a strap to go over your foot and behind the heel. Except it was way too short. Now I know I bought these small, but even if I had bought these full sized, it would have been too short, numerous complaints on their webpage confirmed that.
But not to worry about that, they stay on my feet fine without the strap. I removed it.
However, the hard plastic of the upper rubs on your toes, particularly between the big toe and the "index" toe very uncomfortably. When I first put them on, the pain became unbearable even after a couple of minutes.
I tried to take a short walk despite the pain, and they rubbed the skin raw between the toes in a few minutes. Now the pain was there even when I wasn't wearing them. A week or so later, after my toe had healed I tried again. No more raw skin, but they still cut into my toes, leaving red marks when I took them off.
Since I am persistent, I've now gotten to the point where I can actually wear them for quite a while. they still cut into my toes, particularly when climbing or descending stairs, but the pain is transitory. Not the comfort I wanted.
Now, some people seem to be able to wear these easily. I was at a trade show shortly after the raw skin episode, and there is this guy wearing these walking around. I saw him several times during the day. I wanted to ask him how he got them to be comfortable, I'm sure he wouldn't have worn them when he was on his feet all day if they hurt. I never caught up to him, he always disappeared before I got to where he was.
He had removed the strap also.
I'll keep trying, they eventually may become OK, but they should have used a softer material for the uppers.
Shoes 5-027
These are a pair of "Vibrabarefoot" sandals I bought recently. While the concept is cool, the implementation is flawed, at least for many people's feet.
First, they came with a strap to go over your foot and behind the heel. Except it was way too short. Now I know I bought these small, but even if I had bought these full sized, it would have been too short, numerous complaints on their webpage confirmed that.
But not to worry about that, they stay on my feet fine without the strap. I removed it.
However, the hard plastic of the upper rubs on your toes, particularly between the big toe and the "index" toe very uncomfortably. When I first put them on, the pain became unbearable even after a couple of minutes.
I tried to take a short walk despite the pain, and they rubbed the skin raw between the toes in a few minutes. Now the pain was there even when I wasn't wearing them. A week or so later, after my toe had healed I tried again. No more raw skin, but they still cut into my toes, leaving red marks when I took them off.
Since I am persistent, I've now gotten to the point where I can actually wear them for quite a while. they still cut into my toes, particularly when climbing or descending stairs, but the pain is transitory. Not the comfort I wanted.
Now, some people seem to be able to wear these easily. I was at a trade show shortly after the raw skin episode, and there is this guy wearing these walking around. I saw him several times during the day. I wanted to ask him how he got them to be comfortable, I'm sure he wouldn't have worn them when he was on his feet all day if they hurt. I never caught up to him, he always disappeared before I got to where he was.
He had removed the strap also.
I'll keep trying, they eventually may become OK, but they should have used a softer material for the uppers.