Shoes and sandalls

I usually get my shoes from the JD Williams catalogue. They do very wide fitting in a lot of styles.

Interesting - lots of recommendations, but none at all for M&S!!! Despite their much vaunted Footglove and wide fitting shoes, I have never had a pair that was comfortable, they are all so hard and unforgiving. DD used to laugh at my always flexing shoes before trying on - now I see she does the same unconsciously!

Hotter have an offer and a sale on at the moment!

Yes, Tissy42, JD Williams for wide-fitting shoes and sandals! I have to get men's shoes for trainers or walking boots as my feet are so wide, although I take a 5, so I usually end up with a 6 or 7. I have on occasion gone into a Clark's shop and tried on their "wide fittings" and sneered at them because I can't get them on, let alone walk in them, but my current black lace-ups are actually Clark's teenage boys' shoes, which are only half a size too big and are lovely and wide with a good thick sole. Can't get into Hotter's. I wear Crocs in the house.

Crocs, the strappy ones are great for the house, the garden or the beach. I've never had any luck ever with M&S - I expect I have the wrong kind of feet as they are all either too big or too small.

I've had some comfortable Footgloves from M&S in the past, but haven't seen any I like lately. Hotter are my choice at the moment, they always seem so comfortable.

I do hope you lot realise how lucky you are, I take size 2 and believe me, they're like gold dust. Most shops don't stock that size and if they did there would be a grand selection of, if I was lucky, three pairs! Most of them totally unsuitable too. It is better now, now that I don't need so much choice, but,hey ho, that's life.

I have always preferred being barefoot - apparently my mother couldn't keep my shoes on me right from the start, and i was called 'barefoot princess' as a child. I spend the summer barefoot, just slipping some m&s flat sandals with two straps across - like mules/sliders - when going out,. They are really comfortable, and i have 6 pairs in various summer colours, some leather and some suede. I wanted a pink pair and a lilac pair but they didn't do those colours, so I bought an extra 2 white leather pairs and leather paints and now I have pairs to suit all the colours of my summer clothes!

I'm thrilled with my Fitflop trainers - good soles like the sandals. Hotter Shoes surprised me by having some quite acceptable sandals. Ecco for wearing with jeans - have them in at least four colours.

I love Fly London shoes - they are very funky and very comfy. Lots of stylish looks - all a little bit different. A little on the more expensive side but you get what you pay for

I'm a Birkenstock fan, but you do need to break in the foot bed , once that's done they are so comfy

I was going to say that I find it very difficult to buy shoes but in fact it is probably easy - I go through the shoe shop saying No, no, no, no to all but a couple of pairs as they need to be laceups or Mary Janes, wide with a sturdy sole and removable insole so that I can insert the orthotics.

So no problem really!! As long as I don't want glamorous.

Pavers do nice sandals.

I have just bought another pair of Hotter sandals for walking and a pair of Clarks sandals for going out, a pair of Flitflops for holidays, last year I bought 2 pairs of Sketchers but they don't give my feet support..I forgot have a problem with buying footwear, it is my weakness, but rarely get anything as comfortable as my 10 year old battered Reikers.

Reikers are usually my go-to brand, attractive styles and colours and always so comfortable. I occasionally try MandS Footgloves but it's a bit hit and miss whether they stay comfortable. I also have a pair of traditional wooden soled leather clogs which are really comfortable and a good workout for the foot muscles, though I was once asked to remove them in a shop as they thought I would damage their wooden floor! They have rubber soles. My garden shoes are also clogs made by Back Door Shoes, they are so comfortable I could wear them all day but because they're not leather they make my feet sweat. I also like toe-post sandals in the summer, but they have to have leather insoles and a high instep apron as I don't like the toe-post pressing into my toes when I walk. Fussy aren't I!

I have never worn high heels, nothing higher than one inch for me. My mother wore 3 inch stilettos all her life, even when she was nursing, and squashed her feet into tight pointed toes simply because she liked the shoes. She always had corns and sore feet, and by the time she was fifty she could no longer put her toes flat on the floor, they were permanently turned up! In her later years she had dreadful bunions and problems with her ankles which the chiropodist said was all down to wearing poorly fitting shoes.

In my teens and twenties I couldn't get the fashionable slim fitting knee length boots to fit my wide feet and calves, so I had boots made for me by a small shoemaker in Bethnal Green. They were soooo comfortable, if expensive. My motther was horrified at my extravagance. When my sons were getting married I wanted comfortable, stylish low heeled shoes to go with my MoG outfits, so again I had them made for me (didn't tell DH the price!), but I think I was the only woman who didn't kick her shoes off at the reception. I still have one pair, the other pair (trimmed with silk embroidery and pearls) I sold for more than I paid for them.

Comfort always comes first when I'm choosing shoes, and they usually last me a good few years, which I think justifies the indulgent prices. My commitment to fit and comfort seems to have paid off as I never have problems with my feet and I hope it continues that way.

Usually Hotter are fine, the shoes and boots are lovely, but bought some comfortable sandals last Summer which rub horribly near one strap.Grrr.Fine in the shop, as always!

May go to Clarks this year instead.

I have to buy from a catalogue as I have very slim feet, however, for some reason Joseph Siebel sandals do me very well in the Summer.

An unexpected effect of weight loss has been that my feet have shrunk. I have always (as far as I remember) worn size 5 in a wide fitting. I ordered a pair of Hotter boots in November in my usual size and found them far too big - and too wide in the calf. I received a replacement in a smaller and narrower size and have been in them most of the winter. The same has happened with two more pairs of shoes. Has anyone else found that weight loss also affects their feet?

I buy Sketchers and Clarks shoes, and good outdoor walking shoes and boots, and rarely wear sandals as I don’t find them comfortable but I bucked the trend last year by buying a pair of sandals that took my eye on a market stall and thought that if I only wore them once or twice I would have had my money’s worth. They proved to be supremely comfortable and I wore them whenever the weather would allow - hope to again year.

I see a lot of recommendations for Sketchers but the pair I have from some years ago are hard and uncomfortable. I will have to look at the new ones as so many people rave about them.
I tried Hotter but my feet are narrow and they tend to be too wide, but some styles are good.
I like Ecco. They are expensive but have just got rid of a pair I wore every winter for around 8 years. I recently discovered Clarks Trigenic which are supremely comfortable and have some smarter styles than the trainers I mostly wear.

i have some reiker which would be seriously comfortable i the piece across of the top of my foot did not sit exactly at the base of my big toenail and rub it

Skechers Go Walk are lovely and light with squishy soles.

Skechers “Go Walk 4 “ in lots of different colours
£59 ish